Learn a Language Fast! - Why you shouldn't believe courses that make this claim

Question 1

noun : SEED [C, U]​ : a seed or seeds from types of grass that are eaten as food

tahıl

*—–s of wheat/rice*

PIECE : a very small piece of something

tanecik, zerre

*I’m here to tell you to take these guarantees with a —– of salt.*

QUALITY [no plural] : a very small amount of a quality

azıcık, çok az miktar, zerrecik

*There isn’t a —– of truth in her story.*

the grain : the natural direction and pattern of lines which you can see in wood or material

(ahşap, taş, kaya, mermer, demir vb.) damar

*to cut something along/against the ——-*

Answer 1

• grain

Question 2

adjective : existing as a natural and basic part of something

kendinde/yapısında var olan; doğasında olan

*The desire for freedom is —— in all people.*

——–ly adverb

içten gelircesine

*There’s nothing ——-ly wrong with his ideas.*

*So “learning a language fast” is ——-ly contradictory.*

Answer 2

• inherent

Question 3

adjective : If two statements about the same subject or two actions by the same person are ——–, they are very different.

çelişkili, birbirine zıt/aykırı

*So “learning a language fast” is inherently ——-.*

Answer 3

• contradictory

Question 4

noun : the structure made of all the bones in the body of a person or animal

iskelet

*a ——– crew/staff/service*

*You might be able to get by learning just one way, but ultimately this is like learning a “——-“ of the language rather than the whole language. *

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the smallest number of people that you need to keep an organization working

çekirdek kadro; bir işyerinin bel kemiğini oluşturan personel

Answer 4

• skeleton

Question 5

adjective : (LIMITED) C2 having a limit or end:

sınırlı

*The funds available for the health service are —– and we cannot afford to waste money.*

*Language is not ——*

Answer 5

• finite

Question 6

adjective : specialized

​relating to words

sözcüklere ait

*In the language you are learning, the number of these unknown —– items will obviously be much greater.*

Answer 6

• lexical

Question 7

adverb : in a way that is easy to understand or see

açıkça, besbelli, belli ki

*They’re ——- in love.*

*In the language you are learning, the number of these unknown lexical items will —— be much greater.*

Answer 7

• obviously

Question 8

past of teach

‘öğretmek’ fiilinin geçmiş zaman hâli

*Fluency is not something that can be ——-*

Answer 8

• taught

Question 9

adjective : doubting that something is true or useful

şüpheci, kuşkucu, kuşkulu, şüphe duyan

*Scientists remain —— about astrology.*

*But because of the diversity in learners, a blanket claim for every student reaching success in X amount of time should make you ——–.*

Answer 9

• sceptical

Question 10

verb : ORDER OFFICIALLY : to officially order that a rule, tax, punishment, etc will happen

yürürlüğe koymak, uygulamak, yüklemek

*to —– a ban/tax*

*The judge ——d the death penalty on both men.*

FORCE TO ACCEPT : to force someone to accept a belief or way of living

zorla kabul ettirmek, zorlamak

*I don’t want them to —— their religious beliefs on my children.*

*But I would argue that you are setting yourself up to fail if you expect to get to a certain level within an ——-d timeframe.*

Answer 10

• impose

Question 11

phrase verb: go with together

el ele gitmek

* I believe that time and language learning – — – —– .*

Answer 11

• go hand in hand