A report presented to the HS2 board by the project's deputy chair Sir Jon Thompson said it was "very unlikely" that the £40.3 billion target cost for the London to Birmingham section would be met, the Financial Times reported.

Once you launch the catalog, you can pick from hundreds of titles that use  to help teach different languages. If you're watching in the US, the extension generates 306 titles. For example, if you wanted to work on your Spanish, select the language in the dropdown menu, along with the country where you're using Netflix. Depending on the language you want to learn, you might have fewer titles to pick from. To watch one of the films, just click the red "Watch on Netflix" button.

You also get to see the new words you're learning used in common conversations, listen to them (if you choose to have audio on), repeat the phrases, and learn more about verb groups. The 15-minute language lessons are easy to work into your day -- whether it's on your commute, before bed or on your lunch break. The My Activity module lets you track all your progress. 

When the two-hour episode started Jill Chin, 26, an architectural historian from Scituate, Rhode Island, and Genevieve Parisi , 27, a bartender from Rehoboth, Massachusetts, were worried about being sent away after the new five women showed up.

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The lesson started out fairly challenging, especially since I was completely new to the Irish language. But it did get easier as I went along.  I tried Rosetta Stone's first Irish lesson, which was primarily auditory with images, though there are ways to customize the app to your learning preferences.

Jesse brought in Rick Leach, 33, from Los Angeles; Olumide 'Olu' Onajide, 29, an IT analyst from Newark; Alex Bordyukov, 34, from Grosse Point, Michigan; Tyler Norris, 25, from Wildwood, New Jersey; and Adam Todd, 26, from Bachelorette Australia.

As a regular Duolingo user, I enjoy the app's colorful interface and short, game-like exercises. I use Duolingo to practice Spanish and German. The app doesn't restrict how many languages you can try to learn at the same time (personally, I think two is a good maximum if you want to retain anything).

The app packs images, translations and auditory aids to help your specific learning style.  Similar to Drops, Mondly is a fun, colorful app that has multiple features to take advantage of even if you don't subscribe to premium. I tried beginner Hungarian on this app, and I liked how it offered to show you different conjugations if you tapped on verbs.

But how do you figure out what they mean? Instead of traditional teaching methods for learning a language, Lirica uses popular music by Latin and reggaeton artists to help you learn language and grammar. If you listen to any song enough, you'll learn all the words through repetition -- even if they're in a different language. The app also includes facts about the artist while you're learning. On top of learning the language, you're also immersing yourself in the culture behind it. This is where the Lirica app comes in. This app is unique in how it approaches teaching Spanish and German.

The Financial Times said Sir Jon's report also warned that rising inflation is presenting a "significant and growing challenge" and that continuing to record costs in 2019 prices means none of the figures reflected "what has been or is being paid".

Features include reading lessons, roleplaying challenges and digital flashcards.  You get a seven-day free trial. An Audio-Only subscription costs $15 a month, while a Premium subscription, which includes the 12 top selling-languages, is $20 a month.

This can give you a leg up when your next lesson starts.  If you don't subscribe to premium for $10 per month, you have to wait 10 hours to access another lesson, but you can check out your statistics after completing the lesson (correct answers, wrong answers and words learned) and tap on the words you've learned to hear them pronounced again (and see them written in the Greek alphabet).

I tried Italian with Busuu and I liked the clean, bright layout of the app. Busuu also offers helpful reminders: The second time I logged in, it reminded me about "weak words" I needed to review to improve my vocabulary. In addition to listening to a phrase paired with a photo of the corresponding action, Busuu included helpful vocabulary tips (like that "ciao" can mean "hello" or "goodbye").

In the app, you can access resources such as Duolingo Stories, which are short audio stories that allow you to check your comprehension skills as you go. I also subscribe to Premium for $7 per month which includes an ad-free experience, downloadable lessons, and unlimited "health."  I like Duolingo's user-friendly layout, and the "streak" feature, which motivates you to keep going by tracking the number of days you've reached your point goal.