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The following sentence contains a mistake. Choose the option that has the same sentence written correctly. Remember to check punctuation. If I do not like something I bought online, then I return it. If I do not like something I bought online then I return it. If I do not like something I bought online then I returned it.

Which statement best represents the idea of a ¨Culture¨?. Which statement best represents the idea of a ¨Culture¨?. The art and music produced by a group of people. The growth or cultivation of the minds of humans, in this moment and over time.

Local dialects or accents are often useful in literature because: It allows the reader to understand sarcasm and humor. It allows the reader to know something about the person without having to state it. It is more romantic to hear someone speak with an accent.

What is the difference between Canon and Classic?. Canon is an old written story, Classic is written in old Englis. Canon is a great work that is worthy to be read by everyone, Classic is popular across cultural groups. Canon is a work by a famous author, Classic is on old book.

Syntactically, ____ is a large construction expressing full meaning and forming a grammatical unit. It has two main constituents: an NP that occupies the subject position, and a VP that functions as the predicate: An statement. A sentence. A clause.

Which of the following is true about universal grammar?. It is considered as innatist linguistic knowledge and argues that some grammar rules are hard-wired into the brain. It is an approach that emphasizes how the human mind receives, process, stores and retrieves information in learning and retrieving information. It is an explanation of knowledge and learning that is based on the assumption that all learning is first social then individual.

Lesson plans have to be..... Instructions to be slavishly followed. there invented wheel. proposal for actions.

English as an educational subject is made up of these fields....... language, research and culture. language, literature and culture. media, research and drama.

Standar and non-standar varieties of a language deal with. text and discouse analysis. Literary and non-literary forms of language. different dialects of the same languge.

Create coherence by arranging the following statements of a paragraph. a. In these rural areas 70 percent of the available agricultural land suffers from dryness and lack of irrigation. b. As a result, the crops are usually marginal with hardly enough production to feed the farmer's family. c. The first fact to consider is that over 60 percent of the population live in rural communities. d. In my country, one of the most urgent problems facing the government today relates to agriculture. e. And without irrigation, agricultural production is wholly dependent on the uncertain rainfall. f. To understand the nature of this problem one has to look at some of the facts. d, e, b, f, b, a. a, c, e, f, d, b. d, f, c, a, e, b.

Read the following description, then match it to the corresponding hypothesis. It is a metaphorical barrier that prevents language acquisition. The Affective Filter hypothesis. The Acquisition-Learning hypothesis. The Natural Order hypothesis.

The following excerpt contains two errors. Choose the option that has the same excerpt written correctly. The new album by the band The White Bears had gone on sale last month, and it had selling poorly in the first two weeks until the band is appearing on The Nightly Show. The new album by the band The White Bears had gone on sale last month, and it had been selling poorly in the first two weeks until the band appeared on The Nightly Show. The new album by the band The White Bears is going on sale last month, and it had selling poorly in the first two weeks until the band appeared on The Nightly Show. The new album by the band The White Bears had gone on sale last month, and it had selling poorly in the first two weeks until the band is appearing on The Nightly Show.

Read the text about “Love of Language”, answer the following question. Choose the correct option. LOVE OF LANGUAGE 1 Speaking as an American, I'm glad that English is a global language. This means I can usually talk to people in many places in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. At the same time, I sometimes feel embarrassed when I compare myself to people who know two or three languages. I feel kind of inferior compared to them. At least I've learned some different dialects of English and I understand how English is used in different parts of the world. 2 I'd still like to learn at least one other language—Japanese. Next year, I'm planning to teach English in Japan, and I want to be able to make friends with the people there. I know that a lot of Japanese speak English fluently, but I definitely want to learn about their culture, including their slang and maybe a little profanity! 3 I also want to understand Japanese proverbs more deeply. One famous proverb goes something like this, Fall seven times, stand up eight. I'd like to hear that proverb in Japanese and talk about its meaning with a native speaker. Talking with a Japanese person about it will be much more interesting than reading about proverbs in a book. 1. Which sentence best describes the writer's attitude toward English and other languages?___________________________. Knowing other languages is more important than knowing English is. It is convenient to speak English but also important to know other languages. English speakers don't really need to learn other languages.

