TOPIC 9

What is the main objective set for the Foreign Languages area?

• Improve reading comprehension

• Teach correct pronunciation

• Teach grammar effectively

• Achieve communicative competence

What is the teaching model designed by a British teacher to teach reading and writing to British children?

• Minimal pairs stations

• Jolly Phonics

• Silently mouthing

• Spelling City

What type of intonation is commonly used to express interest, courtesy, surprise, and disagreement?

• It is not mentioned in the text

• Descending-ascending intonation

• Rising intonation

• Falling intonation

What is the variant of the English language widely understood by native English speakers worldwide?

• RP English

• BBC English

• None of the above

• Queen's English

What is the total number of consonants in the phonological system of the English language?

• 30

• 24

• 20

• 26

What is the type of diphthong that is defined as the combination of two vowel sounds within the same syllable?

• Closing-centralizing diphthongs

• Open diphthongs

• Centralizing diphthongs

• Closing diphthongs

What is the method used for students to identify the word or sentence that the teacher or a student is silently articulating?

• Silently mouthing

• Spelling City

• Jolly Phonics

• Minimal pairs stations

What is the type of phonemic awareness technique used with young children that is based on the repetition of sounds?

• Rhymes

• Minimal pairs stations

• Spelling City

• Silently mouthing

What is the total number of vowels in the phonological system of the English language?

• 16

• 14

• 10

• 12

Which intonation is commonly used to express disagreement and surprise?

• Descending-ascending intonation

• Rising intonation

• Falling intonation

• None of the above