C9 - SS 22 - V - LANGUAGE

English and Spanish are ____________________ in many parts of the world.

• minority languages

• translation apps

• local dialects

• commonly spoken languages

Her ____________________ is Arabic, the language she first learned to speak.

• foreign language

• local dialect

• mother tongue

• minority language

When you visit a new country, it’s common to ____________________ if you don’t speak the language.

• encounter language barriers

• have a high level of proficiency

• hold a conversation

• pick up a new language

People often use ____________________ when they need quick translations while traveling.

• local dialects

• translation apps

• minority languages

• a waste of time

He wants to ____________________ English to get a better job.

• pick up a new language

• support language learning

• encounter language barriers

• have a high level of proficiency in

In some areas, people often speak ____________________ that are different from the official language. For example, people in the North of Vietnam refer to a blanket as “cái chăn”, while people at the South say “cái mền.”

• mother tongues

• local dialects

• foreign languages

____________________ are at risk of disappearing if they are not spoken by the younger generation.

• minority languages

• translation apps

• foreign languages

• spoken languages

Memorizing long vocabulary lists without context can feel like ____________________.

*context: ngữ cảnh

• local dialects

• a waste of time

• translation apps

• a common means of communication

English is ____________________ in international business and science.

• a mother tongue

• a foreign language

• a common means of communication

• a translation app

Parents can ____________________ by speaking the language with their children at home.

• pick up a new language

• support language learning

• encounter language barriers