Read the entire story. Use the information to choose the correct answers. Tim Stark was a busy and successful management consultant in New York City. He was under a lot of stress from his job. His back hurt. To relax on weekends, Tim started growing tomatoes in his apartment. First he grew a few tomatoes. Then he grew more. A year later, his apartment was full of 3,000 healthy red tomato plants! Then, one day, Tim made a decision that needed a lot of courage. He quit his management consultant job to become a farmer. Now Tim raises a variety of crops on a small farm in Pennsylvania, two hours away from New York. He is still under a lot of stress: he often works until sunset, and has a lot of responsibilities, such as watering his crops, harvesting them, and bringing them to the market in his old white truck. Tim says his back still hurts, but he likes living close to nature and working in his fields. Tim believes being a farmer has many advantages. “My tomatoes need me, and I need them,” he says. Tim’s favorite part of being a farmer is probably ___. working until sunset. driving his truck. walking in his fields.

Choose the correct option to complete the following paragraph. Nowadays, one of the most______ items found in the home is the sticking plaster. Protecting a cut by covering the affected area with a piece of material that sticks to the skin may seem a rather_____idea, so it is perhaps surprising to learn that the plaster was not _____until about ninety years ago. frequent, evident, realized. common, obvious, invented. general, clear, invented.

If you were reading an unknown piece of text, which textual cues would help you to determine the approximate time period the story was set in?. Clothing, speech patterns, vocabulary and behavior. There really isn´t a way to determine the time period. You just have to wait for the author to reveal it. How old the book appears, the names of the characters and the type of food eaten.

Choose the option that contains the correct indirect form of the sentence below. Mary said, “I do not have any money now.”. Mary said that she did not have any money now. Mary said that she did not have any money then. Mary said that she has not had any money that day.

Choose the couple words that represent minimal pairs : haze - blaze rows- rose hear – hair fair- file. nose- noise could–good would–good coat-goat. would – wood knot- not sent – scent lake- pray.

When students deal with the so called Notice-Pattern-Contrast-Feeling model answering to key questions: What, Who, When, Where, How, Why , and What if ? in a poem, they are actually dealing with a model in which they discover: How to interpret a text. How to write a text. How to approach a text.

This prosodic element refers to the use of melodic pattern of a language and includes rise and fall of the voice when speaking. It is true about: Intonation. Accent. Pitch.

Please choose the correct answer from the choices presented. Accent and dialect are aspects of language variety. Accent is defined as a pattern of pronunciation; while a dialect involves particular choices of words that differ from the standard language. With these ideas in mind, choose the statement that illustrates a form of accent: Speakers of English from different regions or social groups will produce vowel sounds and full sentences with a different intonation. Speakers of English will combine words in different ways depending on the region or social group they come from. Each English speaker has a particular form of speaking according to his/her background.

Which of the types of questions are best to ask when analyzing a text?. Who, what, where, when, why, how, what if. Why was this story written. Is this story interesting and would I recommend it to another person?.

Performative Constructions can be used in common situations in simple present tense; however, they are mainly used for…. actions that are habitual as routines. legal and religious affairs. actions that will happen at any time.

Choose the correct answer. Syntactically, ____ is a large construction expressing full meaning and forming a grammatical unit. It has two main constituents: an NP that occupies the subject position, and a VP that functions as the predicate. A clause. A sentence. An statement.

Voicing refers to: audible escape of air following some consonant sounds. movement of tongue inside the vocal tract. activity of the vocal cords.

According to some grammarians, there are three types of ____: Simple, Compound, and Complex. clauses. sentences. functions of grammar.

Choose the option that completes the following statement: __________ believe that Foreign Language Learning (FLL) consists of learners imitating what they hear and develop habits in the First Language by routine practice. The behaviorists. The cognitivists. The innatists.

