10 Rewrite these sentences using the words/phrases in brackets I don’t know any French (speak a word) I can’t speak a word of French I learned a few words of English on holiday (picked) I picked up a few words of English on holiday My brother can speak Italian very well (fluent) My brother is fluent in speaking Italian I can speak both English and French perfectly (bilingual) I’m bilingual in English and French I speak enough German for holidays (get by) I _ on holiday can get by in German I haven’t practised my Russian for a long time (rusty) My Russian is a bit rusty It’s normal to have a(n) (1) when we speak English accent It’s OK – other people can usually understand us It’s a good idea to listen to CDs or watch DVDs and try to (2) other imitate speakers to make your pronunciation better If you see a new word and you don’t know what it means, you can sometimes (3) the meaning from words you know, or you can guess (4) the word in a dictionary A lot of good English look up learners try not to (5) translate things from their first language Translation is sometimes a good idea, but try to think in the foreign language if you can! It’s normal to make (6) mistakes When your teacher (7) corrects a mistake in your writing or speaking, think about it and try to see why it’s wrong But it’s more important to (8) , communicate so don’t be afraid to speak! Those are the stairs I broke my arm Those are the stairs where I broke my arm There’s a shop you can buy English books and CDs There’s a shop where you can buy English books and CDs The English couple live next to us can get by in Vietnamese The English couple who live next to us can get by in Vietnamese There’s a shop near my house sells cheap DVDs There’s a shop near my house which sells cheap DVDs Look up the new words in the dictionary has just been published by Oxford University Press Look up the new words in the dictionary which has just been published by Oxford University Press D C A E B pavement highway sweets underground soccer nappy rubbish flashlight