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the fact that something is easy to understand or d

simplicity (n.) /sɪmˈplɪs.ə.ti/ sự đơn giản

If a skill you had is ___________, it is not as good as it was because you have not practised it

rusty (adj.) /ˈrʌs.ti/ giảm đi do lâu không thực hành/sử dụng

to learn a new language by practising it rather than being taught it

To pick up a language học một ngôn ngữ theo cách tự nhiên từ môi trường xung quanh

to take action to help someone or support something

assist (v) /əˈsɪst/ giúp đỡ, trợ giúp

the act of someone coming to live in a different country

Immigration (n.) /ˌɪm.ɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/ sự nhập cư

a line that has been agreed to divide one country from another

border (n.) /'bɔ:də/ biên giới

the first language that you learn when you are a baby, rather than a language learned at school or as an adult

mother tongue /ˈmʌðə tʌŋ/ tiếng mẹ đẻ

more important, strong, or noticeable than anything else of the same type

dominant (adj.) /ˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt/ thống trị, vượt trội

to behave in a similar way to someone or something else, or to copy the speech or behaviour, etc. of someone or something

imitate (v) /ˈɪm.ɪ.teɪt/ bắt chước

(of a person) able to speak a language easily and well, or (of a language) spoken easily and without many pauses

fluent (adj.) /ˈfluː.ənt/ lưu loát, trôi chảy

able to use two languages equally well

28.bilingual (adj.) /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ song ngữ

a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words and grammar, etc.

23.Dialect (n.) /ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/ ngôn ngữ địa phương

the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words

accent (n.) /'æksənt/ trọng âm, giọng

the habit of arriving or happening at the time that has been agreed

punctuality (n.) /ˌpʌnk.tʃuˈæl.ə.ti/ sự đúng giờ

the state of being almost the same, or a particular way in which something is almost the same

similarity (n.) /ˌsɪm.ɪˈlær.ə.ti/ sự giống nhau, sự tương tự

a different type of something

variety (n.) /və'raiəti/ sự đa dạng

the ability to change or be changed easily according to the situation

flexibility (n.) /ˌflek.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/ tính linh hoạt

to work or cause something to work, be in action, or have an effect

operate (v.) /ˈɒp.ər.eɪt/ hoạt động, thực hiện chức năng

to make something less complicated and therefore easier to do or understand

simplify (v.) /ˈsɪm.plɪ.faɪ/ làm đơn giản, đơn giản hoá

extremely skilled

master (v.) /'mɑ:stə/ tinh thông, thành thạo

exactly right

spot on (adj, informal) /spɒt ɒn/: chính xác

close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time

approximately (adv.) /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ khoảng chừng, độ chừng