LEARNING A LANGUAGE -Vocabulary Test

The language you learn as a child is your (a)   tongue, your first/native language.

The synonym of LEARN a language is (a)   .

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Acquire is a more formal word.

If you have nearly forgotten a language you had learnt, we say it is (a)   (adj.).

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If you want to update the knowledge of a language, you have to _____ it __ (Phr. verb).

(a)  

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When someone has a special aptitude for languages we say they have an (a)   for languages.

When you memorize something to learn it, you learn it __ _____ (2 words).

(a)  

Find the synonym: Have or (a)   a conversation

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You can also HOLD hands when you are holding a conversation!

When you learn a language in an informal way (e.g. without attending classes), you ____ IT __ (Phr. Verb).

(a)  

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Other common uses of this multi-meaning Phrasal verb:

Pick something up = fetch

Pick someone up = collect

When you speak a language at a basic level, you can COPE, MANAGE in it. Phr. Verb, synonym: to ___ __

(a)  

If you are learning a new skill that requieres a special effort from you, you (a)   with it (=you have difficulties with it).

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To struggle: to have difficulty with something (Sp. "costar")

To struggle to do something: to strive to do it (Sp. "esforzarse por hacerlo")