TRANSLATION QUIZ
Unscramble the abbreviations: 1 1 CSO CIS NATO UNESCO CAO GNP PLC IR
Key: GNP – Gross National Product UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization CSO – Chief Security Officer CAO – Chief Accounting Officer PLC – Public Limited Company CIS – The Commonwealth of Independent States IR – Interest Rate
Translate into mathematical symbols: Four combined with the double of five. (4 + 2)(5) 2(4) (5) 2(4 + 5)
Key: 4 + 2(5)
Define the personality type: 1. Visual typea) Thrive on excitement, leaving everything to the last minute 2. Clear awayb) Think they can do everything and anything – then become overwhelmed 3. Right-anglerc) Jump from task to task, but dont ever complete any of them 4. Hoarderd) Unable to make decisions, they leave everything to chance 5. Hoppere) Find it impossible to work until everything extraneous is out of sight. Unable to function in clutter 6. Perfectionistf) Have a compulsion to save things, though they are not necessarily messy types 7. Cliffhangerg) Work best when everything they need is out in front of them, in clear view 8. Fence-sitterh) Confuse neatness with organization- everything in their lives is arranged with perfectly straight edges 3 3
Key: 1. g 2. e 3. h 4. f 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. d
Match the picture with type of clothes 4 4 a b c d e f g h i 1.pumps 2.desk shoes 3.slacks 4.slides 5. flats 6. shell 7. culottes 8. skorts 9. canvas shoes
Key: a) 3 b) 6 c) 8 d) 7 e) 1 f) 5 g) 4 h) 2 i) 9
Match the slang words to follow with their translations 5 5 бабки чувак заморочки облом прокол прикол тусовка чайник халява бабки чувак заморочки облом прокол прикол тусовка чайник халява dummy a freebie a prank crowd dough dude snags a washout puncture
Key: бабки- dough чувак - dude заморочки - snags облом- a washout прокол - puncture прикол - a prank тусовка - crowd чайник - dummy халява - a freebie
British or American? 6 6 bill note check bill garbage rubbish closet cupboard recess break mail post teller cashier vacation holiday adminis tration govern ment
Key: billnote checkbill garbagerubbish closetcupboard recessbreak mailpost tellercashier vacationholiday adminis tration govern ment AmE BrE AmE BrE
Match baseball terms to follow to their translations 7 7 Baseball & football terms To throw a softball To catch smb off base To go to bat for smb quarterb ack End run Cheap shot Сомнитель ный аргумент Застать врасплох Помогать с энтузиазм ом Хитроумн ый маневр подыграть разыгрыва ющий
Key: To throw a softball To catch smb off base To go to bat for smb quarterb ack End run Cheap shot Сомнитель ный аргумент Застать врасплох Помогать с энтузиазм ом Хитроумн ый маневр подыграть разыгрыва ющий Baseball & football terms
Translate foreign words and phrases ad hoc 2.ad hominem arguments 3.bona fide 4.cum laude 5.inter alia 6.quid pro quo 7.a la carte 8.nouveau riche 9.spiel 10.zeitgeist
Key: 1. ad hoc – специальный 2. ad hominem arguments – «переходить на личности» 3. bona fide – добросовестный 4. cum laude – с отличием 5. inter alia – в том числе 6. quid pro quo – дашь на дашь 7. a la carte – по выбору из меню 8. nouveau riche – неожиданно разбогатевший 9. spiel – болтовня, заговаривание зубов 10. zeitgeist – модное, актуальное
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