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Vocabulary Chapter 9

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  • "I speak really broken French." What does it mean to speak a language "broken"?
    You speak the language perfectly
    No one understands you when you speak it
    To speak the language with very poor grammar
    To be unable to speak the language at all
  • This word has a difficult combination of vowels, I can't seem to ________________ it correctly.
    follow
    interpret
    pronounce
    understand
  • He has such a _________________ that it is really difficult to understand when he speaks English.
    first language
    body language
    strong accent
    language barrier
  • "You are all native speakers of Spanish." What does it mean to be a "native speaker"?
    you find it difficult to learn any other language
    you live in a country where spanish is the official language
    spanish is your first language
    You only speak spanish fluently
  • We tried to understand each other speaking Spanish and Portuguese but it ended in a _______________
    misunderstand
    broken Spanish and Portuguese
    language barrier
    communication breakdown
  • "Whenever I speak English, I can't seem to make myself understood." What does it mean to "make yourself understood?"
    You make yourself sound really smart
    You make the other person agree with you
    Others understand what you are saying
    You make yourself sound like a native speaker