Chapter 8vocabulary worksheet
words
To understand this chapter’s lecture, you need to know the following words and phrases in addition to those given in the “Preview of Vocabulary and Sentences” in the textbook. Read the wordsand phrases below several times. Make sure you know their meaning.
arrest belong category composition criminal nonnative speaker
observe polite supervisor usage
sentences from the lecture and the definitions of the missing words
A)Complete each sentence below with the words or phrases listed above. You may need to change the form of the word. The meaning of the word or phrase is given next to each sentence.
B)Practice the sentences until you can pronounce them correctly and fluently.
C)[pair work]
Student A: Read a sentence.
Student B: Ask “What does X mean?” or “Can you tell me what X means?”
Student A: Explain to Student B what X means using the definition given. “X means …”
D)[dictation]
Your teacher or partner will read several sentences. Listen very carefully and write them down correctly.
- Today I want to talk about levels of language ( ).
the way in which words are used in a language
- All languages have twobroad ( ), or levels of usage: a formal level and an informal level.
a group of things with particular features in common; class
- You would also use formal English in ( ) and essays that you write in school.
a short text that is written as a school exercise
- First of all, formal language tends to be more ( ).Using words like “could” and “would” makes my request sound more ( ), but also more formal.
having or showing good manners and respect for the feelings of others
- There are some words and phrases that ( ) in formal language and others that are informal.
to be part of a particular group or type
- If I were talking to my ( ), I would probably say “I really enjoy soccer,” instead of saying “I’m just crazy about soccer!”
a person who is in charge of somebody and makes sure that they are doing correctly or safely
- Let’s say I’m telling someone some news I heard about the police ( ) a ( ).
(of the police)to take somebody to a police station and keep them there because the police believe they may be guilty of a crime
a person who commits a crime
- The best way for a ( ) of English to learn the difference is to ( ) the different ways English speakers speak or write in different situations.
a person who has not spoken a particular language from the time they first learnt to talk; a person who is not a native speaker of a language
to watch someone or something carefully, especially to learn more about them