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1Because of his [blank_start]stubbornness[blank_end], he never changes his mind after he made a decision.
- Astubbornness
2The task is very [blank_start]straightforward[blank_end] but if you have any questions, let me know.
- Astraightforward
3My gran always makes a big [blank_start]fuss[blank_end] when I go to visit her.
- Afuss
4One of the main benefits of learning English is that it is a [blank_start]global language[blank_end].
- Aglobal language
5There are over a quarter of a million words in English- English is a language with a [blank_start]vast vocabulary[blank_end].
- Avast vocabulary
6I have to do my German [blank_start]grammar[blank_end] homework.
- Agrammar
7I´ve [blank_start]marked[blank_end] the parts you should change in red pen.
- Amarked
8The plural [blank_start]ending[blank_end] in English is usually ´s´.
- Aending
9Compared to other languages, English has far fewer [blank_start]inflections[blank_end].
- Ainflections
10In French ´the moon´is feminine, in German masculine but in English there are no [blank_start]genders[blank_end].
- Agenders
11Nominative, accusative, genetive and dative are names of [blank_start]cases[blank_end].
- Acases
12= a verb used in forming the tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs
- Aauxiliary
- Bmodal auxiliary
13= a verb which expresses necessity or possibility
- Amodal auxiliary
- Bending
14In, at, on, by are [blank_start]prepositions[blank_end] which determine the location of a noun.
- Aprepositions
15= the order of words in a sentence
- Ainflection
- Bword order
16Many hostorians have attempted to track the [blank_start]spread of English[blank_end].
- Aspread of English
17`Chinglish`and Singaporean English are Asian [blank_start]varieties of English[blank_end].
- Avarieties of English
18English-based [blank_start]pidgins[blank_end] and [blank_start]creoles[blank_end] include West African Pidgin English and Singlish.
- Apidgins
- Bcreoles
19English often acts as a [blank_start]contact language[blank_end] between speakers with differing mother tongues.
- Acontact language
20My [blank_start]mother tongue[blank_end] is German but I speak fluent English.
- Amother tongue
21Many factors contribute to a person´s [blank_start]ethnic identification[blank_end] including race, religion, culture and language.
- Aethnic identification
22A person´s [blank_start]speech community[blank_end] closely relates to their professional and social circles.
- Aspeech community
23[blank_start]Black English[blank_end] originates from the slave trade in the USA.
- ABlack English
24The growing importance of English has also led to some [blank_start]antagonism towards[blank_end] the English language.
- Aantagonism towards
25Many scholars consider the spread of English to be a clear case of [blank_start]linguistic imperialism[blank_end].
- Alinguistic imperialism
26Wales has two diffferent [blank_start]official languages[blank_end]: Welsh and English.
- Aofficial languages
27There are many languages in the UK but English is the [blank_start]dominant language[blank_end].
- Adominant language
28Globalization can [blank_start]endanger[blank_end] minority languages with few native speakers.
- Aendanger
29The dodo is an [blank_start]extinct[blank_end] species of bird.
- Aextinct
30London has become rich in [blank_start]linguistic and cultural[blank_end] diversity.
- Alinguistic and cultural
31[blank_start]Communication technologies[blank_end] like the internet are replacing traditional methods of communication.
- ACommunication technologies
32The German press is obsessed with the growth of Denglish: a [blank_start]lexical invasion[blank_end] of English expressions.
- Alexical invasion
33Generation gaps can [blank_start]hamper[blank_end] communication.
- Ahamper
34The French government have taken [blank_start]protective measures[blank_end] to encourage the use of French in France.
- Aprotective measures
35There are around 6000 languages in the [blank_start]world language system[blank_end].
- Aworld language system
36Many international companies require employees to have a [blank_start]high proficiency[blank_end] level in English.
- Ahigh proficiency
37He showed his [blank_start]superiority[blank_end] during the game when he scored his fourth goal.
- Asuperiority
38Robinson Crusoe was [blank_start]shipwrecked[blank_end] when his boat was destroyed in a storm.
- Ashipwrecked
39= a person or animal which eats its own species
- Acannibal
- Bfriend
40= to sleep (lightly)
- A(to) slumber
- B(to) stutter
41Animal [blank_start]enclosures[blank_end] in zoos should be well-maintained and spacious.
- Aenclosures
42He lowered his head in a [blank_start]humble[blank_end] way when greeting the Queen.
- Ahumble
43She has a nervous [blank_start]disposition[blank_end] - she is always worrying about something.
- Adisposition
44The [blank_start]subjection[blank_end] of women is still an issue in many countries.
- Asubjection
45The nun decided on a lifetime of [blank_start]servitude[blank_end] to God.
- Aservitude
46The oil company bullied him into [blank_start]submission[blank_end] and forced him to sell the land.
- Asubmission
47My mother has always been mad about horses and so I [blank_start]likewise[blank_end] grew to love them.
- Alikewise
48I´m [blank_start]delighted with[blank_end] my new car - it runs like a dream.
- Adelighted with
49It would be [blank_start]handy[blank_end] to have someone around who knows a bit about computers.
- Ahandy
50She´s a very [blank_start]diligent[blank_end] pupil. She has never handed her homework in late and gets good marks.
- Adiligent
51There is no need to use violence. We fight with words and not our fists - we are not [blank_start]savages[blank_end].
- Asavages
52The punishment for vandalising school property will be [blank_start]severe[blank_end].
- Asevere
53He was brain-damaged at birth and was linguisticallly [blank_start]challenged[blank_end] for the rest of his life.
- Achallenged
54The professor was very [blank_start]dismissive[blank_end] of my proposal as there was no theory to back it up.
- Adismissive
55The game of chess went very well for me. I had my opponent [blank_start]on the defensive[blank_end] pretty soon.
- Aon the defensive
56The [blank_start]clinching[blank_end] moment for England was when David Beckham scored the third goal.
- Aclinching
57`My husband is a lawyer`she [blank_start]trumpeted[blank_end].
- Atrumpeted
58= do something in a way that shows you are annoyed
- A(to) huff - verschnupft/ verärgert sein
- B(to) shrug - mit den Schultern zucken
59Bill Gates is one of the most successfull [blank_start]entrepreneurs[blank_end] in the world.
- Aentrepreneurs
60She was so tired she [blank_start]slumped[blank_end] over her desk and fell asleep.
- Aslumped
61The British love to [blank_start]moan[blank_end] about the weather - it´s always either too hot or too cold.
- Amoan
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- 11. Klasse Englisch (English as a global language) Quiz am Test (English as a global language), erstellt von Josephine Konert am 02/10/2016.
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