Lingua e Traduzione Inglese 4 - 12 CFU

Choose the correct option. How long__________ learning English?. had you. do you. did you. have you been.

Choose the correct option. How long__________ learning English?. had you. do you. did you. have you been.

Choose the correct option. You have a bad cold. You _____a doctor. should. must. have to. all of them.

Choose the correct option. Jake looks very sad at school; he doesn't have ____friend. any. some. every. everybody.

We use simple present: all of them. for facts. for regular or repeated actions in the present time. for habits.

We use past simple: For something in the past which is finished. For two continuing events happening at the same time. To express an action that was in progress. For future actions.

Choose the correct option: If she _________________ (pass) the exam, she _________________ (be) able to enter university. Will pass/ will be. Passed/ would be. Passed/ will be. Passes/ will be.

Choose the correct option: What a surprise! I haven't seen you ________________2009. by. until. for regular or repeated actions in the present time. since.

Choose the correct option: ___________of what he said was very sensible. A few. Many. Much. Everybody.

Choose the correct option: I wish you____________making that noise. It's bothering me. are going to stop. would stop. stop. can stop.

Choose the correct option: Do you know the reason _________ our offer was rejected. where. which. whom. why.

Choose the correct option: My cousin Ethan, _______________works at NASA, is a brilliant scientist. who. where. whose. which.

It is a quantifier often used with uncountable nouns for invitations and requests, to make them sound more positive. some. little. no. any.

We use the past continuous: For intentions. For something in the past which is finished. To describe the events in a story. For a continuing unfinished action interrupted by a sudden past action.

Choose the correct option: After the accident you should drive__________. careful. carefully. more careful. more carefully.

Choose the correct option: "We’ve never been to the USA”, they said. They said that they had never been to the USA. They said that they have never been to the USA. They said that they has never been to the USA. They said that they would never been to the USA.

Choose the correct option: If we __________________ (go) on holiday this summer, we __________________ (go) to Spain. will go/ will go. go/ are going. went/ will go. go/ will go.

Choose the correct option: Richard ___________ speak Polish: he’s been living there for a lot of months. may. might. can. must.

Choose the correct option: It __________rain tomorrow. The sky in grey tonight. could. can stop. must. may.

We use may or might and could: we are certain something will happen in the future. to say that something is possible or that it is quite likely. to express an obligation. to express certainty.

Which among these is an Action-verb. believe. make. prefer. need.

Which among these is a Non- Action verb?. Play. Sleep. Nessuna tra quelle proposte. Walk.

Which among these is an adverb of manner?. usually. always. slowly. yesterday.

Choose the correct option: Sarah's boss _____________ her she could leave early. spoke. said. told. thought.

Choose the correct option: If I _________________you I would visit my family more often. am. were. are. was.

What is the past simple of the verb "to see"?. seen. sees. see. saw.

Quali fra questi tempi verbali NON può esprimere il futuro?. simple past. simple present. will. be e going to.

To express opinions about the future with the verbs «think, hope, be sure, believe, suppose, expect» we use: present continuous. will. be going to. past continuous.

To express strong obligations we usually use: may. could. might. must.

We always travel by bus. We ______________________________ (own) (possediamo) a car. doesn't own. don't own. didn't own. own not.

They ____________ the houses by next March. completed. will complete. complete. will have completed.

Which is the right form of PRESENT question?. Did Jack study in Cambridge University?. Do Jack study in Cambridge University?. Does Jack study in Cambridge University?. Has Jack study in Cambridge University?.

Choose the correct option: . She came to visit us ____________. at last month. the last month. on last month. last month.

Choose the correct option: If only I _____ come to the zoo with you next weekend, but I’m going to be busy. will pass/ will be. could. would. had you.

Choose the correct option: Mike: _______________do you play tennis? Sarah: once a week. When. How often. How long. How much.

Choose the correct option: The 19th century artist, __________ name I could not remember, was one of the best I had ever seen. which. that. where. whose.

