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Self-Evaluation 1 /Unit 1
UNIT 1 – TEST
1. What do you ask somebody after having done some common activity
together (watching a film, listening to a conference, etc.)?
a. Did you enjoy it? *
b. Did you like the experience?
c. What would you think about it?
b) sounds too transcendental and c) is something you would say if you are making
a proposal to someone, not if you’re asking them for their opinion.
b) lacks spontaneity and sounds rather pompous. As for c), it is things or actions
that have implications, not people.
c) would need to be in the passive voice and it is a transitive verb so the sentence is
meaningless and grammatically incorrect too.
a) sounds rather awkward (In which field do you work? would be a lot more
natural). b) is not asking for someone’s job but for some sort of description abut
their working activities.
a), keep watch, takes the preposition on and is not used for momentary activities
like this one. Observe in b) is related to visual perception but its meaning is slightly
different.
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a) is the only logical prepositional phrase with a preposition (over) followed by the
adverb there. It is so common that it is a rather fixed expression. There, far away in
c) would have been plausible as well. Beyond in a) is a preposition which is lacking
a following complement.
The three initial clauses are conditional so an if- clause in the past is the most
adequate option.
8. In hop on-hop off buses, you get _____ and _____ the bus as you like.
a. On / off *
b. on / out
c. inside / outside
Movements in and out of land vehicles like buses and trains are expressed with
those prepositions (although not cars!).
9. What do you say when you want to finish off a story without too much
detail?:
a. To cut / make a long story short… *
b. Let me be brief and concise with this story…
c. What is brief, it’s good twice…
b. A cook who helps the major chiefs in doing the initial preparation of the
dishes.
c. An entry level kitchen position ideally suited for an aspiring chief. *
c).
12. How do you specify that a lawyer is female?
a. A she lawyer.
b. A lady lawyer.*
c. A lawyeress.
a) is typical of female animals (a she dog, a she goat) and c) does not exist.
Women lawyers are not referred to as “Lady lawyer, would you be so kind
as to….?”, but a speaker may choose to specify that his/her lawyer is a
woman, and not a man, by using an expression like: “lady lawyer / woman
lawyer / female lawyer”. This obviously applies to other professions like
“lady doctor”, etc.
Chilly is strictly related to cold weather. Fog and mist reduce visibility and their
difference is related to the density of humidity.
b). Muggy is related to the presence of moisture in the air and damp in c) means
humid, wet.
The morpheme –er turns the subject into a regular group, a category of people
while b) and c) refer to temporary circumstances.
16. What is the tendency in English these days regarding gender distinctions?
a. Emphasize them when possible.
b. Neutralize them when possible. *
c. Ignore them.
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Definitely b). There is a strong tendency to be and sound politically correct and
neutralizing gender differences is the least controversial option nowadays.
17. Which is the most numerous group of English speakers in the world?
a. Natives, i.e., those who speak it as their mother tongue.
b. Non-natives, i.e., those who speak it as a second language. *
c. Americans, particularly North Americans.
c), although a couple of countries that have been admitted into the Commonwealth
do not fulfil any of these requirements, namely Rwanda and Mozambique.