Read the statement and choose the correct option. One of the learners characteristics in the process of learning a foreign or second language is personality. In fact, the predisposition of learners toward or away from communicating in a second/foreign language involve social, individual, situational, and motivational factors. It refers to___. Modified interaction. Willingness to communicate. Cognitive maturit.

Choose the words that present vowel reduction phenomenon: bottle, window, sky, cake. bag, tone, pitch, star. nation, certain, student, pencil.

If you were preparing to read a Historical piece of literature, which of the following would be the best question to ask before starting to read?. Where and when does the story take place?. How much wealth and social status does the main character have?. What is the main characters relationship to the culture?.

Complete the following statement: The articulatory properties of vowels differ in several aspects from those of consonants, mainly in the degree of vocal tract opening. It refes to: Acoustic difference. Suprasegmental aspects. Physiological difference.

Read the text about “Love of Language”, answer the following question. Choose the correct option. LOVE OF LANGUAGE 1 Speaking as an American, I'm glad that English is a global language. This means I can usually talk to people in many places in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. At the same time, I sometimes feel embarrassed when I compare myself to people who know two or three languages. I feel kind of inferior compared to them. At least I've learned some different dialects of English and I understand how English is used in different parts of the world. 2 I'd still like to learn at least one other language—Japanese. Next year, I'm planning to teach English in Japan, and I want to be able to make friends with the people there. I know that a lot of Japanese speak English fluently, but I definitely want to learn about their culture, including their slang and maybe a little profanity! 3 I also want to understand Japanese proverbs more deeply. One famous proverb goes something like this, Fall seven times, stand up eight. I'd like to hear that proverb in Japanese and talk about its meaning with a native speaker. Talking with a Japanese person about it will be much more interesting than reading about proverbs in a book. Which example best supports the opinion that knowing a language is the key to knowing a culture?. The writer wants to learn Japanese to understand people, proverbs, and slang. The writer learned different dialects of English while traveling around the world. The writer feels inferior to people who know several languages and cultures.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the innateness perspective?. The human brain is ready naturally for language in the sense when children are exposed to speech; certain general principles for discovering or structuring language automatically begin to operate. Before children can use linguistic structures, they need first to have developed the conceptual ability to make relative judgments. The presence of Universal Grammar in the brains of children allows them to deduce the structure of their native languages from “mere exposure”.

Please choose the correct answer from the choices presented. Universal or global culture is used to refer to _______. human civilization separated from nature and nurture. the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of particular social, ethnic, religious or political communities. anything from fine arts to soap operas, soda commercials and commodities.

It is often said that ¨A picture is worth a thousand words¨. In what way can a painting or photo be considered literature?. They can show the style of clothes or architecture of the time. They can show specific details of a given moment. They can express emotion, culture and behavior all at the same time.

Syntactic linkage refers to the way in which speakers and writers recognize how words are put together within phrases or clauses. Word order signals one important form of syntactic linkage; another form is illustrated by…. the typical position of adjectives in noun phrases. the typical position of determiners in verb phrases. the typical position of prepositions in sentences.

Some theories, models, and perspectives have different points of view of second language acquisition. Which of the following options refers to the statement that “ Knowledge is constructed through interaction and collaboration with others”?. The cognitive perspective. The cognitive perspective. The sociocultural perspective.

What is the meaning of the following sentence? They got me to do research on tropical birds. I agreed to do the research. I didn’t agree to do the research. They forced me to do the research.

Choose the option that matches with the following statements: “English has both regular and irregular verb forms, together with regular and irregular noun plural forms”, “English language has formal and informal greeting forms”, “Reduced forms are present in informal spoken language”. Register. Prescriptive approach to language study. Descriptive approach to language study.

Read The information below and choose the correct option. The error “She is a lady beautiful” made by Spanish speakers who is learning English is an example of. Interference error. Instruction error. Processing error.

What is the difference between Canon and Classic?. Canon is an old written story, Classic is written in old English. Canon is a great work that is worthy to be read by everyone, Classic is popular across cultural groups. Canon is a work by a famous author, Classic is on old book.

