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Exercise
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Read the Vocabulary strategy. Then find the highlighted words in the text. Use a dictionary to write a definition for each word or phrase.
Solution
- switch: (verb) to change from one thing to another; (noun) a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit
- native speaker: (noun) a person who has spoken a particular language since they were a baby, rather than having learned it as a foreign language
- declared: (verb) publicly announce something to be the case
- revive: (verb) to bring back to life or consciousness; to restore or reestablish
- get rid of: (phrasal verb) to remove or eliminate something unwanted or undesirable