Languages
the first language that you learn when you are a baby
mother tongue
a language that is spoken internationally
a global language
British and American English are different ____ of English - there are some differences in vocabulary and grammar.
dialects
I ________ with my old colleagues since leaving my last job, but then we were never very close.
have lost touch
Change this words to a noun: integrate
integration
able to speak more than two languages very well
multilingual
a language that is spoken by only a small proportion of people in a country
a minority language
When they are shown in cinemas in my country, American films tend to be ____ . I wish they were ____ instead because then I could imprcove my English while I watch.
dubbed
subtitled
He still ________ with Rose although they haven't seen each other in years.
keeps in touch
Change these words to an advebr: common, large
commonly, largely
able to speak the language easily and correctly
fluent or proficient
a language that is not spoken as a native language in your country
a foreign language
French has a lot of ____ from English, for example week-end, job and jeans.
loanwords
I asked John for Mel's new number because I wanted to ________ with her.
get back in touch
Chnage these words to and adjective: global, recogniz(s)ed, technology
globaliz(s)ation, recogniz(s)able, technological
speak a language well enough to communicate about basic things
get by (in)
a language that is used by many people
a widely spoken language
My friends and I speak with northern ___
accents
It ended when he/she met another person but we __________ as friends.
stayed in touch
Chnage these words to gerund: work; adjective: remarked; present continuous: create; noun: speak
working, remarkable, is creating, speaker
not be as good at something as you used to be because you have not used or done it for a long time
be (a bit) rusty
a language that you speak well but that is not your native language
a second language
when you learn something without effort over a period of time, you ____ ____ the language
pick up
Now they're both in ___________ distance.
touching
In this category there were some words with z(s), why?
American vs British English