Quiznet Topic: Vocabulary - Communications BBC Learning English – Quiznet Try the quiz online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=10 3_communication Quiz topic: Vocabulary - Communications For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer How many languages you ? a) talk b) say c) speak d) tell a) b) c) d) Eye contact, smiling, and the way you stand or sit are all examples of _ language body physical bodily animal I’m fluent French, Spanish and German a) at b) of c) to d) in a) b) c) d) When he _ a speech at the wedding, he was really nervous did told made said a) b) c) d) Which of the following is another word for your native language? mother tongue father tongue brother tongue sister tongue Three of the following idioms mean ‘I didn’t understand’ which one means ‘I understood very well’ ‘It was all Greek to me’ ‘He was speaking double-dutch’ ‘It was as clear as crystal’ ‘It was as clear as mud’ a) b) c) d) Quiznet May, 2005 © BBC Learning English Page of bbclearningenglish.com BBC Learning English – Quiznet Quiz topic: Answers: How many languages you ? a) talk - You talk about something, but not ‘talk a language’ b) say - You say something, but not ‘say a language’ c) speak - I speak a language, I speak Japanese Correct d) tell - You tell somebody something, but not ‘tell a language’ Eye contact, smiling, and the way you stand or sit are all examples of _ language a) body - 90% of our communication is body language Correct b) physical - This is not correct 90% of communication is not spoken – but what is it called? c) bodily - This is not correct 90% of communication is not spoken – but what is it called? d) animal - This is not correct 90% of communication is not spoken – but what is it called? a) b) c) d) I’m fluent French, Spanish and German at - To be fluent at French is not correct of - To be fluent of French is not correct to - To be fluent to French is not correct in - If you speak a language very well, you are fluent in it Correct When he _ a speech at the wedding, he was really nervous a) did - This is not correct Which verb goes with speech? b) told - This is not correct Which verb goes with speech? c) made - Politicians have to make lots of speeches Correct d) said - This is not correct Which verb goes with speech? Which of the following is another word for your native language? a) mother tongue - You can ask someone what his or her ‘mother tongue’ is Correct b) father tongue - This is not correct What’s another way of saying ‘native language’? c) brother tongue - This is not correct What’s another way of saying ‘native language’? d) sister tongue - This is not correct What’s another way of saying ‘native language’? Three of the following idioms mean ‘I didn’t understand’ which one means ‘I understood very well’ a) ‘It was all Greek to me’ - ‘It was all Greek to me’ means I didn’t understand at all B) ‘He was speaking double-dutch’ - ‘He was speaking double-dutch’ means I didn’t understand at all c) ‘It was as clear as crystal’ - ‘It was as clear as crystal’ means I understood very well Correct d) ‘It was as clear as mud’ - ‘It was as clear as mud’ means I didn’t understand at all Quiznet May, 2005 © BBC Learning English Page of bbclearningenglish.com ... was as clear as mud’ a) b) c) d) Quiznet May, 2005 © BBC Learning English Page of bbclearningenglish.com BBC Learning English – Quiznet Quiz topic: Answers: How many languages you ? a) talk.. .BBC Learning English – Quiznet Try the quiz online: http://www .bbc. co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=10 3_communication Quiz topic: Vocabulary... mud’ - ‘It was as clear as mud’ means I didn’t understand at all Quiznet May, 2005 © BBC Learning English Page of bbclearningenglish.com