In which of these cases we use ZERO ARTICLE?. Public places, shops and parts of the house. Names of oceans, seas, rivers. Proper names and titles. Names of cinemas, hotels, pubs and newspapers.

Choose the correct option: It usually ____________in this time of the year, yet it ______________ right now. rains/ is raining. rained/ rained. is raining/ rains. rains/ was raining.

Choose the correct sentence with the structure HAVE SOMENTHING DONE. I must go to the doctor and have my blood pressure tested before I go on holiday. I must go to the doctor and test my blood pressure before I go on holiday. I must go to the doctor and get to test my blood pressure before I go on holiday. I must go to the doctor and have tested my blood pressure before I go on holiday.

Choose the correct option: According to the studies, dolphins, whales and __________ other sea creatures use highly sophisticated navigation systems. much. a little. any. many.

Choose the correct option: Tokyo is the most crowded city ________ the world. on. at. in. with.

Choose the correct option: There's paper ---- the floor. Please put it ---- the wastebasket. over/ at. on/ at. at/ into. on/ in.

Quali fra questi tempi verbali indica un'azione passata e conclusa?. Present perfect. Past simple. Will. Past continuous.

Complete the sentence: Jennifer has got ______apartment in New York City. zero article. a. an. the.

Complete the sentence: Have you got ______headache?. zero article. a. the. an.

Complete the sentence: ______air pollution causes global warming. a. an. zero article. the.

Complete the sentence: _______Jones have got three children. _________Mark is in my class. A/ an. The/ zero article. Zero article/ the. The/ the.

We use the definite article THE: with months, years, hours. subjects. colors. to indicate a whole category of things of people, things and animals.

Which among this is an adverb of frequency?. badly. there. tomorrow. often.

Which of these is an adverb of place?. along. since. always. never.

Complete the sentence: He wants to live_______________by the sea (in a certain place). anything. somewhere. something. nobody.

Complete the sentence: Does _____________have a phone charger? (I don't know if a person has a charger or not.). anybody. nothing. anything. somebody.

We use past continuous: For something in the past which is finished. For regular or repeated actions in the past time. To express continuous processes that happened at a certain point in the past. To describe the events in a story.

Choose the correct option: Grace has played volleyball ________1999. since. from. with. for.

Which among these is an Uncountable noun?. butter. cat. woman. door.

Complete the sentence: The weather was very hot the whole time. We _____ a month later when it's cooler. might have gone. can't have gone. shouldn't have gone. should have gone.

Complete the sentence: I have been working in the design department ________two years. since. from. for. by.

Which among these is a subortinating conjuction?. and. but. or. otherwise.

Which among these is a subordinating conjuction?. and. but. or. otherwise.

Look at the sentence. What kind of adverb is "since" in this case? Since it’s your birthday, I will buy you a gift. time. purpose. frequency. manner.

What is the adjective form of the verb "amaze"?. amazed. amaze. amazing. amusing.

Choose the correct option: There’s _______ I can do about this. few. much. little. a few.

Complete the sentence: John ___________ leave his house tonight (intention). will. won't. is going to. used to.

Complete the sentence: _______________________ are you talking about? The weather. Where. What. Who. Which.

Complete the sentence: As soon as I sat at the table, I started to___________to the woman sitting opposite. converse. tell. talk. say.

Complete the sentence: What _________________to the theatre tonight?. about. about to go. about going. about go.

Complete the sentence: Samantha has dancing lessons __________________. the Tuesdays. in Tuesdays. on Tuesdays. the Tuesdays.

Complete the sentence: The airplane _________(fly) from London to New York yesterday. flown. flies. fly. flew.

Complete the sentence: Every afternoon, my son __________ lunch in the school cafeteria and he _____________ book in the backyard. has/ reads. had/ read. will have/ will read. have/ read.

Complete the sentence: I______________need a car if I lived in a big city. might not. would not. should not. must not.

Complete the sentence: The teacher said: " If you have _____________questions, I'm ready to answer. plenty. much. any. little.

