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14-27 PEOPLE
25 Speaking a foreign language
25.1.1 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Pronunciation
Spelling
Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/ˈæksənt/
accent
2
/baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/
bilingual
3
/ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənl/
conversational
4
/ˈfluːənt/ /ɪn/
fluent in
5
/ˈɡræmə/
grammar
6
/ˈlɪsnɪŋ/
listening
7
/ˈneɪtɪv/ /ˈspiːkə/
native speaker
8
/prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃᵊn/
pronunciation
9
/ˈrʌsti/
rusty
10
/vəʊˈkæbjʊləri/
vocabulary
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25.1.2 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Pronunciation
Spelling
Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/hæv/ /ə/ /ɡʊd/ /ɪə/ /fɔː/ /ˈlæŋɡwɪʤɪz/
have a good ear for languages
2
/ˈlɪŋɡwə/ /ˈfræŋkə/
lingua franca
3
/meɪk/ /maɪˈsɛlf/ /ˌʌndəˈstʊd/
make myself understood
4
/pɪk/ /ʌp/ ... /ˈkwɪkli/
pick up ... quickly
5
/ˈriːdɪŋ/
reading
6
/spiːk/ /ˈækjʊrɪtli/
speak accurately
7
/ˈspiːkɪŋ/
speaking
8
/ðə/ /ˈlæŋɡwɪʤ/ /ˈbærɪə/
the language barrier
9
/trænsˈleɪʃᵊn/
translation
10
/ˈraɪtɪŋ/
writing
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