capitoli inglese pignatelli 21-30

We are addicted to a certain way of living. We are addicted to living permanently attached to our devices. And often addicted to stress and burnout. What is the meaning of ‘burnout’?. Dried out. Relaxed. Rejuvenate. Fatigue.

We are addicted to a certain way of living. We are addicted to living permanently attached to our devices. And often addicted to stress and burnout. What is the meaning of 'addicted'?. To do something repeatedly. To be used to something. To add to something. To be independent.

I’m going to work by motorbike because the car _____ fixed. is being. is going to be. is. was being.

When I _____ young my birthday _____ at home with family and friends. was / was been celebrated. was / was celebrated. was / was being celebrated. was / had been celebrated.

As soon as I get to the office, I ____ you. going to call. will call. will to call. called.

A woman stopped me while I was walking along the street and asked me what time _____. it was. is it. was it. it is.

Did you _____ ? Martha and Mark _____! Mark was cheating on her. hear / have broke up. listen / have just broken up. hear / have just broken up. know / has just broken up.

It was a great celebration, _____ the crowd and noise. however. despite. in spite. while.

There _____ food left in the fridge. We have to go shopping. is no any. isn't some. isn't any. is any.

I can't stand_____ my neighbours' noisy parties any longer. o having. to have to hear. to hear. having to hear.

The novel ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ was written ___ Oscar Wilde ___ 1894. by / in. by / in the. from / in. from / in the.

This is _____ holiday I _____. the expensiviest / had ever had. the more expensive / have ever had. the most expensive / have ever had. the expensiviest / haver ever had.

A hit movie was released in 1993: it was called Groundhog Day. The main actor, Bill Murray, played a man who tried infinite times to go to the celebrations of the grounddog. What is the meaning of 'hit movie'?. The synonym for the word flop. Not as successful as popular. Popular and successful. It's adeguate.

Mother's Day or _____ is a day to honour mothers and other mother figures. Gifts and greeting cards are given to her on this pleasant day. St. Mothering Sunday. Mothering Day. St. Mother's Day. Mothering Sunday.

What is important to have in mind before approaching Speed Reading?. Purpose. Length of the Paper/Book. Name of the author. Abstract.

What are the three areas of speed reading?. Searching - Critical Reading - Skimming. Surveying – Extensive Reading - Skimming. Skimming - Fast pacing - Scanning. Scanning/searching - Surveying - Skimming.

Choose the correct speed reading tecnique: Fold a page in three different sections and translate the words you don’t know. Fold a page in three different sections and read only what’s in the middle. Fold a page in three different sections and read only what’s on the right. Fold a page in three different sections and read only what’s on the left.

Academic skills are important for: All answers are correct. International students. Students from China and Korea. English students.

What does surveying mean?. Analysing diagrams and charts. Reading out-loud. Reading in detail. Looking at the big picture.

Which different parts of a publication should you read when surveying?. Title and Chapters. Introduction and date of publication. Section headings and author. Abstract and Conclusion.

Where does the word surveying come from?. Architecture. Sociology. Engineering. Archaelogy.

What are the "controlling ideas"?. An extension of the topic sentence. The main ideas of the paragraph. The main idea of the section. Specific information in the paragraph.

Which areas of the text is involved when skimming?. Introduction. Author’s details. Date of publication. Paragraphs.

Where can we find the topic sentence?. At the start of each paragraph. In the footnotes. In the index of the book. At the end of each paragraph.

How is scanning different from skimming?. Scanning is very similar to skimming. Scanning is performed before skimming. Scanning is about reading only the title. Scanning is the opposite of skimming.

What is the right sequence to apply when speed-reading?. Skimming – scanning – surveying – searching. Surveying – skimming – scanning – searching. Scanning - surveying – skimming – searching. Searching – skimming – surveying - scanning.

How is searching different from scanning?. Searching is for specific words. Searching is for concepts and ideas. They are exactly the same. Searching is like surveying.

Examples, Addition, Contrasting, Listing. What kind of cues are these?. Organising cues. Topic cues. Structure cues. Transition cues.

Which note-taking style is better suited to show classification?. Flowchart. Table. Tree diagram. Spidergram.

Which style is mostly used to show a process?. Flowchart. Table. Tree diagram. Spidergram.