Complete the sentence: Our neighbours are having a new garage ______________(passive causative). built. builted. build. to build.

Choose the correct preposition: The novel "The Dubliners" was written___________James Joyce. without. with. by. from.

Choose the correct option: If I had taken French in high school, I _______________ more job opportunities (now). would have. have. would have had. had.

Which among these sentences contains a NON- ACTION verb?. I love shopping. It’s my addiction!. I like that job very much. all of them. I think you’re a kind and lovely friend.

Choose the correct option: Before we came to _________South Africa we lived in _________Netherlands. a/ an. the/ the. zero article/ the. zero article/ a.

Choose the correct option: _________winter of 1998 was ___________ extremely temperate one. zero article/ a. the/ the. the/ an. zero article/ zero article.

Choose the correct option: I am very sorry but I ______________ to give you that information. could not. am not able. may not. cannot.

Choose the correct option: She wouldn't be helping you if she ______________your sister. wouldn't have been. isn't. woudn't be. weren't.

Complete the sentence: My parents were very _____ I expected they would buy me a better present. disappointing. disappointed. disappoint. disappointingly.

Complete the sentence: Anne _____________all her clothes. At the moment she ____________a dress for herself. (make, make). is making/ makes. made/ made. makes/ is making. is making/ made.

Choose the correct option: When I arrived at the cinema, the film ____________________ (start). have started. had started. will start. started.

Choose the correct option: You ___________________ (not / study) for the test, so you were very nervous. have not studied. had not studied. doesn't study. has not studied.

Complete the sentence: I might go to Brazil next time. ________you ever____________ there?. has/ been. have/ been. was/ been. had/ been.

Complete the sentence: There are two pairs of gloves here. Which _________ are yours?. one. none. ones. that.

Complete the sentence: When we ___________(drive) home last night, we saw a strange object in the sky. was driving. drowe. were driving. will drive.

What does this phrase express? "Would you like to have lunch with us? ~ Yes, I'd love to. Thank you.". command. invitation. prediction. suggestion.

What does this phrase express? " Can I use your pen, please? ". make an offer. give an advice. asking permission. refusing permission.

Choose the correct option: It's a very simple puzzle. _____________could solve it. (= It doesn't matter who.). everything. anyone. anywhere. someone.

Complete the sentence: If we _________________ (live) in Mexico, I _________________ (speak) Spanish. live/ speak. had lived/ would have spoke. lived/ would speak. lived/ spoke.

Change the direct speech into reported speech. "Please help me carry this". She asked me ________________________. she asks me to help her carry this. nessuna tra le opzioni. she asked me to help her carry this. she asks me to help her carry this.

Choose the correct option: We ____________ make sandwiches. There's a cafe. could not. cannot. haven't. needn't.

Choose the correct option: My wife is waiting for me. I ______________ not be late. were better. has better. had better. was better.

Choose the right sentence. Has you finished your homework yet?. Did you finish your homework yet?. Do you finish your homework yet?. Have you finished your homework yet?.

Complete the sentence: During autumn, colorful leaves can be seen falling ______________ from trees. gently. exactly. loudly. very.

Complete the sentence: After the party, confetti was strewn (cosparsi)_________________. carefully. blandly. everywhere. later.

Choose the correct option: _____________ socks are those?. which. whose. what. where.

A quale civiltà risale la storia della teoria della traduzione in Occidente?. civiltà greca. civiltà asiatica. civiltà latina. nessuna di queste.

Secondo Benedetto Croce, su cosa si fonda la traduzione?. somiglianza tra le espressioni. somiglianza tra le parole. somiglianza fra i testi. somiglianza fra le frasi.

Per quale motivo le prime traduzioni francesi venivano definite " belles infidèles"?. nessuna tra le opzioni. non erano eleganti. erano raffinate e di buon gusto ma si discostavano dal testo di partenza. erano molto simili al testo di partenza.

