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WorksheetsUnit 9 English in the world
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
I can speak two languages very well. I think I am a _____.
monolingual
bilingual
multilingual
I study in the US for four years, so I am a ______ English speaker.
fluent
poor
rusty
good
It’s a long time since I last used English. My English is a bit _____ now.
fluent
rusty
reasonable
forgettable
You shouldn’t ______ every new word in the dictionary. Try to guess the meaning first.
check up
look for
look up
look after
While on holiday in the UK, Michael could ______ a bit of British English.
take up
pick up
get up
get over
Find a word that means
(a) : able to speak two languages equally well because you learned them as a child.
Find a word that means
(a) : able to speak, read or write a language easily, quickly and well.
Find a word that means
(a) – not as good at a language as you used to be because you have not used it for a long time.
Find a phrase that means
(a) : – learn a language by practicing it, rather than by learning it in a class.
Find a word that means
(a) – to a degree that is fairly good, but not very good.
Find a phrase that mean:
(a) – know just enough of a language for simple communication.
Noun of 'happy'
(a)
Noun of 'punctual'
(a)
Computers offer a much greater degree of ____________ in the way work can be organized.
flexible
flexibility
flexibly
inflexible
She spoke English with a(n) ____________ that I couldn’t understand.
accent
stress
intonation
tone
Louis is virtually bilingual ____________ Dutch and German.
on
in
for
with
Teachers provide a model for children to ____________.
allow
behave
change
imitate
Sound symbolism means that we often ____________ the meaning of a word from its sound.
guess
judge
imagine
expect
I can have a conversation in Italian, but I’m a ____________ rusty.
bit
lot
very
too
He spoke a ____________ of French that we found hard to understand.
slang
jargon
dialect
language
She spoke English with a(n) __________ that I couldn't understand.
accent
stress
intonation
tone
Teachers provide a model for children to __________.
allow
behave
change
imitate
computers offer a much greater degree of _________ in the way work can be organised.
flexible
flexibility
flexibly
inflexible
Peter can just about get __________ in German.
up
down
out
by
Louis is virtually bilingual __________ Dutch and German
on
in
for
with
She __________ up some Spanish when she was living in Mexico.
took
looked
picked
learnt
Is English a(n) __________ language in your country?
mother
official
living
old
He spoke a __________ of French that we found hard to understand.
slang
jargon
dialect
language
I can have a conversation in Italian, but I'm a __________ rusty.
bit
lot
very
too
Sound symbolism means that we often __________ the meaning of a word from its sound.
guess
judge
imagine
expect
a word that has been developed or produced from another word
mistake
intonation
derivative
compound
a noun, an adjective, or a verb made of two or more words or parts of words.
intonation
derivative
compound
dialect
The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
intonation
accent
stress
dialect
A way of pronouncing words that indicates the place of origin or social background of the speaker.
intonation
accent
stress
dialect
existing in or involving many countries
international
national
multinational
domestic
an informal talk involving a small group of people or only two
speech
comunicate
tell
conversation
to find the right answer to a question without knowing all the facts
imitate
guess
search
correct
A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
intonation
official language
accent
dialect
(adj) able to write or speak easily and smoothly
fluency
fluently
fluent
The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents
mother tounge
second language
official language
first language
