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Art
Adjectives
Reporting Verbs
Word formation & colloc.
Health
100
Yesterday I went to Retiro Park with my dad and a street artist drew a black ad white (1) ... of him with (2) ...
(1) portrait (2) charcoal
100
It's (1) and cruel to throw animals on the street. People should be more (2) of the animals' feelings.
(1) thoughtless, irresponsible (2) considerate
100
Which reporting verb could be used in this situation: "I have great news." (Other than say or tell) >> He ... that he had great news.
announce
100
Complete these sentences. Use the same suffix. Something that you cannot use is... Someone who has nowhere to live is ...
Useless / homeless
100
Doctor, I've got a runny nose, a temperature, cough, a sore throat and a headache. What is the diagnose? What would be the treatment?
You've got the flu. You should take this pills and rest.
200
We went to an art gallery with the school to see an (1) ... with Picasso's (2) ... . Some of them were difficult to undestrand because they were (3) ...
(1) exhibition (2) works, paintings, masterpieces (3) abstract
200
Explain the difference between "mistreated" and "neglected". Give examples.
"mistreates" > treated incorrecty "neglected" > not being taken care of properly
200
Which reporting verb could be used to express your dissatisfaction about something. Give an example in a sentence.
complain
200
Give examples of adjectives formed with the suffixes -AL, -Y, -ED and -FUL. (at least one for each).
-AL: classical, magical, ... -Y: curly, sunny, snowy, ... -ED: shocked, cooked, ... -FUL: beautiful, colourful, powerful, ...
200
I was playing football and I have (1) ... my ankle. It's not broken so I don't need to go to the ER but I can't wear my trainer because it's (2) ... and I am in pain.
(1) sprained, twisted (2) swollen
300
Explain the difference between figurative art and abstract art. You can give examples.
Figurative (representational) / abstract (non representational)
300
What is the difference between "uninformed", "irresponsible" and "thoughtless". Give examples.
"uninformed" > acting without appropriate information. "irresponsible" > not taking responsability for something. "thoughtless" > opposite of thoughtfull, not taking sth. into consideration.
300
Mark and I argue all the time. He never ... with me on anything.
agrees
300
Mary insisted (1) seeing the doctor. She usually feels sick when the spring comes because she suffers (2) an allergy to pollen. She had to wait for a long time and complained (3) it to the receptionist. Finally, the doctor gave her a treatment which consists (4) antihistamines and a syrup for her throat.
(1) on (2) from (3) about (4) of
300
Complete the sentence. After eating that meal, I've had an (1)...,, I got a (2) ... on my arm and my skin was (3) ... so I couldn't stop scratching.
(1) alergic reaction (2) rash (3) itchy
400
Give the name of two different painting techniques, two materials used to sculpt and two adjectives to describe a piece of art.
- techniques: charcoal, watercolours, oil, sketch... - materials: clay, plastic, metal,... - adjectives: shocking, creative, dark, dull, bright, light, ....
400
What can be ....? Give examples: a) "shocking" b) "unwanted" c) "exotic"
a) (surprising)... an action, a reaction, b) an animal, a present, a baby c) a drink, a meal, an animal, ....
400
After the snow storm, the policeman ... us about the danger on the road.
warned
400
Give examples of words formed with the suffixes IN-, IM-, UN-, and -DIS. (at least one for each).
IN-: invisible, insufficient ... IM-: impossible, impartial ... UN-: unattractive, undo ... DIS-: disconnect, disagree ...
400
(1) Where do you go when you break a leg? (2) And if you have a sore throat? (3) Where will you buy the medication? (4) What will the doctor give you to get the pills?
(1) to the Emergency Room (2) to a walk-in clinic, to the doctor's office (3) pharmacy / chemist's (4) a prescription
500
Describe Picasso's masterpiece: Guernica. (description, style, what it wants to express...)
(war, fear, cubism, ...)
500
Put these adjectives in order in the sentence (brown, old, big, rocking, wonderful, leather). - I love resting in my ... chair.
I love resting in my wonderful, big, old, brown, leather rocking chair.
500
Which reporting verb can be used to say "help people understand something". Give an example.
explain
500
What is a word family? Give a small word family for the words "image" and "inform"
Group of words with a common root (different parts of speech). image > imagine, imagination, imaginative, ... inform > information, informative, misinform, informed...
500
You are a doctor. Give advice to 3 patients with exercise, water and nickel allergys. Use at least 3 different expressions.
You should ... You ought to ... If I were you, I would ... Try -ing / You could try -ing You mustn't / must ...