Secondo l'opinione di Benedetto Croce, di quali testi è più semplice fare la traduzione?. testi letterari. testi scientifico-filosofici. poesie. testi storici.

Secondo il pensiero di W. Benjamin, qual è l'elemento più importante in una traduzione?. imitazione. essenza dell'opera. comunicazione. somiglianza con l'originale.

Nella seconda metà del Novecento, come viene definita la traduzione?. Passaggio di un testo da una lingua all'altra. Principio basato sulla somiglianza tra due lingue. Principio di imitazione de testo di arrivo. Passaggio di parole da una lingua all'altra.

Che cosa si intende per "Frame" in teoria della traduzione?. contenuto del testo. l'esperienza del traduttore. struttura del testo. contesto.

Che cosa si intende per "Scene" in teoria della traduzione?. l'esperienza del traduttore. la struttura del testo. il vissuto individuale e le esperienze di ognuno di noi. il contesto della lingua d'arrivo.

Chi è il filosofo che introdusse il concetto di decostruzionismo?. Derrida. Berman. Lefrevere. Benedetto Croce.

Quando nascono i Translation Studies come disciplina propriamente detta?. nel 1700. nel 1800. intorno al 1976. nei primi anni del Novecento.

Qual è uno tra i più importanti studi di traduzione, che pone le basi di concetti come equivalenza e intraducibilità?. La versione della Bibbia di Lutero. Nessuna tra le opzioni. Translation Studies di Susan Bassnett. The Manipulation of Literature di Theo Hermans.

In cosa consiste il TARGET LANGUAGE?. nessuna tra le opzioni. lingua di arrivo. entrambe le opzioni. lingua di partenza.

Che cos'è il SOURCE LANGUAGE?. lingua di partenza. lingua arcaica. lingua di arrivo. lingua antica.

Che cosa si intende per TARGET TEXT?. copia. testo di arrivo. nessuna tra le opzioni. testo di partenza.

Che cosa si intende per SOURCE TEXT?. testo di arrivo. manoscritto. copia. testo di partenza.

Nel volume "Testi in viaggio" come viene espresso il concetto di traduzione?. mettere in comunicazione due lingue. analizzare due lingue. un processo statico. una lingua che imita un'altra.

Che cosa si sintende per Pragmatica?. disciplina che studia il significato delle parole. disciplina che studia la lingua come sistema di segni. disciplina che studia la relazione tra segni e parlanti. disciplina che studia la struttura della frase.

Di cosa si occupa la Sintassi?. Il significato delle parole. La relazione tra segni e parlanti. La struttura del discorso. La struttura della frase.

Qual è uno degli scopi più importanti del testo argomentativo?. descrivere. fornire informazioni. dare istruzioni. convincere o persuadere.

Qual è il principale obiettivo di un testo espositivo?. raccontare una storia. fare una descrizione. illustrare un argomento. dare istruzioni.

In epoca romana, come veniva definita la traduzione?. una copia dell'originale. un esercizio filosofico. un esercizio di copiatura. un esercizio pedagogico e retorico.

Che tipo di traduzione veniva favorita in epoca romana?. traduzione fedele all'originale. nessuna delle tre. traduzione libera. traduzione.

Nell'analisi del brano di Tim Parks, come viene tradotta in inglese l'espressione "Ora vedeva con gli occhi della mente"?. Now in his mind he saw. He sees with the eye of the mind. He saw with the eye of the mind. He now saw.

Nell'analisi del brano di Tim Parks, come viene tradotta in inglese l'espressione "E lui era lì"?. He was there. He was in that place. He was standing. He was there.

A chi si attribuisce l'opera latina " «De optimo genere oratorum»?. Marco Tullio Cicerone. Plauto. San Gerolamo. Livio Andronico.

Che cos'è La Vulgata?. una traduzione in latino della Bibbia. la versione della Bibbia in lingua greca. la Bibbia originale. la versione dell Bibbia in lingua ebraica.