What is the meaning of the following sentence? By the end of this month, our company will have been doing computer repairs for three years. The team started their business almost three years ago. The team will continue offering computer services for three more years. The team will start doing new computer services.

Local dialects or accents are often useful in literature because: It allows the reader to understand sarcasm and humor. It allows the reader to know something about the person without having to state it. It is more romantic to hear someone speak with an accent.

There are various types of non-finite clauses which are distinguished mainly by what type of finite clause they modify. Thus, the sentence “The man reading the newspaper didn’t hear my song” illustrates the following structure: Reduced relative nonfinite clause. Reduced relative nonfinite clause. Free participle nonfinite clause.

Read and choose the correct definiton of Classroom Observation Scheme. It consists of a set of predetermined categories used to record and describe teaching and learning behaviours. It is essentially practical, such as need to learn the language in order to get a better job. It is based on the desire to know more about the culture and community of the target language group and even a desire to be more like members of that group.

Choose the correct option to complete the paragraph. When the substitute teacher entered the class yesterday, she didn't introduce herself so Maria said, "Who are you?" It was strange that Maria had to ask. who the substitute is. who the substitute is. who the substitute was.

Complete the following statement: The articulatory properties of vowels differ in several aspects from those of consonants, mainly in the degree of vocal tract opening. It refes to: Acoustic difference. Suprasegmental aspects. Physiological difference.

This prosodic element refers to the use of melodic pattern of a language and includes rise and fall of the voice when speaking. It is true about: Intonation. Pitch. Accent.

Choose the words that present vowel reduction phenomenon. bottle, window, sky, cake. bag, tone, pitch, star. nation, certain, student, pencil.

If you use Have + objective + base form of the verb , it means…. to force a person or animal to do something. to cause a person or animal to do something. to persuade a person or animal to do something.

Formal speaking involves taking long turns. This planning can be done in several ways. Choose the correct one: The. learners should have the opportunity to work through a series of spoken tasks. The speaker can look at the ideas that will be presented and find an effective way of. The speaker should pay attention to turning ideas into speech while they speak.

Complete: “The importance of knowing how to lies on the fact that this is the main step to start a successful process of investigation”. Define a research problem. Convey reflections Validate. information.

Needs analysis can play a major role in determining the..... content of courses, particularly for language items. steps of the environment analysis. number of students for the course.

Read the following statements and choose the information that correctly completes it: There are some measures of central tendency, one of them is the mode which is: the middle score among all scores. the total of the scores divided by the number of scores. the score that appears most frequently in a list of scores.

What is the correct order of the stages of language development?. Early production characteristics. Speech emergence characteristics. Preproduction characteristics. Intermediate fluency characteristics. Speech emergence characteristics. Preproduction characteristics. Early production characteristics. Intermediate fluency characteristics. Preproduction characteristics. Early production characteristics. Speech emergence characteristics. Intermediate fluency characteristics.

Curriculum implies all the issues related , which are conceived as a coherent whole with a specified purpose. to planning, implementation and evaluation of a series language learning events. to teaching, monitoring and assessing English teaching. to educational policies and laws for English teaching in schools and high schools.

One of the principles of language teaching, in curriculum design, refers to language system. This principle is applied when the teacher. designs activities where the learners work cooperatively to learn the content of the language. checks the sequence of items to see that strongly related item are not presented together to avoid learners’ confusion. focuses attention on predominantly regular features of the language in order for learners to be able to use the language creatively.

Which of the following are types of reading assessment: Imitative and intensive. Perceptive, Interactive, and Extensive. Form-completition, Cloze selection, and Grammatical transformation.

Its purpose is more notetaking than record-keeping. According to the statement we can point out to: A questionnaire. An interview. observation.

If a test is easy to construct, administer, score, and interpret, we speak about its ....... reliability. practicality. validity.

Select the questions that you will use if you are focusing on needs about genres and discourse types as well as sociolinguistic skills. What will the language be used to do? / What language uses is the learner already familiar with?. Are the learners happy with the course?/ What content matter will the learner be working with?. What activities will I get the learners to do today?/ Should learners be doing homework?.

