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QUESTIONS ANSWERS

1 What do we call a period of 10 years? DECADE

2 What do we call a period of 100 years? CENTURY

3 What do we call a period of 1000 years? MILLENNIUM

4 A specialist who repairs leaking water pipes is called as? PLUMBER

5 What is a painting of person head usually called? PORTRAIT

Where would you find an urban area: in a city or in the

6 A CITY
countryside?
What do we call it when the Moon completely blocks out the light A SOLAR
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from the Sun? ECLIPSE

8 What point of compass is directly opposite to East? WEST

TILL OR
9 Where do you pay for your purchases at a supermarket?
CHECKOUT
What do you call an apartment that is below ground level: a BASEMENT
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basement apartment or a penthouse APARTMENT

11 What feature do pianos and computers have in common? KEYBOARD

NEGATIVE
12 If you are feeling fed up, is it a positive or negative feeling?
FEELING
What emergency service is usually called when someone is in
13 COASTGUARD
trouble at sea: ambulance or coastguard?

14 Name a month that falls between April and June? MAY

What word describes moving a program or other material from a

15 DOWNLOADING
website to your computer?

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1 What do we call a picture that a doctor takes to see inside your body? X-RAY

A famous canal links the Mediterranean sea with the Indian Ocean. Is
2 SUEZ CANAL
it the Corinth or the Suez Canal?
What crime has someone stealing items from a shop committed:
3 SHOP LIFTING
shopfitting or shoplifting?
If someone is feeling a little ill, they may say they are feeling “under
4 WEATHER
the _________________” what?

5 Who is the person in charge of a football match? REFEREE

What do we call the last game in a sporting competition, which decide

6 FINALS
the champion?
What is the general term of paintings of the countryside or natural
7 LANDSCAPE
views?
Which of these would probably be found in an office: a printer, a
8 A PRINTER
blanket or a nail brush?

9 Where would you store meat you wish to keep frozen at home? FREEZER

What is the most important document you would have to show if you DRIVERS
10
wanted to hire a car? LICENCE

11 Where would you go to work out on a treadmill? GYM

What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in the sea, an

12 AQUALUNG
aqualung or an aquaplane?

13 What piece of equipment would you use for floating on the sea? AQUAPLANE

Where would you most likely go to buy some flour; a bakery, a florist A
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or a supermarket? SUPERMARKET
Which hospital department would you go to for an x-ray: radiology or
15 RADIOLOGY
cardiology?

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ART GALLERY
1 Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculpture?
/MUSEUM

2 Would you measure the volume of bottle water in liters or Kilos? LITRES

3 What’s the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm? WRIST

What do you call a system of government in which people vote for

4 DEMOCRACY
the people who will represent them ?

What do we call the piece of paper that proves you have bought the
5 RECEIPT
item?

What do you call the document that gives details about your
6 RESUME
qualifications and work experience?

7 How would you describe an economy based largely on farming? AGRICULTURIST

8 What is the study of stars and planets called? ASTRONOMY

PUBLIC
9 In business and advertising what does PR stand for?
RELATIONS

10 Which section of Newspapers gives the editor’s opinion? EDITORIAL

What instrument would you use to examine very small objects or life
11 MICROSCOPE
forms?

What is a destructive program that spreads from computer to

12 VIRUS
computer?

What term is used for animals such as humans that usually give birth
13 MAMMALS
to live young: mammals or reptiles?

14 What is the quickest way of traveling from Hong Kong to Paris? BY PLANE

15 What is the name for the huge natural body that orbits the sun? A PLANET

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The pie charts below show responses by teachers of foreign languages in Britain to a survey
concerning why their students are learning a foreign language. The first chart shows the
main reason for learning a foreign language. The second chart shows how many teachers
felt that there has been a recent change in the reason.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.
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% teachers reporting the following as most common reasons for learning:

% teachers reporting recent increase in people learning for the following reasons:

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