A quale episodio biblico è spesso collegato il concetto di traduzione?. Esodo. La distruzione di Babele. Diluvio universale. Piaghe d'Egitto.

Durante il Medioevo, come veniva concepito il concetto di traduzione?. nessuna di esse. un'opera innovativa. un surrogato dell'originale. un'arte.

Quali fra questi è uno dei requisiti di un traduttore, secondo le regole di Leonardo Bruni?. possedere una buona memoria. possedere una buona eloquenza. possedere un buon orecchio. possedere una buona dialettica.

Qual è stato il contributo di Martin Lutero in merito alla traduzione?. aver tradotto la Bibbia in lingua francese. aver studiato i testi sacri. aver tradotto la Bibbia in lingua tedesca. aver rielaborato la versione latina della Bibbia.

Come si chiama l'approccio secondo il quale tutte le lingue hanno delle caratteristiche di fondo comuni?. di equivalenza. relativistico. universalistico. filosofico.

Su cosa si basa la traduzione prosaica di Goethe?. neutralizzazione delle particolarità del testo di partenza attraverso la prosa. adattamento all'ottica della cultura straniera. nessuna tra le opzioni. riproduzione meticolosa dell'originale.

Secondo Schleiermacher qual è una delle caratteristiche dell'interpretazione?. riguarda la scienza. è soggettiva. è orale. è scritta.

Come si chiama il processo in cui il testo originale viene reinterpretato, alterato o manipolato?. interpretation. rewriting. equivalence. negotiation.

Chi tra i vari studiosi ha definito la traduzione una "Human Necessity"?. S. Bassnett. Lefrevere. Lotman. Even-Zohar.

Come definiscono tutte le qualità che deve possedere un traduttore le autrici Di Sabato e Di Martino?. bagaglio del traduttore. enciclopedia del traduttore. qualità del traduttore. nessuna tra le opzioni.

Nel brano di Tim Parks, come viene resa in italiano l'espressione " cutting the darkness"?. penetrare l'oscurità. forare l'oscurità. tagliare l'oscurità. entrare nell'oscurità.

Secondo le autrici di "Testi in Viaggio", su cosa si basa il concetto di ibridità in traduzione?. Contrasto. Collaborazione. Compromesso. Differenza.

Quale tra questi requisiti deve avere un testo pubblicitario?. essere persuasivo. essere parziale. essere impersonale. tutte le risposte sono esatte.

In che campo deve essere specializzata la figura del localizzatore?. settore alberghiero. materie umanistiche. ambito medico. informatica e marketing.

What among these is the definition of INTERLINGUAL translation?. translation of music and images. it is a process of translation from one language to another. it is a translation within the same language. translation of the verbal sign by a non-verbal sign.

What among these is the definition of INTERSEMIOTIC translation?. it is a translation within the same language. it is a process of translation from one language to another. the translation of a literary text. translation of the verbal sign by a non-verbal sign.

According to Saussure's studies, what is the SIGNIFIER?. none of them. the expression. the concept. the spoken and written signal.

Which among these is the definition of INTRALINGUAL translation ?. it is a translation within the same language. translation of music and images. it is a process of translation from one language to another. translation of the verbal sign by a non-verbal sign.

What is the definition of Saussure's concept of LANGUE?. the English language. the linguistic system. the literary language. the specific individual sentences.

What kind of sentences are "KERNEL" sentences?. passive sentences. interrogative sentences. negative sentences. simple, active and declarative sentences.

Who is the author of the work " Toward a Science of Translating"? (1964). Chomsky. R. Jakobson. A. Pym. Eugene Nida.

What kind of translation in based on "the principle of equivalent effect"?. Dynamic equivalence. Natural equivalence. None of them. Formal equilalence.

Complete the statement: Formal Equivalence (theorized by Nida). stressed the importance of transferring meaning, not grammatical form. attempts to translate “thought for thought”. focuses attention on the message itself, in both form and content. is based on what Nida calls"‘the principle of equivalent effect".

