I can ______ a bit of Italian, but I panic if I have to use it on the phone., speak, Don’t ______ to me like that — I’m not a beginner., talk, He kept ______ about learning Spanish, but never actually started., talking, Could you ______ me what he actually said? I missed the important bit., tell, We need to ______ seriously about your pronunciation before the exam., talk, She ______ three languages fluently, but refuses to use any of them at work., speaks, He didn’t ______ a word during the meeting, which was very unlike him., say, I’m sorry, I can’t ______ right now — I’m in the middle of a call., talk, I picked up quite a bit of French just by watching TV shows., (pick up = learn informally), I really need to brush up my English before the interview., (brush up = improve a skill you haven’t used), I can more or less get by in Spanish when I’m travelling., (get by = manage with limited knowledge), She could easily pass for a native speaker., (pass for = be accepted as), I didn’t take in a word of the lecture — he spoke far too fast., (take in = understand / absorb), error / mistake, error, answer somebody / respond to somebody, respond to, ask somebody to / request somebody to, request, language / lexis, lexis, I think we’re talking at cross purposes., We’re misunderstanding each other., The word’s on the tip of my tongue., I can almost remember it, but not quite., Sorry — I got the wrong end of the stick., I misunderstood what you meant., I can’t get my tongue round this word., I’m finding it very hard to pronounce., I just can’t get my head round the explanation., I can’t understand it — it’s too complex.

EF ADV 2A

by
Print
Embed

Leaderboard

Visual style

Options

Switch template

Continue editing: ?