Unit 1
How do we call a pioneer, who had achieved a major breakthrough in some field?
Trailblazer
What does "SOLE" stand for?
Self-Organized Learning Environment
What's the meaning of the phrase "To come clean"
To tell the truth about something that you have been keeping secret/To be honest about something
Gymnastics
(For the last year students) Who is the person who knows "Queen - Don't stop me now" by heart?
I am :D
Vocabulary: What is continious assessment?
A. Learning, based on the skills needed to do a particular job;
B: Judging ability by a person's coursework rather than by an exam.
Correct answer: B
Vocabulary: Choose the correct meaning:
"We can just play it by ear and see what happens"
A) They are going to decide later
B) They will make a plan
Correct answer: A
Decide if the statements express necessity or obligation:
1) "You shouldn't have taken that job. It was a poor decision" - A) Obligation; B)Lack of obligation
2) "We have to get this report done before the end of the business day." - A) Necessity; B)Lack of necessity
Correct answers:
1) B
2) A
Vocabulary: Match words and phrases with similar meanings:
1) Influence behind the scenes A) Pull strings
2) Be swayed by B) Role model
3) Someone to look up to C) Give way to
Correct answers:
1 - A
2 - C
3 - B
Vocabulary: Complete the following quote using money idiom:
Many students are ......ed for cash
Many students are strapped for cash
"Doing research is a c...... e...... in earning your degree"
Correct answer: Crucial element
Match the halves of the sentences:
1) The missing files are A) Get these reports bound to done today
2) It’s essential that we B) Show up
3) It may well C) Rain today, and I dont have an umbrella
Correct answers:
1) B
2) A
3) C
Vocabulary: Put the letters in the correct order
"Those types of ads never appear in my social media accounts. It was once explained to me that .......... (rgshtmlaio) can control the information that reaches us."
Correct answer: Algorithms
What is the name of "Russian Mexican" guy in our group?
Maxim
Complete the following quote using the perfect aspect (Hint: It is used to emphasise that an action is completed before another time):
By 2040, electric cars .... .... (replace) petrol models
By 2040, electric cars will have replaced petrol models
Match the words and phrases with the correct meaning:
1) Unless A) If uncertain
2) Otherwise B) Except if
3) If in doubt C) If not
Correct answer:
1 - B
2 - C
3 - A
Complete the sentences with the correct passive forms of the words:
1) CV’s and cover letters (can be/send) via email.
2) Job seekers (are/tell) that we’re not hiring.
Correct answers:
1. Can be sent
2. Have been told
Choose the participle clause in the following sentences:
1: My job is to repair cars damaged in accidents
2: Having read the good news, he grabbed the letter and threw it away
3: Dripping constantly, the noise from the tap kept me away
Correct answers:
1: Damaged in accidents
2: Having read
3: Dripping constantly
What are the names of the most active people in our group?
Complete the following quote using continious and perfect aspects together (Hint: Both aspects can occur, showing the linking of two times and the duration or temporariness of an activity):
By next June I'.. have .... (work) here for a year.
By next June I'll have been working here for a year.
Combine the phrases. Use one of the relative pronouns in brackets.
1. Students like the teacher/the teacher gives themthe least homework. (who, why, how)
2. We’ll provide/the materials you need. (whenever,whoever,whichever)
Correct answers:
1. Whoever
2. Whichever
Use the verb in brackets to rewrite the sentence using causative passives. (Hint: Have + Object + Past participle):
My new trousers need to be hemmed. (get)
Correct sentence:
I have to get my new trousers hemmed
It and There: Match the halves of the sentences:
1) It's you A) To interfere in your children's life
2) It's a mistake B) My brother who won. I didn't enter the competition
3) It was C) I should thank for the gift
Correct answers:
1 - C
2 - A
3 - B