ESOL 4 U2: Learning Languages Pre-Assessment

What is culture?

• the process of growing something from the beginning

• independence

• the beliefs, values, practices of a specific group

• speaking a different language

What does it mean to communicate?

• to move from one place to another

• to conceal or hide information

• to falsify documents

• to exchange ideas or information

What is meant by cognitive processes?

• not logical

• related to learning, thinking and understanding

• long and detailed

• unscientific

A person with strong linguistic abilities can:

• learn languages easily

• can not communicate well

• find conversations challenging

• draws beautiful pictures and drawings

What does it mean when a person acquires something?

• they lose something special

• they find something important

• they must solve a problem

• they receive or get something

When you learn something beneficial, that means it is something:

• helpful

• unfavorable

• harmful

• bad

A person is said to be bilingual when:

• they love learning different languages

• they speak two languages fluently

• they do not like speaking English

• they can read in one language but speak in a different language

A person’s identity has to do with:

• their driver’s license

• how much they look like someone else

• their unique characteristics and personality

• their conformity to rules

Ramona _______________(study) French this year because she wants to visit Paris one day.

• a. is studying

• b. studies

• c. studied

• d. will study

Many high schools across the country are now __________(require) students to study a foreign language for at least two years in order to graduate.

• requiring

• require

• required

• requires