3a. Fill in: first, accent, native, body, language, tongue, speech, talk. 1 You can understand a lot about how a person is feeling by examining his ... language. 2 Jack speaks four languages, but his ... language is English. 3 Jane speaks French so well you’d think she was a ... speaker. 4 It’s difficult to understand someone who has a strong regional ... . 5 The official ... of The Netherlands is Dutch. 6 German is his mother ... although he also speaks excellent French. 7 We made some small ... about the weather and then went on to talk about the contract. 8 I didn’t mean to offend you – it was just a figure of ... .

Перевод задания: Вставьте слова: first, accent, native, body, language, tongue, speech, talk.

1. You can understand a lot about how a person is feeling by examining his body language. (По языку тела можно многое понять о чувствах человека.)
2. Jack speaks four languages, but his first language is English. (Джек говорит на четырёх языках, но его первый язык — английский.)
3. Jane speaks French so well you’d think she was a native speaker. (Джейн так хорошо говорит по-французски, что можно подумать, будто французский — её родной язык.)
4. It’s difficult to understand someone who has a strong regional accent. (Трудно понять человека с сильным региональным акцентом.)
5. The official language of The Netherlands is Dutch. (Официальный язык Нидерландов — нидерландский.)
6. German is his mother tongue although he also speaks excellent French. (Немецкий — его родной язык, хотя он также прекрасно говорит по-французски.)
7. We made some small talk about the weather and then went on to talk about the contract. (Мы немного поговорили о погоде, а потом перешли к обсуждению контракта.)
8. I didn’t mean to offend you – it was just a figure of speech. (Я не хотел тебя обидеть — это была просто фигура речи.)