Learning foreign language

Question 1

In an acceleration pace of life/ modernization/ urbanization /globalization / industrialization nowadays /today
In a contemporary world nowadays/ today
In a so-called civilized society nowadays/today

Answer 1

In the eye-catching prosperity of the economy and the advent (invention) of the Internet/ media/ computers nowadays/today
In a fascinating world full of constantly changing events nowadays/today ( News )
In this world with greater material temptation/ afflluence/ prosperity nowadays ( Jobs, Money )
In the era of knowledge-based economy nowadays

Question 2

entrée (n)

Answer 2

entrance, access, entry
Ex: Her wealth and reputation gave her an entrée into upper-class circles ( elite group )

Question 3

Linguistic (adj)

Answer 3

connected with language or the scientific study of language
linguistic and cultural barriers
a child’s innate (bẩm sinh) linguistic ability
new development in linguistic theory

Question 4

intellectual (adj)

Answer 4

mental, cognitive ( nhận thức )
Intellectual curiosity
Intellectual capacity
Intellectual development
Cognitive capacity/ability

Question 5

On account of

Answer 5

because of, thanks to, owing to, on the grounds of, due to

Question 6

a wide/huge range of
a large number of
a diverse range of
a huge diversity of
a variety of 
a multitude of
a significant proportion of

Answer 6

Various/numerous
a large amount of
a great deal of
a wealth of
a plenty of
a significant proportion of
Ex : Studying a foreign language at the early age will bring/give/offer various opportunities of linguistic development of children.

Question 7

window of opportunity (idiom)

Answer 7

Một khoảng thời gian ngắn để bạn có thể làm tốt được điều gì đó.
Children are at the special “window of opportunity”

Question 8

intuitive (adj)

Answer 8

obtained by using your feelings rather than by considering the facts.
He had an intuitive sense of what the reader wanted.

Question 9

Boots (v)

Answer 9

develop, enhance

Question 10

absorb a language

Answer 10

picking up a language

Question 11

accumulate (v)

Answer 11

build up (tích lũy)
Accumulate millions of new words

Question 12

Native-like (a)

Answer 12

Native-like accent
The best age for children to absorb a second language is their first years when cognitive capacity is growing, which will help/assist/enable them to accumulate millions of new words with native-like accent.

Question 13

sensitive (adj)

Answer 13

delicate, soft, tender (nhạy cảm)

Question 14

duplicate (v)

Answer 14

replicate, copy, imitate

a duplicated form

Question 15

tricky (adj)

Answer 15

demanding, difficult, challenging
a tricky situation
getting it to fit exactly is a tricky bussiness
the equipment can be tricky to install

Question 16

adolescent (n)

Answer 16

teenager, juvenile
juvenile delinquercy (tội phạm thiếu niên)

Question 17

stumble over

Answer 17

fall, walk with difficulty
I stumbled over a rock
Children have sensitive ears which enable them to duplicate tricky sounds that adults and adolescent stumble over.

Question 18

Vanish (v)

Answer 18

disappear

My vallet vanished from the desk

Question 19

Bewilder (v)

Answer 19

distracted (adj) distraction (n)

This ability will vanish when they get older, especially when they are bewilderd by many new things

Question 20

accomplishment (a)

Answer 20

Achievement

It was one of the President’s greatest accomplishments

Question 21

Spur (v)

Answer 21

motivate, encourage, stimulate (khuyến khích)

My trainer spurred me to keep up a pace of four miles an hour

Question 22

Master (v)

Answer 22

Acquire

Question 23

pick up (v)

Answer 23

learn without trying

Question 24

The period when they enter the next step of schooling

Answer 24

secondary school

Question 25

numeracy (n)

numerate (adj)

Answer 25

a good basic knowledge of mathematics

All students should be numerate and literate when they leave shool

Question 26

literacy (n)

Answer 26

the ability to read and write
the computer literacy is as essential as the ability to drive a car
Primary/elementary students are allowed to concentrate on such basic skills as numeracy and literacy which occupy/ take up very little of their time and efforts in their curriculum.

Question 27

spoon-feed (v)

Answer 27

to teach people sth in a way that gives them too much help and does not make them think for themselves
The students here do not expect to be spoon-fed

Question 28

reams of (n)

Answer 28

loads of, large amount

Question 29

arouse (v)

Answer 29

awake, evoke, stir up
to arouse somebody’s interest/curiosity/anger
Her strange behaviour aroused our suspicions
Meanwhile, secondary ones are spoon-fed reams of demanding subjects like …. which distract and overload them as well as arouse negative feelings toward learning

Question 30

Billingual (adj)

Answer 30

be able to speak two languages
a billingual secretary
Billingual education
Billingual people will perform better than monolingual ones.

Question 31

exceptional (adj)

Answer 31

excellent, unusually good, outstanding

A child of exceptional ability

Question 32

Enrich (v)

Answer 32

improve, enhance

Her exposure to museums enriched her life in France

Question 33

appeal (v)

appealing (adj)

Answer 33

attract
attractive
What appeals to me is the vibrant life there
Village life is more appealing to me

Question 34

streuous (adj)

Answer 34

stressful, tense

Question 35

curriculum (n)

Answer 35

study program
Schools and parents should motivate children to study foreign language by applying more appealing games to their lessons to reduce pressure from strenuous curriculum