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👉A CLOSER LOOK 1
Vocabulary
1. Match a word or phrase in A with its meaning in B.
| A | B |
| 1. variety | a. a language which has legal status in a country |
| 2. bilingual | b. a different type of something |
| 3. fluent | c. (of circles) having the same centre |
| 4. concentric | d. able to speak two languages equally well |
| 5. official language | e. able to speak, read, or write a language, especially a foreign language, easily and well |
2. Match a verb in A with a phrase in B to make a meaningful expression.
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| A | B |
| 1. translate | a. over the grammatical CU |
| 2. copy | b. up a new language |
| 3. pick | c. up new words in an English-English dictionary |
| 4. look | d. from Vietnamese into English |
| 5. go | e. words into a notebook |
3. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
1. English is a(n) official / first language in Singapore besides Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil.
2. Although he was born in Britain, he is fluent / bilingual in Vietnamese.
3. After you pick / look up a word in the dictionary, remember to make an example with it.
4. How many books have you picked / translated from English into Vietnamese?
5. Remember to go / copy over the words you have learnt in class.
Pronunciation
Stress in words ending in -ion and -ity
💡Remember!
Words ending in -ion and -ity have stress on the syllable immediately before them.
4. Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the word stress. 🎧
| -ion | -ity |
| relation decision education position operation | charity quality clarity ability obesity |
5. Listen and repeat the sentences. Mark the stress in the underlined words. 🎧
1. They had a discussion about the quality of the courses at their language centre.
2. Pay attention to her ability to express herself in English.
3. I have an intention of organising an English class for the community.
4. Let's do a revision activity before the exam.
5. What is the function of the word 'identity' in this sentence?
