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I'll feel

I'll like

I'll feel like

I feel

14. I drink coffee everyday: I think I'm addicted to it. I should cut down on eating ready-prepared food, but I hardly have the time to prepare it. My husband and

I both work until late hours, so it's convenient for us. We put it in the microwave and voilà: dinner is served in no time at all. What does 'cut down on' mean?

To get rid of something.

To use it in pieces.

To use less of something.

To get it cut into slices.

15. She doesn’t drive to work. There’s too much traffic.

She would have driven to work if there had been less traffic.

She would drive to work if there were less traffic.

She would have driven to work if there were less traffic.

She would driving to work if there was being less traffic.

16. In Russia, a woman leaned on a wall display at an art show to take a selfie. She accidentally knocked the display over on top of two paintings by two

important Spanish artists – Salvador Dali and Francisco Goya. The paintings were valuable and the falling wall damaged them. What happened to the two

important paintings?

The woman fell on the paintings.

The wall fell on the paintings.

The woman touched the paintings and they fell.

The woman and wall fell on the paintings.

17. _____ you study, you won't pass final term.

If not

Unless

Unless you don't

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01. Many sports are team sports. Which do you prefer: individual or team sports? Why?

02. Are there any sports you prefer to watch rather than play? Why?

03. Do you think that schools should increase the time devoted to sports? Why? / Why not?

04. Some traditional sports involve animals, such as horseracing or rodeos, where animals get hurt or severely injured. Should these sports be banned? Why? /

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01. I love going to the theatre!

Me no!

I no!

So I do!

So do I!

02. A woman worked for years as a waitress at a gallery café in London. She saw many works of art, but now her own paintings are on display. She came to the

attention of one of the world’s most famous art dealers. He liked her work so much that he already bought six pieces. He asked her to work on some larger

paintings. The former waitress could not be happier. What is the meaning of ‘on display’?

Something which is put on play.

Something which is placed somewhere else.

Something which is put away.

Something which is exhibited.

03. If only I ____ one more bed, I would let you sleep at my place!

made

did

had

have

04. If they _____ fewer special effects, I would have liked this film more.

had used

have used

have been used

used

05. I can’t afford the price of the ticket. It’s too ____.

cheap

fun

economic

expensive

06. If I ___ less money on those beautiful red shoes and white boots I bought last week, I could have saved more.

had spent

had spend

would spend

spend

07. That movie was so ____ that I couldn’t stop laughing.

interesting

boring

funny

08. The theatre was full of people, there were only two ____ left.

ticket

seats

seat

remote

09. If you _____ me to choose between TV and theatre, I _____ go for the theatre.

asked / would

had asked / will

asked / will

ask / would

10. The musical _____ unforgettable if the main singer _____ a more powerful voice.

would have been/had had

would have been/will have

would be/had had

would have been/has had

11. They _____ raise a lot of money if they _____ up more charities.

would/will set

could/would set

could/set

will/had set

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01. TV cooking shows have become fashionable in many countries. Do you watch them? Why/Why not.

02. What is your favourite type di entertainment? Why?

03. Why is it important to have museums?

04. Would you like to participate in any reality shows? Why / Why not?

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01. What are the three areas of speed reading?

Searching - Critical Reading - Skimming

Surveying – Extensive Reading - Skimming

Scanning/searching - Surveying - Skimming

Skimming - Fast pacing - Scanning

02. Choose the correct speed reading tecnique:

Fold a page in three different sections and translate the words you don’t know.

Fold a page in three different sections and read only what’s on the right

Fold a page in three different sections and read only what’s on the left

Fold a page in three different sections and read only what’s in the middle.

03. Academic skills are important for:

International students

English students

All answers are correct

Students from China and Korea.

04. What is important to have in mind before approaching Speed Reading?

Abstract

Length of the Paper/Book

Name of the author

Purpose

05. What are the main areas of speed reading?

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01. What does surveying mean?

Analysing diagrams and charts

Reading out-loud

Looking at the big picture

Reading in detail

02. Which different parts of a publication should you read when surveying?

Title and Chapters

Abstract and Conclusion

Introduction and date of publication

Section headings and author

03. Where does the word surveying come from?

Engineering

Architecture

Sociology

Archaelogy

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01. Which areas of the text is involved when skimming?

Introduction

Paragraphs

Author’s details

Date of publication

02. Where can we find the topic sentence?

In the index of the book

At the end of each paragraph

At the start of each paragraph

In the footnotes

03. What are the "controlling ideas"?

Specific information in the paragraph

The main idea of the section

An extension of the topic sentence

The main ideas of the paragraph

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01. How is searching different from scanning?

Searching is for concepts and ideas

They are exactly the same

Searching is like surveying

Searching is for specific words

02. How is scanning different from skimming?

Scanning is very similar to skimming

Scanning is about reading only the title

Scanning is performed before skimming

Scanning is the opposite of skimming

03. What is the right sequence to apply when speed-reading?

Skimming – scanning – surveying – searching

Surveying – skimming – scanning – searching

Scanning - surveying – skimming – searching

Searching – skimming – surveying - scanning

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01. Which note-taking style is better suited to show classification?

Spidergram

Table

Flowchart

Tree diagram

02. Which style is mostly used to show a process?

Tree Diagram

Spidergram

Table

Flowchart

03. Examples, Addition, Contrasting, Listing. What kind of cues are these?

Transition cues

Structure cues

Organising cues

Topic cues

04. What are the main note-taking styles ?

05. Name the four basic type of cues

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01. What are the main areas to consider when approaching a text critically?

Author and source, Date of publication, Evidence

Assumptions and bias, Title, Evidence

Evidence, Section headings, References

Author and source, Evidence, Assumptions and bias

02. Why it is important to have a critical approach in reading?

All answers are correct

To make sure the author is not driven by personal interest

To make sure that the author’s opinion is supported by evidence

To evaluate the quality of the author’s methodology

03. What is a counter-argument?

The opposite of debating

A convoluted topic

The author’s presentation of a different point-of-view to sustain his/her argument

The author’s counter opinion

04. Explain what tentative language is, why it's used and provide a few examples

05. Explain the meaning of counter-argument.

06. Change the following sentences using tentative language: 1- Too much time on electronic devices is harmful. 2 - There is no doubt that women are paid less

than men 3 - Children raised in foster families are more independent.

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What is GSL ?

1. General Student List

General Spoken Language

General Spoken List

General Service List

What is a collocation?

2. A specific and recurrent combination of words

A family of words

A sequence noun+verb

A sequence verb+adjective

What are formulaic phrases?

3. Collocations, Discourse maker,