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You do lots of reading and little fake conversation drills and activities.
Shallow adjective (shallower, shallowest)
1 not having much distance between the top or surface and the bottom
A shallow dish.
They were playing in the shallow end (= of the swimming pool).
These fish are found in shallow waters around the coast.
The body was found in a shallow grave.
Shallow roots (= that grow near the surface of the ground)
Antonym DEEP 2 (disapproving) (of a person, an idea, a comment, etc.) not
showing serious thought, feelings, etc. about something
Synonym superficial This shows how shallow their commitment to the
environment really is.
Skill noun
1 [uncountable] the ability to do something well.
The job requires skill and an eye for detail.
Skill in/at something/doing something.
What made him remarkable as a photographer was his skill in capturing the
moment.
2 [countable] a particular ability or type of ability.
We need people with practical skills like carpentry.
Management skills.
Wonder (verb)
1 [transitive, intransitive] to think about something and try to decide what is true,
what will happen, what you should do, etc. wonder who, where, etc.
I wonder who she is.
I was just beginning to wonder where you were.
I wonder why he left his job.
Wonder (about something)
Why do you want to know? No particular reason. I was just wondering.
We were wondering about next April for the wedding.
+ speech: What should I do now? she wondered.