Who is the theorist of COMMUNICATIVE translation?. Jakobson. Koller. P. Newmark. Chomsky.

Complete the statement: According to Koller, CONNOTATIVE translation. it is related to text types. is related to the form and aesthetics of the text. related to equivalence of the extralinguistic content of a text. is related to lexical choices, especially between near-synonyms.

How can the English Idiom "it's raining cats and dogs" can be translated into Italian?. Cadono dal cielo gatti e cani. Piove a dirotto/a catinelle. None of them. Piovono gatti e cani.

What is the translation procedure where " The SL word is transferred directly to the TL"?. Modulation. Calque. Adaptation. Borrowing.

Which among these is a translation STRATEGY identified by Vinay and Darbelnet?. Interlingual translation. Oblique translation. Semiotic translation. Dynamic equivalence.

According to Nida, what are the basic requirements of translation?. making sense. having a natural and easy form of expression. all options are correct. producing a similar response.

What kind of shift is the change of a definite article with an indefinite article in translation?. intra-system shift. rank shift. class shift. structural shift.

What is a translation shift?. linguistic changes occurring in translation. foreign words in translation. grammar units in translation. none of them.

Who is the theorist of TRANSLATION shifts?. Catford. Koller. Jakobson. Vinay.

What is the meaning of the Greek word "Skopos"?. translation. source text. beginning. purpose.

Which among these is one of Skopos Theory rules?. fidelity rule. interpretation rule. transposition rule. imitation rule.

Which is Sherry Simon's field of study?. Translation and Gender. Postcolonialism. Translation and Dialects. Power relational.

What is the main theme of Post-colonial theories?. None of the options. Power relations between countries. Language differences between countries. Differences within the same language.

What is the subject of contact theory by Keith Harvey?. National Identity. Race. Gender Identity. Popular Identity.

What is the meaning of the term " épreuve", (referring to translation) teorized by the French A.Berman?. Exercise. Experience, trial. Compromise. Contrast.

Berman's "Deforming tendencies": It helps to render clearer what does not wish to be clear in the original. Rationalization. Clarification. Expansion. Ennoblement.

Berman's "Deforming tendencies": it refers to the tendency to «improve» on the original by rewriting in a more elegant style. Clarification. Expansion. Rationalization. Ennoblement.

Which of these is an example of EPITEXT (Gérard Ganette) ?. dedications. marketing and promotional materials. prefaces. subtitles.

Which of these is an example of PERITEXT (Gérard Ganette) ?. reviews. academic and critical discourse. marketing and promotional materials. subtitles.

Which of these element is very important in translation's process?. editor. all option are correct. commissioner. author.

Quale elemento predilige una "Source-oriented translation"?. il testo di partenza. la traduzione letterale. il testo ibrido. il testo di arrivo.

Quale elemento predilige una "Target- oriented translation"?. il testo ibrido. il testo di partenza. il testo di arrivo. la traduzione specialistica.

Who is the theorist of HERMENEUTIC MOTION?. George Steiner. Niranjana. Levine. Mona Baker.

Who is the theorist of the concepts of DOMESTICATION and FOREIGNIZATION?. Both. Neither. George Steiner. Lawrence Venuti.

What is the main principle of DYNAMIC equivalence?. Translate "thought for thought". Translate "sentence for sentence". Translate "word for word". Translate "Symbol for symbol".

What is the main principle of FORMAL equivalence?. Make the traslation the same as the original. Stress the importance of transferring meaning. Make the translation “transparent” to the original. Translate "thought for thought".

Which is the right statement about CONNOTATIVE equivalence? (Koller). it is related to the form and aesthetics of the text. it is related to text types. it is oriented to the receiver of the text or message. it is related to lexical choices, especially between near-synonyms.

Which is the right statement about TEXT-NORMATIVE equivalence? (Koller). it is related to the form and aesthetics of the text. it is related to text types. it is related to lexical choices. it is related to equivalence of the extralinguistic content of a text.

