d Explain Kompany’s view on the political situation in Belgium.
6 Watch Kompany on life off the pitch and find out about his charity work in his country of origin.
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a What made Kompany decide to engage in charity?
b Which two charities does Kompany support? Do you know what they do?
c What does Kompany hope for in the long run?
d Despite his fluency in English, Vincent Kompany is obviously not a native speaker of English. Listen a second time and pay attention to Kompany’s English skills: which elements in his English are still prone to improvement? Does he make any ‘typically Belgian’ errors?
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