Part 4. Language study and language appreciation.

Listen to the following statements, pay special attention to the parts in bold type.

Learn to appreciate and use the language.

1. to excel in.

The University excels in sport, social activities, debating, drama, music and much more.

2.off one's own bat.

The good learner will do more off his own bat, he won't rely entirely on the teacher.

3. to have a knack for.

He told me I had a real knack for scientific things.

4. the second /third/fourth largest in population.

The second largest in population is India.

Which country is the fourth largest in population?

5. ranks first/ second/third in its population.

Brazil ranks the fifth in its population.

Nigeria in Africa ranks the tenth in its population.

6. the population is/ the population was.

According to 1997 census, the total population was 1,243, 738,000.

The estimated population was 122, 013,000 in 1997.

According to statistics, its population was 96, 400,000 in 1997.

7. with a population of.

Next comes the Russian Federation, with a population of 147, 105,000.

The seventh in line is Pakistan, with an estimated population of 138, 150,000.

8. the population reached

Its population estimated in 1997 reached 125, 638,000

9. A language has...speakers.

Chinese has the largest number of speakers more than 1300 million.

German has 98 million speakers.

Next comes Turkish, the language spoken in Turkey, and it has 59 million speakers.

10. A language is spoken by... people.

Bengali is spoken by 189 million people.

Japanese is spoken by 125 million.

11.symbolize the passing of the mark.

The United Nations had declared that the first child to be delivered at the Kosovo hospital in Sarajevo today would symbolize the passing of the mark.

12.passengers for/on flight... to...

British Airways passengers for the British Airways Super Shuttle flight to Edinburgh, this flight is now boarding at gate No.4.

13.due to the depart.

British Airways flight BA877 to Boston due to depart at 11:20 boarding now at gate 14.

Flight BA292 for Frankfurt, Athens and Karachi, due to depart 11:25, now board at gate 18.

14.check in.

British Airways passengers to Cork on flight NO. BA838, this flight is now checking in at gate NO.9.

15.be situated.

The buffet car is situated towards the middle of the train.