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mother tongue / native language
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the first language you grew up speaking
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language / tongue
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a system of words a community uses to communicate
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bilingual / multilingual
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able to speak two / several languages
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speaker
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a person who speaks a particular language
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minority language
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a language spoken by a small group within a country
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indigenous language
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a native language of a region's original people
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dialect
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a regional or social variety of a language
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to preserve / protect a language
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to keep a language alive and in use
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to be at risk of dying out
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to be in danger of disappearing completely
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to pass on (from generation to generation)
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to hand something down from parents to children
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a sense of belonging
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the feeling of being part of a group or place
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How do you introduce an opinion in English?
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In my opinion… / From my point of view… / It seems to me that…
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Give two connectors to link ideas.
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however (contrast), therefore (conclusion) — also: moreover, although.
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Which register suits a blog for other students?
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Informal — friendly and personal, addressing the reader directly.
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