Read the following research topic and identify which research design it is. The reason for students not attending to tutorials. Quantitative research design. Qualitative research design. Mixed research design.

Analyze the following case: In Mr. Pollitt’s class, the students have some confusion understanding the word order of some grammatical structures. In order to help them, Mr. Pollitt has taken some sentences from collaborative retell and cut apart each word; then he has his students put sentence back together like a puzzle. After that, he asks to create new and more complex sentences as the students progress. What strategy for the development of language is Mr. Pollitt using?. Sorting activities. Collecting and processing words. Syntax surgery.

Decide which of the following statements correctly works as the hook of an introductory paragraph. Data suggests that the industrialized nations are in fact making considerable progress in reducing their levels of pollution and other environmental damage; however, developing countries such as China and India are industrializing rapidly, and it is widely believed that this industrialization is likely to have significantly negative environmental effects. This essay will argue that it is possible for today's developing countries to industrialize without serious environmental compromises, but only if developed countries are willing to provide financial and political assistance. The need to limit human impact on the environment and to avert catastrophic environmental change is unquestionably the most significant long-term challenge facing policymakers today.

Read the following example, then decide which type of assessment it refers to: During an English unit, the teacher administers a weekly quiz that addresses all of the material covered for the week. The quizzes are supposed to motivate students to study for the summative unit as well as provide students with a sample of the types of questions they may encounter on the unit test. Formative assessment. Summative assessment. Informal assessment.

Read the following information and then choose the correct response. Informal assessment can take a number of forms. These forms can be; for example, ...... Diagnose aspects of a language that a student needs to develop or that a course should include. A proficiency test that tests global competence in a language and that is not limited to any one course, curriculum, or single skill in the language; rather, it tests overall ability is a form of informal assessment. Say to your students expressions like “Good work”; “Did you say can or can’t?”; “I think you meant to say you broke the glass, not break the glass”. Another example is when teachers design tasks to elicit performance without recording results.

Select the correct statement to identify how to use "what is it? " activity. It involves using listening and often questioning to fill a matrix with information. The teacher prepares general knowledge questions, questions, incomplete statements, or true/false statements that the learners will hear and try to complete. The teacher describes something or someone, and the learners have to decide what is being described.

.......is a powerful application of context-embedded academic language that serves to support English learners in successful classrooms participation. Modeled talk. Vocabulary role-play. Total physical response.

Which of the following examples will you use as a source of information for investigating learners´ lacks in order to designing an English course?. The educational and public policy. The scope and sequence of English books. Analysis of learners' assignments.

Choose the option that best fits the definition below. is designed to develop basic communication skills. The development stages are: (1) Comprehension (preproduction), (2) Early Production, and (3) Speech Emergence. Language Experience Approach. Total Physical Response. Natural approach.

In curriculum design, there are many topics that are addressed in a number of different places within the program requirements while other topics are addressed by specific courses. In order to integrate those topics at a meso and microcurricular level, curriculum designers use as a paradigm for formalizing the integration across the curriculum. environment analysis. learning outcomes. academic threads.

Materials need to have which suit the students and their needs since some of them are appropriate for a particular class but not for other. a textbook, a workbook, pictures, CDs, videos, handouts, white board among others. an appropriate and consistent design. an underlying instructional philosophy, approach, method and technique.

Read the following research question and choose the research design it belongs to How well do homeschoolers who attend college do compared to the ones who attended traditional schools?. research design. Qualitative research design Mixed. Quantitative research design.

When the teacher aims at assessing acceptable pronunciation only, should be applied. dictation or cloze testing format. imitative speaking techniques. paraphrasing.

Select the option that encloses the main variables involved in language learning which must be primarily taken into account in the process of EFL curriculum development and syllabus design: the learning outcomes, the social and contextual constrains. the environment analysis, the learners’ needs, and the four language skills. the teacher, the learners, and the role of instructional materials.