VIV'S ENGLISH NEWSLETTER

By Viv Quarry. Edition Number 14 The sixteenth of November 1999.

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 Firstly, you'll notice the change in format in this edition. I've decided to include a quiz and so I've removed the columns. Welcome! A warm welcome to Fernanda who is an engineering student working with Danone, and is starting a course this month. Good luck! I wish Luiz Felipe the best of luck for the future..

This month's composition is a film review written by Vilma, who is a translator currently studying at Upper-intermediate level. My thanks are also due to Vilma for lending me the book from which I have got the answers to the English language quiz in this month's newsletter.

An English Language Quiz

1. How many English words are there in common use?

a) About 50,000 b) About 100,000 c) About 200,000 d) About 500,000

2. How many words are there in the Oxford English Dictionary?

a) 95,000 b) 215,000 d) 490,000 d) 615,000

3. How many languages are there in the world today?

a) About 1,300 b) About 2,700 c) About 4,900 d) About 6,100

4. Approximately when was English first spoken in Britain?

a) 1,500 years ago b) 2,000 years ago c) 2,500 years ago d) 3,000 years ago

5. Approximately when was the first recorded written sentence in English?

a) 200BC b) 120BC c) 100AD d) 460AD

6. Which of these words has the highest number of different meanings?

a) Set b) Go c) Get d) Love

7. Approximately how many different regional dialects are there in Britain?

a) 19 b) 42 c)87 d) 129

8. How many sounds are there in English pronunciation?

a) 26 b) 40 c) 65 d) 92

9. How many different ways are there of spelling the sounds in English pronunciation?

a) 26 b) 100 c) 200 d) 300

10. In which century was the first book published in English?

a) The 14th b) The 15th d) The 16th d) The 17th

11. Which of the following words is spelt correctly?

a) Accomodate b) Idiosyncracy c) Preceeding d) Millennium

I'll put the answers to the quiz in the next issue of the newsletter.

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