ET Skill/ Achievement

Question 1

a window to a greater world

Answer 1

something that gives one a broader perspective of the world

Question 2

a lingua franca

Answer 2

a language that people use to communicate when they have different first languages

Question 3

a single international language

Answer 3

one language being spoken in all countries

Question 4

to preserve the individuality of cultures

Answer 4

to keep different cultures unchanged

Question 5

bilingual

Answer 5

someone who speaks two languages extremely well

Question 6

monolingual

Answer 6

someone who uses only one language

Question 7

to get a grasp of sth

Answer 7

to comprehend sth

Question 8

the alphabet

Answer 8

a set of letters in a particular order that are used for writing a language

Question 9

the Cyrillic alphabet

Answer 9

the alphabet used to write Russian and some Central European languages

Question 10

a syllable

Answer 10

a word or apart of a word that has only one vowel sound

Question 11

hard tones

Answer 11

tones that need to follow a certain intonation pattern

Question 12

to step inside the context of a culture

Answer 12

to begin to understand a culture

Question 13

paramount

Answer 13

more important than other things

Question 14

to be competent in a language

Answer 14

to be good enough in a language but not especially good

Question 15

to bridge the gap between cultures

Answer 15

to bring cultures closer together

Question 16

to converse about sth

Answer 16

to talk about

Question 17

to compose a plan

Answer 17

to make a plan

Question 18

to make a plan

Answer 18

to force yourself

Question 19

an interpreter

Answer 19

a spoken translator

Question 20

a mother tongue

Answer 20

a native language

Question 21

Language shapes the way we think and determines what we can think about

Answer 21

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Question 22

a pictogram

Answer 22

a character representing a picture

Question 23

an ideogram

Answer 23

a character representing an idea

Question 24

rewarding

Answer 24

giving you satisfaction, pleasure or profit

Question 25

an aspiration

Answer 25

an ambition

Question 26

to pay sb a compliment

Answer 26

to politely congratulate or praise sb for something

Question 27

to give praise

Answer 27

to express warm approval or admiration of

Question 28

to show praise on sb

Answer 28

to express warm approval or admiration of

Question 29

to win plaudits

Answer 29

to get positive comments

Question 30

sth is in the bag

Answer 30

(of something desirable) as good as secured

Question 31

to be in with a chance of doing sth

Answer 31

the possibility that sth will happen

Question 32

You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs

Answer 32

nothing is completely one-sided

Question 33

an outstanding success

Answer 33

a great triumph

Question 34

an extraordinary accomplishment

Answer 34

a big success

Question 35

a golden opportunity

Answer 35

a very good chance to do or achieve sth

Question 36

to seize the opportunity

Answer 36

to make the most of a chance you have

Question 37

don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched

Answer 37

don’t be too confident in anticipating success or good fortune before it is certain

Question 38

by trial and error

Answer 38

by experimenting with various methods of doing sth until one finds the most successful one

Question 39

sth worked like a dream

Answer 39

sth was completely successful

Question 40

to make full preparation

Answer 40

to prepare well

Question 41

to pass sth with flying colours

Answer 41

to pass sth with distinction