Phonetics
«The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog».
What's unusual about this sentence?
It contains all the letters of the English alphabet.
Bet your bottom dollar
дать голову на отсечение, быть на 100 % уверенным в чем-либо
A descriptive word or phrase used to characterize a person, place, or thing is called..................
an epithet
According to the world rating this drink is the most popular in the UK, China, Netherlands, Japan and finally Russia. What drink is this?
Tea
According to Shakespeare's original script, how old was Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'?
13
A speech sound made with your mouth open and your tongue in the middle of your mouth, not touching your teeth or lips is called ............
a vowel
All that jazz
И все тому подобное
What stylistic device is used in the following example:
'the boys took their places & their books'?
zeugma
The British say: this kind of sport is an exchange of opinions through gestures.
What kind of sport is it?
Boxing
Who was the prototype of a boy, the best friend of Winnie-the-Pooh and what was his name?
Christopher Robin Milne, the son of A.Milne, the author
The air rushes out, producing a sound similar to the sound "h". This effect is called......................
aspiration
Two peas in a pod
Как две капли воды
What stylistic device is used in the following words: “brrr”, “meow”, “cuckoo’?
Onomatopoeia
This murderer took the lives of 2,850 Londoners in December, 1952 and has not yet been punished, although known to everyone. Name it.
London smog
This famous British novel, published in the 19th century, is translated into Portuguese as "The Closed Door," into Turkish - as "Happiness Comes Many Years after," and into Japanese - as "The Perfect Lady." What is the title of this British novel?
Jane Eyre
What is a special group of consonants that require a voice in addition to noise?
semi vowels
A fair-weather friend
ненадежный друг
A repetition of a word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines is called...............
anaphora
For what holiday in Scotland it is traditional to bring a piece of coal to a family celebration?
Hogmanay (New Year)
What is the best-selling book of all time?
Don Quixote, 500 mln.sold copies
A phonological process that occurs when a phoneme adopts some features of its neighbouring sounds is called ..........
regressive/progressive assimilation
In the nick of time
в последний момент
"Hope is a candle in the dark". What stylistic device have you noticed?
metaphor
In memory of the events that led to the War of the Red and White Roses, English gardeners selected a new type of rosebush . What is the peculiarity of this rosebush that distinguishes it from other roses?
A Lancaster-York rosebush is a unique selected rosebush blossoming both red and white roses simultaneously.
Who is the author of "Paradise Lost" novel?
John Milton