Ex. 2. Word building.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 417.
Ex. 1. Go over the text and find the words which correspond to the definitions below.
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The following words are essential for understanding the text and discussing its content. Learn their meaning and pronunciation.
| Words and word combination | Translation |
| advantage, n the ~ of; to take an ~ over smb or smth communicate,v communication,n means of ~ communicative, adj to develop ~ skills conversation,n to maintain ~ dictionary, n do, v ~ English; ~ one's best; ~ a lot of reading dominate,v dominant, adj expect, v fluent,adj be ~ in English; to speak ~ English idiom,n idiomatic, adj improve, v to ~ language/listening comprehension/conversation skills (Syn.: to make better) interpret,v interpretation,n to trust ~; human or computerized ~ (Syn.: translation) interpreter, n (Syn.: translator) language, n to learn ~s; the English ~; a West Germanic group of ~s; a widespread ~; a dominant ~; the global/world ~; an artificial ~; common ~; first or second ~; an official ~; (Syn.: tongue: as mother ~); to master a foreign ~; to get a better command of the ~; ~ heritage; the ~ structure; the Language Media Centre; to break the ~ barrier learn,v lingual, adj mono~, bi~, multi~ (adj) mistake, n (Syn.: error) to make a ~ study,v teach, v vocabulary, n For your personal vocabulary ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... |
1. My dad said I'd better spend more time on my … (study).
2. I would like to know what qualifications … (teach) require in your country.
3. Good education can lead to … (improve) quality of life.
4. I was really pleased that I managed to pass the exam … (success).
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