Linguistics
What branch of linguistics studies sentence structure?
Syntax
Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?
Jane Austen
Choose the same word for all three sentences:
1. As people ____, they often gain wisdom and perspective.
2. With ____, you’ll realize the importance of patience and experience.
3. The museum displayed artifacts from the Bronze ____.
age
Which continent has the most countries?
Africa
What do we call a word that has multiple related meanings?
Polysemy
What do we call the time and place in which a story happens?
Setting
Listening
The host families will...
A) earn a big money.
B) receive discounted accomodation costs.
C) receive stable pay.
C) receive stable pay.
Listen to the recording. Which film's sountrack is this?
Poirot
Which stylistic device is used in this sentence? "I love reading plays by The Bard because his stories are still so relevant today.''
Antonomasia
Who is the character that opposes the main character?
Antagonist
READING.
Read the given text and fill in the gap with ONE WORD.
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electricity
I was born in Poland in 1867 and loved learning about science. I studied in Paris and became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. I discovered two new elements and studied a mysterious type of energy that could be both helpful and dangerous. My research changed medicine and physics forever.
Who am I?
Marie Curie
What is the linguistic phenomenon called when a sound in a word changes due to the influence of a neighboring sound?
Assimilation
I was born in San Francisco in 1876 and loved adventure from a very young age. I ran away from home and worked as a sailor, a gold prospector, and a journalist before becoming a writer. Many of my stories are about survival and the struggle against harsh nature. One of my most famous characters is a strong, brave dog who learns to survive in the frozen wilderness. Another story tells of a wild wolf-dog hybrid who faces both humans and the wild.
Who am I?
Jack London
READING.
Read the given text and identify whether the claim is TRUE, FALSE or NOT GIVEN.
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TRUE
Which teacher of Foreign Languages Faculty of KarSU defended his/her PhD dissertation on the topic "«Love/Muxabbat» konceptiniń lingvomádeniy ózgeshelikleri (inglis hám qaraqalpaq tilleri mısalında)» in 2024?
Sadullaeva Alfiya Nizamaddinovna
What is the study of how language is used in context called?
Pragmatics
What is the use of hints or clues to suggest events that will happen later in a story?
Foreshadowing
LISTENING
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer for questions 1 and 2.
Note: Only when correct asnwers are found for both questions, will a score be awarded.
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1. A
2. B
In which year was KarSU named after Berdakh?
1992