Grammar
Miscellaneous
Vocabulary
Content - MOD 2
Content - MOD 3
100
Put in reported speech.
Ana: "I haven't been to London before."
She told me that she hadn't been to London before.
100
Silence is what type of nonverbal communication?
Paralanguage
100
What is the definition?
Differentiate
to mark as different; to distinguish
100
What is a subculture?
A subculture is a culture or a set of people with distinct behavior and beliefs within a larger culture. They have differences in clothing, music, speech or other features.
100
Sobs are a type of:
a. proxmics
b. kinesics
c. paralanguage
Sobs are a type of:
a.
b.
c. paralanguage
200
Adjective or adverb?
You appear so _________ happy/happily that something great must have happened.
You appear so happy that something great must have happened.
200
Which word completes the sentence?
unpredictable / farfetched /obscene
Her idea is so ___________! There is no way that by 2020 cars will be flying!
farfetched
Her idea is so farfetched! There is no way that by 2020 cars will be flying!
200
Complete the sentence with one of the words:
bias / fist / inhabitants
As a judge, Mary cannot let her personal _____________ lead her to make an unfair ruling.
bias
As a judge, Mary cannot let her personal bias lead her to make an unfair ruling.
200
What is NOT a characteristic of a subculture?
a. based upon ethnicity, religion, social class, sexuality, etc.
b. think they’re superior to the dominant culture
c. oftentimes discriminated against by the majority culture
What is NOT a characteristic of a subculture?
a.
b. think they’re superior to the dominant culture
c.
200
What is the definition of proxemics?
The study of the use of personal space.
300
1. Which sentence is NOT correct?
A. We would go swimming every Friday. 
B. My grandmother would have long, fair hair.
C. We would go to the zoo every summer.
1. Which sentence is NOT correct?
A.
B. My grandmother would have long, fair hair.
C.
300
Which religion does not actually believe in a god?
Buddhism
300
Complete the sentence with one of the words:
declined / triggered / refrained (from)
I _____________ the invitation to the wedding because she really isn't my good friend.
declined
I declined the invitation to the wedding because she really isn't my good friend.
300
Which 3 religions believe in reincarnation?
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism
300
Show a gesture that can cause miscommunication (e.g., it is used differently in 2 cultures)
???
400
Adjective or Adverb?
I didn't realize that I would have to look so ____________ hard/hardly to find a present for mom.
I didn't realize that I would have to look so hard to find a present for mom.
400
Define:
counterculture
a subculture that goes against the dominant culture
400
Define:
tactful
sensitive; diplomatic; behaving in a way that is NOT offensive
400
Why is the national celebration of the D.R. held on the day they separated from Haiti rather than their succession from a European power?
-they do not want to be associated with Haiti
-they do not acknowledge their African roots
Etc.
400
Cultures can see time in one of three ways.
What are they?
Multi-active time
Linear time
Cyclic time
500
Reported speech:
“I found an old Roman coin in the garden yesterday and I am going to take it to the museum this afternoon”, he said.
He said that he had found an old Roman coin in the garden the day before and he was going to take it to the museum that afternoon.
500
Reported speech.
Kathleen: "He was driving when he crashed into a cow."
Kathleen (she) told me that he had been driving when he had crashed into a cow.
500
Use the word in a correct sentence:
-target
Was it right?
500
According to the French government, why did France ban burkinis on the beaches?
-burkinis are not clean (hygienic)
-to have no public displays of religion
-to avoid problems with public order
-it is sexist to make women cover their bodies
500
List 3 functions of nonverbal communication.
1.
2.
3.
- replace spoken messages
-communicate uncomfortable messages
-give impressions
-make relationships clear
-reinforce or modify verbal messages
-regulate interactions