Australia
South Africa
Business Letters & Grammar
Working world
General Knowledge
100

Name 3 different typical animals of Australia. 

kangaroo, koala, dingo, emu, ...

100

What´s the name of the most famous South African and what was his/her job?

Nelson Mandela

president of SA

100

What is an "Enquiry"?

business letter to get more information about a product, the terms of delivery and payment, ...

100

Name 10 jobs in English that start with 10 different letters. 

author, baker, chef, doctor, engineer, gardener, lawyer,  reporter, sales assisstant, teacher, ...

100

Which countries are part of the UK?

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

200

Name the capital and one more city of Australia. 

capital: Canberra

cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Cairns, Darwin, ...

200

What can you say about the seasons in South Africa?

summer (Oct-Apr) and winter are the other way round

summer: rainy season

winter: dry

200

Gerund or Infinitive?

manage + ?

promise + ?

mind + ?

manage to 

promise to

mind -ing

200

Explain the difference between an intern and an apprentice. 

intern: tests possible jobs

apprentice: already part of a company being trained

200
It's celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

Answer the following questions: what? where? why? how?

Thanksgiving

USA+Canada

to celebrate the harvest and other blessings

feast with family: turkey, ...

300

What is the "Outback"?

the inland area remote from larger cities

desert like, wilderness, almost not populated, ...

300

Name some problems of South African townships that often still exist nowadays. 

poor infrastructure, poor living conditions, far away from city centres, minimal government support, unemployment, crime rate, ...

300

What´s the structure of an enquiry/business letter?

addresses+date

greeting+subject

introduction: reason for writing

main part: list of information you want to know

ending/closing+greeting

300

Name 3 different departments of a company and explain what they do. 

HR (staff), Purchasing (buying), Legal (law), Management (organisation), ...

300

Which country is also called the "Emerald Island"? Explain. 

Ireland

green landscape

400

Name 3 different sights of Australia (correct name!). 

Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Great Ocean Road + Twelve Apostles, Uluru (Ayers Rock), Great Barrier Reef, ...

400

Explain the term "Apartheid". 

system of institutionalised racial segregation

black vs white population

(1948-1990s)

400

Make 3 different If-clauses (all 3 types) with the following verbs: 

to learn / to pass the final exam

I: If you learn, you'll pass the ...

II: If you learned, you would pass the ...

III: If you had learned, you would have passed the ...

400

Explain the terms "British Empire" and "Commonwealth". 

UK+overseas territories (colonies) established in the late 16th century

Union of some former British colonies

500

What is the so-called "Stolen Generation"?

children of Aborigines were removed from their families by the Australian (white) government

(mid 1800s - 1970s)

500

Change the following statements into passive sentences: 

The band gave a concert. 

The kids are eating fries. 

Shakespeare had written many plays. 

A concert was given by the band. 

Fries were being eaten by the kids. 

Many plays had been written by S.

500

What does the term "globalization" mean?

worldwide movement and exchanges of people, goods, service, capital, technologies, cultural ideas

500

Name the native people of Australia, New Zealand and the USA. 

Aborigines

Maori

Indians