What is the meaning of the acronym "TAPs"?. think-aloud protocols. turn-aloud protocols. none of the options. talk-aloud protocols.

Which of these is an adjective that describes a person's positive quality?. Clever. Unhappy. Untrustworthy. Cruel.

Which of these is an adjective that describes a person's negative quality?. Boring. Friendly. Thoughtful. Reliable.

Choose the correct option: The airplane _________(fly) from London to New York. flew. fly. go. flown.

Choose the correct option: By this time next year, I ______ all my exams. have taken. will take. will have taken. take.

Choose the correct option: There aren't ______ people here. much. a lot. many. some.

In which part of an essay the points are discussed?. The conclusion. The introductory paragraph. The summary. The main body.

What is an Headline?. A short, clear summary of the information presented in a newspaper article. The body of an article. The title of an article. The conclusion of an article.

What is one of the requirements of a short (or brief) note?. all options are correct. selection of the words. not formal register. brevity.

What kind of text is a Daily TO DO list?. short note. essay. narrative text. letter.

Which among these is a sentence TO AVOID in Birthday greetings?. You deserve them a lot. With all my love. Have a wonderful day. “Sorry, I forgot what day was".

What is one of purposes that should have a condolence message?. To remember the positive memories. To remember the negative memories. To complain. To cry.

What should not be forgotten in a celebratory card?. All options are correct. Trasmit positivity. Wish him/ her luck for the future. Congratulate.

How is an INFORMAL letter usually opened?. “Dear Hiring Manager + comma”. "Dear + Sir/Madam + comma". "Dear + (name),“. "Goodmorning +name".

How is a FORMAL letter usually opened?. Kind regards. "Dear + Sir/Madam + comma". "Hello+ name". "Dear+name".

What should not be forgotten in an e-mail to the hotel?. number of days of your stay. all options are correct. date and time of arrival and departure. type of room and any special needs or requests.

Which among these is the most important element when you write an e-mail to appy for a job?. Closing. Informal language. Express the kind of job position you are searching for. Opening.

What is the function of the phrase " All the best"?. Apology. Closing statement. Opening statement. Referring to news.

What is the function of the phrase: " Listen, did I tell you about…?". Request. Apologies. Invitations. Giving news.

What is the function of the phrase " Why don’t you…?". Making suggestions. Opening greetings. Referring to news. Introduce bad news.

When the phrase " I’m really sorry to tell you…" is usually used?. Congratulations. Requests. To introduce surprising or bad news. To introduce good news.

When the phrase " I Hope to hear from you soon" is usually used?. Final greetings. Introduce news. Making suggestion. Opening greetings.

What should you AVOID when writing an e-mail to a professor?. opening greetings. emojis or informal abbreviation. formal tone. correct grammar and spelling.

Which type of text is characterized by very detailed informations?. condolence card. message of congratulation. instruction text. brief note.

Which is the LAST step when writing an essay?. Revision. Introduction. Writing. Opening greetings.

In which part of an essay are the ideas developed?. the conclusion. the revision. the introduction. the main body.

How is generally the style of a letter to a dear friend?. Formal. Professional. Rude. Informal.

Which of these formulas is usually used to start a new paragraph of an e-mail or a letter?. To start with. In conclusion. Regarding. Mnay thanks.

When you describe a person, what should you write in the FIRST paragraph?. His/ her physical appearance. His/ her interests. His/ her hobbies. His/ her personality.

What does the following phrase describe? "My friend Ricky is a very sensible person". General appearance. Clothes and fashion sense. Personality. Physical appearance.

Which of these is an adjective that describes a person's negative quality?. Open-minded. Thoughtful. Close-minded. Witty.

Which of these is an adjective that describes a person's positive quality?. Boring. Rude. Selfish. Polite.

Which of these is an adjective that expresses dislike for a place?. Lively. Charming. Inspiring. Dull.

Which of these is an adjective that expresses a positive quality of a place?. Contaminated. Expensive. Desolate. Alive.

