INGLES V

ENGLISH V

HW ASSIGNMENT # 1

JANUARY 21ST

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTIjRxT_Y9g

2. Answer the following questions:

1. In what kind of industry does the interviewee work?
 A. fashion business
 B. graphic design
 C. media industry

2. What does the woman suffer from?
 A. cancer
 B. progeria
 C. eating disorder

3. When did the first symptoms of her illness appear?
 A. when she was a teenager
 B. when she was a toddler
 C. in her adult life

4. Why did she move to the South of France?
 A. to find a new job
 B. to join her parents and live with them
 C. to look for help

5. What is the woman's health condition at the time of the interview?
 A. it's stationary
 B. it's getting worse
 C. it's improving

6. Why does the woman draw the freckles on her face?
 A. to draw people's attention from her silhouette
 B. to make others admire her face
 C. to cover the wrinkles

HW ASSIGNMENT # 2

JANUARY  23TH

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezb0YvZg_6k

Questions:

1 Why is Canada's border with the US famous?
 A. It is the longest undefended border
 B. It is the longest unprotected border
 C. It is the longest undetermined border

2 How is the border protected?
 A. By the police
 B. By the border patrol
 C. By a 1m high barbed wire fence

3 Why were the Abbotsford police called in to help?
 A. The man jumped to far away from the police
 B. The man jumped across the border into Canada
 C. The man ran away and the police couldn't catch him

 4 Who actually caught the escapee?
 A. The police in Canada
 B. The police in the US
 C. A dog

5 Is the situation described here common?
 A. Yes
 B. No
 C. Doesn't say

6 How often do Abbotsford police catch US offenders?
 A. On a weekly basis
 B. On a monthly basis
 C. Never

7 Is it easy or difficult to work with police from the US?
 A. Difficult because they can't communicate with the same equipment
 B. Easy because they speak the same language
 C. Difficult because they can't cross the border without permission

8 How many people make it across the Canada-US border illegally?
 A. Authorities catch people all the time
 B. They are working on it
 C. No one knows

HW ASSIGNMENT # 3

JANUARY 28TH

1. Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skz0Rgchm6g

1.______ suffered the fourth largest earthquake ever recorded.
 a. Chile
 b. Japan
 c. Australia

2. Japan was hit by a _____ magnitude earthquake.
 a. 0.9
 b. 9.9
 c. 9.0

3.______ died when buildings and homes collapsed like papers.
 a. over 190 people
 b. 190 people
 c. less than 190 people

4. A two weeks old baby and his mother were rescued after ______.
 a. 34 hours
 b. 2 days
 c. 24 hours

5.______ suffered the worst flood since the 1970's.
 a. Austria
 b. Austral
 c. Australia

6.Twelve million people were affected by a severe ______.
 a. drug
 b. drought
 c. drag

7.In the southern states of the USA ______ destroyed thousands of homes.
 a. wildfires
 b. warfare
 c. wares

HW ASSIGNMENT # 4

JANUARY 30TH

1. Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfh4SIDcE6Q

Questions:

1. How high is the Leaning tower of Pisa?

 A. 56 meters

 B. 55 meters

 C. 50 meters

2. When did the construction begin?

 A. In 1172

 B. In 1273

 C. In 1173

3. How do we know when it was started to build?

 A. There is an inscription at the top of the tower.

 B. There is an inscription above the entrance to the tower.

 C. There is an inscription above the exit from the tower.

4. What was the purpose of the leaning Tower?

 A. It was to serve as the bell tower for the cathedral.

 B. It was to show the world that its fleet was one of the strongest and most powerful.

 C. It was to show the world the wealth and power of Pisa.

5. What did they find after a few years about the Tower?

 A. It was built with weak, unstable materials.

 B. It was built on a poorly laid foundation.

 C. It was only 2 meters deep by the time it started to sink.

6. What happened in 1178?

 A. The tower had progressed to the fifth floor.

 B. They had problems with the materials.

 C. The construction halted.

7. How did the halt of the construction last?

 A. for a century.

 B. for almost a century.

 C. for half a century.

8. Why did the city stop building the Tower?

 A. They were constantly at war.

 B. They were worried about the tower.

 C. They had financial problems.

9. What happened to the Tower during these years?

 A. The tower was finished.

 B. The underlying soil settled.

 C. It was demolished and reconstructed.

10. When did the inhabitants of Pisa finish the Tower?

 A. In 1372.

 B. In 1327.

 C. In 1732.

HW ASSIGNMENT # 5

FEBRUARY 4TH

1. Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZB29iq_Zd8

Questions:
1. The main point of this lecture is
 A. To explain the importance of dental calculus for understanding ancient diets and diseases
 B. To explain the importance of dental calculus for understanding new diets and diseases
 C. To explore the difference between human and animal DNA

2.According to the lecturer, which of the following is a problem with using skeletal remains to better understand the history of human health?
 A. Skeletons are found only in regions that once had a lot of water
 B. The soft tissue has decomposed, erasing much of the important information
 C. Most skeletons are incomplete

