Conditionals
True or false.
Unreal conditionals - despite the verb tense - can use when in their formulation.
False
Who is considered to be the father of the Theory of Evolution and author of the book "On the Origin of Species"?
Charles Darwin
Mention three families that belong to the Roman / Latin family:
Mention at least one fundamental characteristic of a slang:
* Informal
* Primarily used in speech
* Restricted to a particular social group
* Popularity
* Metaphors that comfort reality
What happened on September 11, 2001?
Attacks by terrorist group Al-Qaeda.
Create a sentence using future real conditional.
1. If/when + simple present + , + simple future.
2. Simple future + if / when + simple present.
Generation characterized by an important spike in birth rates.
Baby Boomers
Its functions include:
* Communication
* Expression of identity
* Emotion release
Language
Mention three internet abbreviations and their meaning:
* BTW (By the way)
* LOL (Laughing out loud)
* FYI (For your information)
* BRB (Be right back)
* OMG (Oh my God!)
Which football team has the latest World Cup victory?
France
Choose the correct sentence (Past Unreal Conditional):
1. If I owned a car, I would drive to work.
2. If I would have gotten a car, I would be driving to work.
3. If I had owned, I would have driven to work.
3. If I had owned, I would have driven to work.
Form.
* If +past perfect + , + would have + past participle.
* Would have + past participle + if + past perfect.
Can be defined as the change or gradual development of species over successive generations; mainly, at a biological level. (Synonym = Descent with modification)
Evolution
Which is the oldest language group known by humankind?
Indo-european
True or false.
Can slangs be officially approved by a language academy; hence, being included in dictionaries?
True.
What is the name of the coffee shop in the sitcom Friends?
Choose the correct option for the following sentence:
If Louis hadn't stopped to pick up the dime, he (to cross) ____ the street when the car ran the red light.
a. were crossing
b. would have been crossing
c. had crossed
b. would have been crossing
Mention three causes of social evolution:
* Contact with other societies
* Changes in the ecosystem
* Technological change
* Demographics
* Social movements
English was born by the influence of which of the following tribes:
* Anglos
* Saxons
* Jutes
What does "To ghost someone" mean?
To cut off communication with someone. / To grow apart from someone because your no longer interested in them.
Which are the two movements of the Earth and state their main function:
Rotation (24 hrs: day and night) / Translation (365 days: seasons)
Please invert the following sentence, using inverted conditionals:
If he apologizes tomorrow, I won't accept it.
Hint: Second conditional.
Were he to apologize tomorrow, I won't accept it.
Process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change.
Natural Selection
What was Dr. Samuel Johnson's (lexicographer) contribution to English language?
The creation of the first dictionary in 1755.
Social gathering with the purpose of casually relaxing or kicking back:
Kiki
Which organ in the human body consumes the most energy?
The brain