Match the words or phrases with their definitions.

I. Match the words with their definitions.
1. overcrowded 
2. poverty 
3. slum 
4. crime 
5. spacious 
6. wealthy 
7. diverse 
8. megacity 
a. very different from each other
b. a very large city, with a population of at least 10 million
c. having a lot of money, possessions, etc.
d. containing too many people or things.
e. a very poor area of a city where the houses are in bad condition.
f. the state of being poor.
g. large and with a lot of space.
h. an illegal act or activity.

Complete the sentences using the words in the box.

gets by in /guess / dialect /bilingual/ official languages reasonable/ pick up/ imitate/ rusty/look up

1. Canada is a ______________ nation.

2. Never ______________ other’s accent.

3. Can you ______________ the meaning of a word through its context.

4. If you don’t know any word, you can ______________ it ______________ in the dictionary.

5. We can ______________ some everyday words while travelling.

6. Is your sister good at English? – Not really. She only ______________ a language.

7. His French is ______________ because he hardly uses it.

8. Nga’s ability of English is ______________. She can communicate with foreigners easily.

9. Malay and English are______________ in Malaysia.

10. Peter often uses ______________ when he is among his group.

*. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
jargon    dialect      flexibility     simplicity      admission
intonation   dominance   symbolism   characteristic   establishment
1. What ………………………do you speak? 
2. There is strong ………………………in the story. 
3. They need to pay for ………………………for the show. 
4. She speaks with a rising ………………………all the time. 
5. Another basic ………………………of English is the flexibility. 
6. To someone who does not work in that field, the ………………………can be confusing. 
7. The form of the English language is easy to learn because of its ………………………. 
8. The English language has achieved its ………………………over other languages in the world. 
9. The English language has a great degree of ………………………in the way individual words function. 
10. English has become a global language thanks to its ………………………as a mother tongue in all
continents of the world.

*. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
jargon    dialect      flexibility     simplicity      admission
intonation   dominance   symbolism   characteristic   establishment
1. What ………………………do you speak? 
2. There is strong ………………………in the story. 
3. They need to pay for ………………………for the show. 
4. She speaks with a rising ………………………all the time. 
5. Another basic ………………………of English is the flexibility. 
6. To someone who does not work in that field, the ………………………can be confusing. 
7. The form of the English language is easy to learn because of its ………………………. 
8. The English language has achieved its ………………………over other languages in the world. 
9. The English language has a great degree of ………………………in the way individual words function. 
10. English has become a global language thanks to its ………………………as a mother tongue in all continents of the world.

* Match the phrases or idioms with their definitions.

* Match the phrases or idioms with their definitions.