Language Leader intermediate Unit 4. Language
Bilingual
Molly’s a bilingual child: her mother is German and her father is American
владеющий 2 мя языками в равной степени
Native
After a long stay in England he’s back in his native land.
родной (о языке)
Slang
In some areas ‘scran’ is a slang word for food.
сленг
Accent
Tom hasn’t lost his Irish accent.
акцент
Foreign
Do you speak any foreign languages?
иностранный
Dialect
This novel is written in the dialect of Trinidad.
диалект
To let smb down
She’s a great player, and never lets her team down.
подвести кого-л
To fall behind
After five miles Tara was tired and started to fall behind.
отставать
To become fluent (in)
She became fluent in French and German in that school.
начать свободно владеть языком
To make progress
It pleased her teachers to see her making progress.
сделать прогресс
To fail
He failed to come home at the usual time.
потерпеть неудачу
Identity
Most people are afraid of losing their own identity.
своеобразие, отличительная черта
Accelerated
I need an accelerated course in Bashkir.
ускоренный
To pick up
I understand what you say, I’ve picked up some German in Berlin last year.
выучить с легкостью (о языке)
To get by
I couldn’t possibly get by on £ 500 a month.
продержаться, выжить
To hold conversations
She was good at holding conversations but that was the only talent she had.
вести беседы
Development
We encourage our staff in their development of new skills.
развитие
Pronunciation
What is the correct pronunciation of ‘rabid’?
произношение
To catch on
He didn’t catch on at first.
понимать
Extensive
Alex has an extensive knowledge of art history.
всесторонний, исчерпывающий
To keep up with
Bobby had to hurry to keep up with Nancy.
не отставать от кого-л
Postgraduate course
Six specially chosen students were offered places on the new postgraduate course.
аспирантура
Increasing
We were worried because of the increasing number of unknown people in our town.
увеличивающийся
Literacy
Many adults have some problems with literacy.
грамотность
To improve
Sure, things have improved, but they haven’t improved enough.
улучшать
To allow
I’m not allowed to drive my dad’s car.
разрешать
To permit
The use of mobile phones is not permitted inside the aircraft.
разрешать
To prevent from smth
They tried to prevent me from leaving.
предотвратить от чего-л
Properly
You’re not properly dressed for this weather.
правильно
To be brief
I don’t want to keep you long, so let me be brief.
быть кратким
Means of
What means of transport is she using?
способ, вид чего-л
To ban
The book was banned from school libraries.
запрещать
Range of smth
Try our new range of beauty products.
разнообразие чего-л
To refer to
She referred to the subject several times during her speech.
ссылаться на что-л
to die out
If too many of these rare animals are killed, their kind will die out.
вымирать
Living language
Latin is not a living language.
живой язык
Trace
She left the house, then disappeared without trace.
след
Database
I’ll check this phone number at work – we have a really big Database.
база данных
To become extinct
Many jobs have become extinct with the invention of computers.
вымереть
Handful
Bob gave her a handful of sweets.
горсть
Rural communities
The family moved from a largely rural community to the city.
сельские общины
Urban centres
I hate going to urban centers inhabited by more than 10 million people.
городские центры
To destroy
Half the world’s rainforests have already been destroyed.
разрушать
To devastate population
The population of Western India was devastated by a huge earthquake.
опустошать население
To establish
The company was established in 1860.
установить, основать
Benefit
He has the benefit of the best education money can buy.
преимущество
To sum up
I’ll sum up briefly and then we’ll take questions.
заключить, сделать вывод
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