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Unit 9 English in the world

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I can speak two languages very well. I think I am a _____.

a)

monolingual

b)

bilingual

c)

multilingual

2.

I study in the US for four years, so I am a ______ English speaker.

a)

fluent

b)

poor

c)

rusty

d)

good

3.

It’s a long time since I last used English. My English is a bit _____ now.

a)

fluent

b)

rusty

c)

reasonable

d)

forgettable

4.

You shouldn’t ______ every new word in the dictionary. Try to guess the meaning first.

a)

check up

b)

look for

c)

look up

d)

look after

5.

While on holiday in the UK, Michael could ______ a bit of British English.

a)

take up

b)

pick up

c)

get up

d)

get over

6.

Find a word that means


(a)   : able to speak two languages equally well because you learned them as a child.

7.

Find a word that means


(a)   : able to speak, read or write a language easily, quickly and well.

8.

Find a word that means


(a)   – not as good at a language as you used to be because you have not used it for a long time.

9.

Find a phrase that means


(a)   : – learn a language by practicing it, rather than by learning it in a class.

10.

Find a word that means


(a)   – to a degree that is fairly good, but not very good.

11.

Find a phrase that mean:


(a)   – know just enough of a language for simple communication.

12.

Noun of 'happy'

(a)  

13.

Noun of 'punctual'

(a)  

14.

Computers offer a much greater degree of ____________ in the way work can be organized.

a)

flexible

b)

flexibility

c)

flexibly

d)

inflexible

15.

She spoke English with a(n) ____________ that I couldn’t understand.

a)

accent

b)

stress

c)

intonation

d)

tone

16.

Louis is virtually bilingual ____________ Dutch and German.

a)

on

b)

in

c)

for

d)

with

17.

Teachers provide a model for children to ____________.

a)

allow

b)

behave

c)

change

d)

imitate

18.

Sound symbolism means that we often ____________ the meaning of a word from its sound.

a)

guess

b)

judge

c)

imagine

d)

expect

19.

I can have a conversation in Italian, but I’m a ____________ rusty.

a)

bit

b)

lot

c)

very

d)

too

20.

He spoke a ____________ of French that we found hard to understand.

a)

slang

b)

jargon

c)

dialect

d)

language

21.

She spoke English with a(n) __________ that I couldn't understand.

a)

accent

b)

stress

c)

intonation

d)

tone

22.

Teachers provide a model for children to __________.

a)

allow

b)

behave

c)

change

d)

imitate

23.

computers offer a much greater degree of _________ in the way work can be organised.

a)

flexible

b)

flexibility

c)

flexibly

d)

inflexible

24.

Peter can just about get __________ in German.

a)

up

b)

down

c)

out

d)

by

25.

Louis is virtually bilingual __________ Dutch and German

a)

on

b)

in

c)

for

d)

with

26.

She __________ up some Spanish when she was living in Mexico.

a)

took

b)

looked

c)

picked

d)

learnt

27.

Is English a(n) __________ language in your country?

a)

mother

b)

official

c)

living

d)

old

28.

He spoke a __________ of French that we found hard to understand.

a)

slang

b)

jargon

c)

dialect

d)

language

29.

I can have a conversation in Italian, but I'm a __________ rusty.

a)

bit

b)

lot

c)

very

d)

too

30.

Sound symbolism means that we often __________ the meaning of a word from its sound.

a)

guess

b)

judge

c)

imagine

d)

expect

31.

a word that has been developed or produced from another word

a)

mistake

b)

intonation

c)

derivative

d)

compound

32.

a noun, an adjective, or a verb made of two or more words or parts of words.

a)

intonation

b)

derivative

c)

compound

d)

dialect

33.

The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

a)

intonation

b)

accent

c)

stress

d)

dialect

34.

A way of pronouncing words that indicates the place of origin or social background of the speaker.

a)

intonation

b)

accent

c)

stress

d)

dialect

35.

existing in or involving many countries

a)

international

b)

national

c)

multinational

d)

domestic

36.

an informal talk involving a small group of people or only two

a)

speech

b)

comunicate

c)

tell

d)

conversation

37.

to find the right answer to a question without knowing all the facts

a)

imitate

b)

guess

c)

search

d)

correct

38.

A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation

a)

intonation

b)

official language

c)

accent

d)

dialect

39.

(adj) able to write or speak easily and smoothly

a)

fluency

b)

fluently

c)

fluent

40.

The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents

a)

mother tounge

b)

second language

c)

official language

d)

first language