Language study and language appreciation

Listen to the following statements you have learned in the previous and present units.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 and social activities,debating,drama,music and much more.

2. to sit an examination

After that,you can leave school at sixteen or you can go on and sit your Unversity Entrance Examination,which then gives you entree into a unversity.

3. on the ground that...

Many people whose practical experience and ability would have been enormously useful to their employers have been rejected on the ground that they are insufficiently qualified.

4. off one's own bat

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

5. to spring up

It seems that language schools are springing up everywhere.

6. a hodgepodge of...

English is a hodgepodge of different languages.

7. to evolve into...

The Norman Conquest in 1066 brought the French language to Britain and helped English evolve into the language it is today.