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Breaking cultural barriers

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  • Choose the correct tense: I've been waiting/ waited her for ages, and still no one has helped/ been helping me.
    I've been waiting, has helped
  • What is the word that means (of a state,quality or emotion) very great or intense?
    profound
  • What does the expression deja vu mean? And which language does it originally come from?
    Afeeling of having already experienced the present situation. It comes from the French language.
  • Put the verb in brackets in the correct form to complete the sentences: You look nice! Have you ___ your hair cut? (have)
    had
  • What loanword means the mood, beliefs or ideas that are typical of a particular period in history?
    Zeitgeist
  • Charisma originally comes from which langauge?
    Greek
  • Put the verb in brackets in the correct form to complete the sentences: _________ the windows all day without any help! Two more and I can have a rest. (I,wash)
    I've been washing
  • Give five tips for writing a great proposal
    Convincing introduction, background information, state the purpose, include good arguments, conclusion, thank the readers, plain clear language, edit&proofread
  • What loanword means a particular style of art, music or writing?
    Genre
  • Which language does the word prima donna originally come from?
    Italian
  • What is the loanword for a person who is very fond of something?
    Aficionado
  • Which language does faux pas originally come from?
    French
  • What is the word that means a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience?
    prejudice
  • Put the verb in brackets in the correct form to complete the sentences: ___ four goals and it's only half-time! (they, score)
    They've scored
  • Which langauge does the word pyjamas originally come from? (clue: it is an Asian language)
    Urdu
  • What's the language used by native speakers of different languages to communicate with each other?
    Lingua franca
  • What is the word that means a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing?
    stereotype
  • What is the word that means (of an idea or opinion) formed before having the evidence for its truth or usefulness
    preconceived
  • What is the word that means to create and perform (music,drama or verse) spontaneously or without preparation?
    Improvise
  • Put the verb in brackets in the correct form to complete the sentences: Has someone ___ my special bread? There's only a little bit left. (eat)
    been eating
  • Which language does the word dungaree originally come from? (again,it's from an Asian language)
    Hindi
  • What is the word that means a line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line?
    Boundaries
  • What's the loanword that means an expert or influential teacher?
    Guru
  • Choose the correct tense: I've had/been having enough of this discrimination!
    I've had
  • What is the word that means using several languages?
    multilingual
  • What is the word that means to involve oneself deeply in a particular activity? (it also means to dip or submerge in liquid)
    Immerse