ET Skill/ Achievement Flashcards
a window to a greater world
something that gives one a broader perspective of the world
a lingua franca
a language that people use to communicate when they have different first languages
a single international language
one language being spoken in all countries
to preserve the individuality of cultures
to keep different cultures unchanged
bilingual
someone who speaks two languages extremely well
monolingual
someone who uses only one language
to get a grasp of sth
to comprehend sth
the alphabet
a set of letters in a particular order that are used for writing a language
the Cyrillic alphabet
the alphabet used to write Russian and some Central European languages
a syllable
a word or apart of a word that has only one vowel sound
hard tones
tones that need to follow a certain intonation pattern
to step inside the context of a culture
to begin to understand a culture
paramount
more important than other things
to be competent in a language
to be good enough in a language but not especially good
to bridge the gap between cultures
to bring cultures closer together
to converse about sth
to talk about
to compose a plan
to make a plan
to make a plan
to force yourself
an interpreter
a spoken translator
a mother tongue
a native language
Language shapes the way we think and determines what we can think about
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a pictogram
a character representing a picture
an ideogram
a character representing an idea
rewarding
giving you satisfaction, pleasure or profit
an aspiration
an ambition
to pay sb a compliment
to politely congratulate or praise sb for something
to give praise
to express warm approval or admiration of
to show praise on sb
to express warm approval or admiration of
to win plaudits
to get positive comments
sth is in the bag
(of something desirable) as good as secured
to be in with a chance of doing sth
the possibility that sth will happen
You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs
nothing is completely one-sided
an outstanding success
a great triumph
an extraordinary accomplishment
a big success
a golden opportunity
a very good chance to do or achieve sth
to seize the opportunity
to make the most of a chance you have
don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched
don’t be too confident in anticipating success or good fortune before it is certain
by trial and error
by experimenting with various methods of doing sth until one finds the most successful one
sth worked like a dream
sth was completely successful
to make full preparation
to prepare well
to pass sth with flying colours
to pass sth with distinction
