Vocabulary check: languages

I. Choose the most suitable variant to complete the sentence:

1. Cockney is the dialect and accent of …

a) the East End of London.

b) the eastern part of England.

c) the eastern part of Wales.

2. Insularity and complacency are the basic reasons why British students…

a) move about the country more than they used to.

b) are reluctant to learn foreign languages.

c) lack the necessary technical and managerial skills.

3. Approximately … of the British population speak RP.

a) 3–5%

b) 15–20%

c) 50–60%

4. A variety of a language spoken in one part of a country and different in some words or grammar as well as pronunciation is …

a) an accent.

b) Cockney.

c) a dialect.

II. Choose the most suitable word for the suggested definition:

1. a language used between people whose mother tongues are different

a) vernacular b) lingua franca c) Transatlantic English

2. commitment and duty to obey and be loyal to sb/sth

a) connotation b) oligopoly c) allegiance

3. to have an advantage while applying for a job

a) to have an edge b) to have it under your belt c) to take a plunge

4. the influence that other people of your own age or social class have on the way you behave or dress

a) identity b) vicious circle c) peer pressure

III. In each set of words and phrases spot the one that does not relate to the others:

1. a) grudgingly b) unwillingly c) impartially d) reluctantly

2. a) sloppy b) posh c) classy d) snobbish

3. a) emerge b) cater c) appear d) come up

4. a) increase b) enhance c) improve d) impair

5. a) variable b) adaptable c) adopted d) flexible

6. a) obsolete b) hectic c) archaic d) dead

IV. Complete the sentence with the word given:

1. Most European citizens are …, speaking their native language and English.

a) dominant b) multilingual c) bilingual d) interethnic

2. When applying for a job in a big international company, … individuals have a competitive ….

a) multilingual b) monolingual c) complacent d) intrusive

a) slump b) age c) edge d) brunt

3. Language crash courses teach too much and too quickly, whereas language learning is ….

a) insular b) susceptible c) vicious d) incremental

4. Language students who do not have a strong internal motivation … the language when confronted with difficulties.

a) pick up b) give in c) take over d) abandon

5. The emergence of English as a world language has bred … among many young Britons, who are not interested in learning foreign languages.

a) compliment b) complacency c) complement d) competition

6. Some employers prefer to … upcoming graduates from linguistic departments to fill managerial positions.

a) reclaim b) recruit c) resume d) reject

V. Insert prepositions or adverbs where necessary:

1. The more you practice your speaking skills, the sooner you’ll become fluent … the language you are studying.

a) in b) on c) at d) with

2. Language learning individuals are advised to steer clear … crash courses.

a) off b) at c) from d) of

3. In the 21^st century, English is divesting itself … its political and cultural connotations.

a) by b) of c) at d) from

4. Linguists all over the world are concerned about minor local languages dying ….

a) away b) off c) out d) up

5. Children of immigrants take … a new way of life and pick … the accent from their new friends much quicker than their parents.

a) on b) up c) in d) down

a) up b) – c) on d) out

6. In big international companies employers grudgingly shell … cash to send their staff to language courses.

a) out b) off c) down d) in

7. Increasing numbers of English words are creeping … other languages.

a) in to b) to c) into d) from

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