Languages
My family is Chinese American so I grew up
B__________, speaking Chinese and English.
bilingual
My best friend Silvia is from Taiwan but she sounds like a N________ S________.
native speaker
Don't avoid E_____ C______.
eye contact
This is Marianna, my F_________. We're getting married next year
Fiancée
______ a job
get a job
Actually, I have a high level of
F__________ in Spanish, too
fluency
Sometimes I teach her S________ as she didn’t learn informal words in school
slang
Make sure to A_____ on T_______.
arrive on time
Leticia is my T___________. We play on the same basketball team.
teammate
go for a walk
I am quite careless in comparison and my
A___________ can be weak.
accuracy
What is your mother tongue?
Spanish
It's important to D_______ F________.
dress fashionably
When I was born, my father asked John, his best friend, to be my G_________.
godfather
____ research
In some ways Silvia has better
L_______ S_________ than me.
learning strategies
What is a "skill"? What are the 4 language skills?
An ability- listening, reading, writing, speaking
Make sure to S_______ E_________.
Show enthusiasm
In what relationship pair does one learn from the other?
Mentor and mentee
what is the difference between "get along with" and "go along with"?
get along with - to be friendly with someone. go alone with- to agree
What does "jargon" mean?
vocabulary specific to an occupation. Other will find these words hard to understand
What does foreign mean? Give 5 examples of foreign languages
Foreign- from another country
Give 5 pieces of advice for an interview
dress well/ speak clearly/ shake hands firmly/ send references/ do some research/ make eye contact/ be prepared/ arrive on time/ show enthusiasm
Which word is the general term for "someone you do something with"?
partner
Give 3 collocations for "take"
take responsibility, take part in, take after, take a taxi