UoE
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Unit 9 content
General knowledge
CAE
100

If your're using future in the past, what rules should you mind first, te rules of future or of past?

FUTURE

100

Define "BRAINWASH"

To persuade sb to abandon an idea or thought which mostly involve propaganda or salesmanship 

100

What is the first text of the unit about?

Babies 

How they learn

Nature of babies

Or so

100

The capital of Australia

CANBERRA

100

How many papers does the exam have?

4

200

True or false: The structure BE + TO INF is rather formal

TRUE

200

Name of the game which involves covering and uncovering one's face to amuse a baby.

PEEKABOO

200

On p. 93 what is the boy on the picture not described in the recording doing?

PLAYING CARDS

200

What river crosses London?

THE THAMES

200
What is the difference between Multiple choice exercise 1 and Multiple choice exercise 3 in the Listening paper?

Its lenght. The firstone has 3 short conversations or monologues whereas the latter is a 3-min interview or monologue.

300

We _____ _____ camping but in the end we decided to go sightseeing to Puebla.

WERE GOING

300

The effect in a country result of a lack of funding to science that mke briliant minds migrate to another country.

BRAIN DRAIN

300
How many speech bubbles about forgetfulness are ther on p. 96?

4

300

Wha song did THE WEEKND perform at Hudson Yards, NY, this year?

BLINDING LIGHTS

300

Which UoE part is worth 2 points each question?

PART 4 -KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION

400

The ferry was ___ ___ leave but thanks to a malfunction it departed 30 minutes late.

DUE TO

400

Someone who eats by himself in a restaurant is a ____ ____.

LONE DINER

400

How many LANGUAGE TIPS boxes are ther in the unit?

3

400
What's the name of a pirate flag?

JOLLY ROGER

400

Name of the exercise where you must write ONE word in a text with 8 "blank" spaces.

OPEN CLOZE

500

She ____ ____ ____ married in June with Steve but he got cold feet and cancelled the commitment.

WOULD HAVE GOT

500

If you "get on like a _____ ____ _____" you quickly become friends with somebody you have recently met.

HOUSE ON FIRE

500

What book did Barbara Arrowsmith-Young publish?

THE WOMAN WHO CHANGED HER BRAIN

500
What is the Statue of Liberty holding on her left hand?

A tablet with the date of American independence

500
In the 2nd part of the Speaking exam, after a candidate talks about two pictures, the other candidate...

ANSWERS A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION RELATED TO THE TOPIC /PICTURES / OTHER CANDIDATES ANSWER

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