3.1 Language Function
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TOPIC LEARNING
1 LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION:
LEARNING LANGUAGE FUNCTION
& COMMUNICATION NIB1
NI B1
1.1 TALKING ABOUT LANGUAGE
A. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
accent adjectives adverbs formal grammar informal nouns
pronunciation translate verbs vocabulary
1 You can study ……………………… rules from a book, but you can only learn to speak
English by speaking.
2 You can use ……………………… like “happily” and “well” to describe how you do
something.
3 My sister doesn’t know any English, so I’m going to ……………………… the story for
her.
4 I find it quite difficult to understand her because she has a very strong Spanish
……………………… .
5 It’s OK to use ……………………… language if you’re speaking to a friend.
6 Learning ……………………… is very important. If you don’t know the correct words,
you won’t be able to communicate very well.
7 ……………………… are words which describe objects or states, like “dictionary” and
“happiness”.
8 You can use ……………………… like “miserable” and “smooth” to describe what
someone or something is like.
9 ……………………… is important – if you can’t say a word properly people might not
understand you.
10 People usually use more ……………………… language when they’re in serious
situations like interviews.
11 We use ……………………… like “run” and “smile” to talk about actions.
B. Which question should each person ask? Rewrite what they are saying
with the questions in the box.
What does ……………………… mean?
How do you spell ………………………?
How do you pronounce “squeeze”?
1
I know how to say “sociable”, but
I don’t know how to write it.
2
I don’t understand the word
“muscle”.
3
I don’t know how to say
“squeeze”.
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