6Match the words with their explanations. 1 foreign language
the way of writing a word
2 mother tongue
all the words someone knows or
3 pronunciation
all the words in a language
4 vocabulary
one's native language
5 grammar
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6 spelling
another country
the rules of a language
the way you pronounce the words
of a language
1. Hob said that his friend was a painter."
2. Olaf said that he was staying in England for a year or two.
3. Olaf said that when you got to know the work of a shipping office it was most interesting."
4. Olaf said that his father did a lot of business with England.
5. Olaf said that nothing would make him go into an office.
6. Hob said that he knew a man who was a painter.
7. The firm said that they had removed the picture of London gas-works.
8. Olaf said that he didn't think office work would be interesting.
9. The painter said that he would pay me two pounds.
10. Hob said that he wanted more breakfast.
11. The waiter said to Hob that he would fetch some for him.
12. Hob said he had never eaten a bigger meal in his life.
13. Mrs.Priestley said that she had to go to the butcher's.
14. She said to Lilian that she could come with her.
15. Lilian said that she would go and fetch her basket.
16. Mr.Priestley said that Sally needed some more fish.
17. Olaf said that there was no life like a painter's.
18. Hob said that he was good at painting.
19. Olaf said to him that he never knew that he could paint.
20. Hob said that he painted only doors and walls and windows.
21. Lucille said that she wanted to go to Germany, so that she could get a really good knowledge of German.
22. Frieda said that her sister and she had spent six months in Frankfurt, and they had enjoyed it very much.
23. She added that she would go back there some day, if she ever had enough money.
24. Olaf said that a knowledge of German was very useful in his father's business.
25. Mr.Priestley said to all his students that he was going to give them an exercise on Indirect Speech. It would not be easy, but if they were thoughtful they could do it, as he had given them all the information that they needed. They could look in their book if they wished, but he didn't want them to ask anyone to help them.
1. I said that I didn't understand this sentence.
2. The porter knew that the train would be late.
3. The waiter said that there was no more bacon.
4. He said that I should be able to get some later.
5. Mr.Priestley told me that I was speaking very well.
6. He added that it was hard to tell I was not an Englishman.
7. I said that he had taught me very well.
8. Pedro said that a man who dressed well, always got on well in business.
9. Mr.Priestley said that it always rained when he forgot his umbrella.
10. Hob said he knew a funny story about that.