Civilisation
When was the Magna Carta created?
1215
How Many tenses are there in English?
Two: Present and Past
Who was that author, and what genre of play is Othello?
William Shakespeare
Tragedy
What is the meaning of /ˈəʊʃən/?
Ocean
What is the meaning for "deception" ?
Tromperie
ATTENTION: Ne pas confondre avec "déception" qui se traduirait par "disappointment"
Why was Mary I nicknamed "Bloody Mary"?
She had ordered the execution of several hundred Protestants
What are the three "auxiliaires grammaticaux" in English ?
HAVE
BE
DO
What is the Climax event of Shakespeare's Othello ?
Which consonants are "plosives"?
/p/ /b/ /k/ /g/ /t/ /d/
What tool (procédé) is used in this sentence:
"Being in the red"
"Être dans le rouge"
Calque
How would you describe the "Golden Age"?
Elisabethan era (1558-1603)
Rise of England as an International power
Spread of Protestantism Cultural "renaissance"
Prosperity and stability
Which N.I.C.E. property is used in this sentence?
"You haven't forgotten your keys at school, have you?"
CODE (question tag)
Possiblement Négation? A méditer
What are the names of the main characters in Othello ?
Othello (main character)
Iago (antagonist)
Desdemona (Othello's wife)
How many consonants and voyels are there in the International Phonetic Alphabet?
20 voyels in total
12 monophtongues, 8 diphtongues
What is an adaptation?
Réalité socio-culturelle qui existe dans une langue mais pas dans l’autre. Ce procédé cherche un équivalent dans la langue d'arrivée pour compenser.
What were the three main "revolutions" in Britain after 1700?
The Scientific Revolution (late 17th century)
The Agricultural Revolution (18th century)
The Industrial Revolution (mid-late 18th century)
Analyse the verbal structure of this sentence:
"I have been living in New York for three months now"
Temps: Present, Aspect: HAVE+EN et BE+ING
Valeur du temps: Enonciation
BONUS: Valeur du double aspect: antériorité (HAVE+EN), situationnel (BE+ING)
Who said this?:
"In following him I follow but myself;
Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty,
But seeming so for my peculiar end."
Iago (Act I, sc.i)
What is the accentuation of the word "constitution"
2010
What is the french equivalent for:
"once in a blue moon"
Une fois tous les 36 du mois
When was the Act of Union that united Britain with Scotland?
1707
Find the right tense for this sentence:
"Yesterday I ____ (find) that dog on the street"
Yesterday I found that dog on the street
What figure of speech is this:
"You are Ø my heart, you are Ø my soul"
Metaphor. There is no word of comparison (like, such as, etc.)
What are the three main criteriae of the "Schéma Vocalique"? (you can answer in French)
Degré d'ouverture de la bouche
Hauteur de la langue
Labialisation des lèvres
Use a chassé-croisé in this sentence:
"He ran across the room"
He ran (verbe) across (préposition) the room
Il traversa (verbe) la chambre en courant (gérondif)