UNIT 5

Communication
Apologise for
Argue with
Ask for
Bad language
Belong to
Bilingual
blame
Break up
Chat
Complain about
Develop
Disagreement
Discuss
Enquire about
Gossip about
Inhabitants
Keep in touch
Lively day
Misunderstand
Nearby
Need

Pass down
Sign language
Get through
In addition to
Pass on
Mother tongue
Cut in
First language
Fluent
Get across
Issue
Translate
Body language
Foreign language
Also
Furthermore
Too
Spread a rumour
Take a message
Warn
Request
Vocabulary

1 Match A to B to form sentences.

A
1. My friend sent me
....
2. Lets meet and have
....
3. If we cant meet, lets speak on
....
4. You can give your opinion by writing...
5. In the evening, my friends and I chat. .
conversation.
6. Im not home now so just send
....

B
a. a letter to the newspaper.
b. the phone.
c. a text message.
d. me an e-mail.
e. a face-to-face
f. online.

2 Choose the correct answer.

1. In most schools around the world, children learn to speak at least
one .
a. bad language
b. foreign language c. sign language
2. Although his mother speaks only Italian, Peter is . He speaks
English and Italian fluently.
a. translated
b. misunderstood c. bilingual
3. Dina always about the food her mother makes.
a. complains
b. apologises
c. blames
4. I would like to a moment of your time.

a. warn

b. request

c. chat

3 Choose the correct answer.

1. She had a car accident because she ignored / translated the
Stop sign.
2. Her German is less fluent / slang than her French.
3. I said 15 - not 50! You discussed / misunderstood me.
4. The weatherman blamed / warned that a storm was coming.

5. Lets go online this evening and have a chat / face-to-face

conversation.
6. In case of emergency, please contact / blame Mrs C Smith.

7. Go and request / apologise to that boy right now. You obviously

hurt his feelings.
4 Replace the words in bold with the phrasal verbs below.
get by cut in passed down get across pass on pick up get
through
1. I havent got a lot of money but I manage.
2. The best way to understand this game is to learn the rules as you
play.
3. Talented dancers are able to use movement to communicate their
feelings.
4. I tried to call the office six times but I couldnt reach them.

5. Please spread the good news to everyone you know.

6. Its not polite to interrupt when someone else is speaking.

7. This ring was given to my mother and then to me.

5 Match the words and expressions in A to their definitions in

B.
A
1. ignore
2. complain
3. keep in touch
4. translate
5. bilingual
6. mother tongue
7. apologise
8. request

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

B
a. change from one language to another
b. say youre sorry
c. first language
d. ask for something
e. pay no attention
f. talk or write occasionally
g. able to speak two languages
h. say you arent happy about something

6 Complete the sentences with the words and expressions in

Exercise 5, column A.
1. I promise to while Im abroad.
2. to your brother. You hurt him.

3. This food is terrible. We should .

4. Im talking to you. Dont me.
5. I dont understand French. Could you this into
English, please?
6. If you cant do it yourself, youll have to help.
7. Michael is . He speaks English and French.
8. Suzanne was born in Japan, but English is her .
7 Complete the collocations with the words below.
sign official bad first
1. Small children shouldnt watch that film because of all the violence
and language.
2. Although there are many Spanish speakers in the USA, English is the
language.
3. Deaf people use language to communicate with each
other.
4. She speaks eight languages fluently, but French is her
language.
8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
phrasal verbs below.
get by get across get through pass on pick up cut in pass
down
1. He couldnt speak Chinese so he his message
using mime.
2. She has a great ear for languages and managed to
a lot of English from
watching television.
3. The recipe is a family secret that from
generation to generation.
4. He is able to at work even though he never
formally learnt how to use
a computer.
5. I dont like using open online chat rooms as anyone can suddenly
on
your conversation.
6. He finally to the airline after eight tries.
7. In next weeks magazine, Penlope Cruz her
top ten beauty tips.
9 Complete the passage with the words and expressions
below.
face-to-face misunderstand slang get across body language
fluent foreign contacts discussing
When learning a (1) language, one of the most
difficult ways to communicate is on the telephone. Why is this? Well,
first of all, when someone (2) us by telephone, we

cant see him or his (3) . This means we lose a very

important clue for understanding, and as a result it is easy to
(4) what he is saying. Likewise, without the ability to
use facial expressions and hands when we speak, it is much harder to
(5) our own message. Therefore, many people avoid
(6) anything important on the phone. Another reason
why the telephone is challenging is that its often more difficult to hear
a speaker on the phone than in (7) conversations. In
addition, people often speak more quickly and may use more
(8) on the telephone, which makes it difficult to
understand if you arent (9) in a language.
10 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are
more words than you need.
calm sign language body language picked up fluent
renewable recycle translated get by runner-up deforestation
slang draw
1. They the ambassadors speech into Japanese last
night on the news.
2. Energy from the sun is , but energy from oil is not.
3. Its always important to be in an emergency.
4. The was almost as fast as the winner.
5. Teenagers often use that their parents dont
understand.
6. Both teams got 2 points. The match was a .
7. Because of , the Amazon rainforest has become
much smaller.
8. He spoke politely, but I could see from his that he
was angry.
9. We always our plastic bottles.
10. I a few Russian words when I was in Moscow.
11 Choose the correct answer to complete the collocations.
1. Sign / Body language is used mainly by the deaf.
2. In Switzerland, there are four foreign / official languages.
3. Pupils who use body / bad language will be sent home.
4. Polish is his official / first language. He grew up in Poland.
5. Your body / sign language usually gives away how you truly feel.
12
Complete the sentences with the words and expressions
below.
keep in touch bilingual slang mother tongue discuss translate
fluent
1. It is difficult to some words from one language
into another.
2. Her father speaks to her in French and her mother in Italian. She is
totally .
3. Dont shout at me. If you have a problem, lets it.

4. You should never use when you write a formal

letter.
5. His English is more than his French or German.
6. My best friend moved far away but we still .
7. Although she was born in Germany, English is her
since her mother is British.