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  • Can you give an example of a fossil fuel?
    gas, oil, coal
  • Where's the stress on this word, 'Arabic' - on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd syllable?
    the 1st syllable
  • Which of these is NOT an environmental activist? Greta Thunberg, Boyan Slat, Malala Yousafzai, Dola Akter Reba
    Malala Yousafzai and Dola Akter Reba
  • What's a synonym for the verb predict beginning with 'a' or 'f'?
    anticipate or foresee
  • Why is 'embarrassed' a false friend in English and Spanish?
    embarazada (Sp) pregant (Eng) / embarrassed (Eng) avergonzado (Sp)
  • Who is this and what is she?
    Sophia, the world's first robot citizen.
  • What is a false friend?
    A word that looks similar in two languages but actually has very different meanings.
  • If you make a decision/come up with an answer without having time to think or prepare, you 'think on your ___'?
    feet
  • How old was Malala when she won the Nobel Peace Prize?
    17
  • Can you think of three ways in which we're already using AI (Artifical Intelligence) at home or in the workplace?
    voice/face recognition, social media profiling, Google searches, GPS. Alexa/Siri, smart devices at home, robots...
  • Why is library a false friend in English and Spanish?
    librería (Sp) bookstore (Eng) / biblioteca (Sp) library (Eng)
  • What country is this and what language do they speak there?
    Sweden / Swedish
  • Where's the stress on this word, 'Japanese' - the 1st, 2nd or 3rd syllable?
    the 3rd syllable
  • What's the difference between simultaneous interpreting and consecutive interpreting?
    Simultaneous happens at the same time as the person is speaking/Consecutive is when the speaker pauses to let the interpreter interpret.
  • What's a synonym for 'to take a year out'?
    take a gap year