Which category of texts does the "For and against essay" belong to?. Descriptive. Narrative. Scientific. Argumentative.

Which of the following phrases expresses CONTRASTING points?. in fact. on the other hand. in effect. to conclude.

Which of the following phrases CLARIFIES/ EXPLAINS a point?. First of all. Finally. In other words. To sum up.

Which of these is a thing TO AVOID when writing an opinion essay?. use over-generalizations. use colloquial expressions. use explanations. use quotes, if needed.

Which of these is a FUNDAMENTAL RULE in writing opinion essays?. use over-generalizations. use colloquial expressions. use short forms. write your essay in a formal style.

What is a report?. it is an article. it is a narrative text. it is a formal letter. it is a piece of expository writing.

What are the most important steps when writing a report?. All options are correct. Analysis. Table of contents. Findings.

What does the following definition refer to? "Specialized kind of report whose audience is someone who works outside your organization". Informal letter. Formal report. Informal report. Written presentation.

What are the elements needed to describe a place?. The surroundings. An over-all description of the place. Its peculiarities. All options are correct.

Choose the correct option: Lisa likes opera, which is lucky for me, because _____ too. I am. Do I. I do. I like.

Which among these is a verb that express a suggestion or recommendation?. Can. Must. Have/ has to. Should.

Choose the correct option: "What a pity!! It__________ tomorrow; we can't go skiing". Won't rain. Can rain. Will rain. Rains.

Complete the statement: We use ___________________________, to say that something is possible or that it is quite likely. must/ mustn't. need. may, might and could. will.

Which of these names has NO singular form?. Knives. Men. Teeth. Clothes.

Which of these nouns has an IRREGULAR plural form?. Book. Door. Child. Chair.

Which of these nouns has an IRREGULAR plural form?. Bag. Tooth. Garden. Dress.

Which of these nouns is preceded by the article "the"?. Mondays. Himalayas. Midnight. Maths.

Which of these nouns in NOT preceded by the article "the"?. Alps. Himalayas. Canary Island. November.

Change the sentence to passive voice: "They make shoes in that factory". Shoes were made in that factory. Shoes have been made in that factory. Shoes are made in that factory. Shoes will be made in that factory.

Change the sentence to passive voice: " The boy is eating the cake". The cake were eaten by the boy. The cake is being eaten by the boy. The cake has been eaten by the boy. The cake is eaten by the boy.

Choose the correct option: After_____________a taxi, Jack waited outside. phoned. having phoned. phoning. was phoned.

Choose the correct option: My childhood dream was __________ an airplane. to fly. flying. to flying. flew.

Choose the correct option: Sarah managed ________ a new job as secretary. to find. finding. will find. find.

Change into reported speech: My friend Lucia won't go to my wedding. She said that her friend Lucia didn't go to her wedding. She said that her friend Lucia wouldn't go to her wedding. She said that her friend Lucia is not going to her wedding. all option are corrected.

Change into reported speech: I do yoga every Saturday morning. She said that she did yoga every Saturday morning. She said that she is doing yoga every Saturday morning. She said that she is done yoga every Saturday morning. She said that she was doing yoga every Saturday morning.

Choose the correct option: If I _____________the answer, I would tell it to you. (second conditional). Knew. Have known. Known. None of the options.

Choose the correct option: If you __________ water, it turns to ice. (zero conditional). froze. freeze. none of the options. frozen.

Choose the correct option: He suggested that ____________medicine. she has to study. she must study. she can study. she should study.

Choose the correct option: If Mary _________________, I wouldn’t have been so upset. (third conditional). apologized. had apologized. have apologized. has apologized.

Complete the sentence: -: "_______told you this?" - "My sister did". Which. Who. Where. What.

Choose the correct option: We __________ the game if we'd had a few more minutes. had won. won't rain. will win. might have won.

Choose the correct option: The old woman lived alone, with _________to look after __________. someone/ her. everyone/ she. anyone/ herself. no one / her.