Insight - Pre-Intermediate - Unit 7 - 7D

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 7 - 7D in the Insight Pre-Intermediate coursebook, such as "dialect", "official", "accent", etc.

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Insight - Pre-Intermediate
dialect [noun]

the spoken form of a language specific to a certain region or people which is slightly different from the standard form in words and grammar

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official [adjective]

approved, authorized, or carried out by a recognized authority

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foreign [adjective]

related or belonging to a country or region other than your own

Ex: She studied foreign languages such as French and German in school .
fluent [adjective]

having proficiency in speaking or writing a foreign language without difficulty

Ex: After the immersion program , she was fluent in Spanish .
native [adjective]

related to one's place of birth

Ex: The native flora and fauna of the area are protected by conservation efforts .

the process of changing written or spoken words from one language to another while maintaining the same meaning

Ex: She works in translation , specializing in legal documents .
accent [noun]

a manner of speaking that indicates social class, nationality, or locality of the speaker

slang [noun]

words or expressions that are very informal and more common in spoken form, used especially by a particular group of people, such as criminals, children, etc.

Ex: Internet slang such as ' LOL ' ( laugh out loud ) and ' BRB ' ( be right back ) has become widely recognized and used in online communication .