3. According to the lecture, which of the following is NOT a problem with using mummies for constructing a history of human health?
 A. They are geographically limited
 B. They do not span a long range of different times
 C. All mummies are female

4.Dental calculus is also known as
 A. Coprolites
 B. Milligrams
 C. Tartar

5.Dental calculus has allowed researchers to better understand all of the following EXCEPT
 A. Bacteria from the respiratory system
 B. Commensalism bacteria from the nasal passage
 C. Bacteria that lives in the heart

6.What does the lecturer hope can be learned from the history of human health and disease?
 A. How pathogens evolve and why they continue to make us ill
 B. The reason why humans have dental calculus
 C. How the shape of teeth explains what humans decide to eat

HW ASSIGNMENT # 6

FEBRUARY 6TH

1. Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lMIh9dYNb8

Questions:
1. What's the name of the club founded by Ross and Will?
 A.  "Don't tell Rachel" club
 B. "I hate Rachel" club
 C. "I love Rachel" club

2. Where was another member of the club, the exchange student, from?
 A. Thailand
 B. Taiwan
 C. Ireland

3. What was one of the rules of the pact between Ross and Will?
 A. Not to tell Rachel about the club
 B. Not to talk to Rachel
 C. Not to go out with Rachel

4. How long was the pact supposed to last?
 A. For ever
 B. Till the begining of the high school
 C. Till the end of the high school

5. What was the rumour that Ross and Will started about?
 A. That Rachel had both male and female reproductive parts
 B. That Rachel's parents fed her bubble gum for breakfast everyday.
 C. That Rachel was from the zoo.

6. What were the names of the boys that didn't want to go out with Rachel?
 A. Adam Carter and Billy Tratt
 B. Adam Gardner and Billy Bratt
 C. Adam Darter and Billy Track

HW ASSIGNMENT # 7

FEBRUARY 11TH

1. Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKspt58JbsM

Questions:
1) How does school influence highly-educated young women in India?
tA. to contribute to the Indian dream of prosperity
 B. to introduce them into female roles
 C. to stop illiteracy in India

2) What do these privileged girls do for their communities?
 A. they teach very young children to read before school
 B. they teach children who live on the streets
 C. they teach children whose parents cannot send them to school

3) Why does the reporter say that teaching these children is a social responsibility?
 A. because the girls are too young
 B. because the children cannot read or write
 C. because the children will later teach other children

4) What is the girl in the video teaching?
 A. reading in English
 B. translating from Bengali to English
 C. reading in Hindi

5) Why is the reporter surprised with the fact that the girl wants to be a physicist?
 A. because she could be an English teacher
 B. because she is still too young to know
 C. because it seems almost unreachable to her

6) Why does the reporter say he has a lump in his throat?
 A. because of India's poverty
 B. because of the children's energy and idealism
 C. because of the wonderful job the girls do

HW ASSIGNMENT # 8

FEBRUARY 13TH
1. Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atgF27aIgY4

Questions:

1. When you smoke a cigarette:
 A. 100 of us inhale the smoke
B.  200 of us inhale the smoke
 C. 300 of us inhale the smoke

2. Of 6 people, how many smoke?
 A. 2
 B. 3
 C. 1

3. Which is the country that smokes the most:
 A. India
 B. Greece
 C. USA

4. Women who smoke risk having a heart attack:
 A. 10 years earlier than a non-smoking woman.
 B. 25 years earlier than a non- smoking woman.
 C. 20 years earlier than a non-smoking woman.

5. If all smokers formed a country, it would be the:
 A. 4th largest in the world.
 B.  largest in the world.
 C. 3rd largest in the world.

6. A cigarette contains _____ toxic substances.
 A. 4,000
 B. 5,000
 C. 6,000

7. A cigarette contains _____ mg of nicotine.
 A. 30
 B. 15
 C. 20

8. Every ___ seconds someone dies from smoking.
 A. 4
 B. 8
 C. 10

9. 1 of ___ who died from smoking haven´t smoke a cigarette
 A. 5
 B. 8
 C. 4

10. One of the most common damage caused by smoking:
 A. lung cancer
 B. chicken pots
 C. fever

HW ASSIGNMENT # 9

FEBRUARY 25th
1. Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgKqPeus_Cg

Questions:

1 How many countries in the world aren't affected by ilicing trafficking?
 a. Up to five countries
 b. Less than five countries
 c. Zero countries

2 What are the people discussing?
 a. Illegal trading in weapons and drugs
 b.The destruction of a country's national heritage
 c. Measures to control illicit trafficking of art treasures

3 Why does the professor mention the trade in weapons and drugs?
 a. To illustrate how big the problem of illegal art trade is
 b. To criticize the effectiveness of the International Police Organization
 c. To lecture against the use of drugs

4 What does the professor say about electronic surveillance?
 a. Many governments don't care about the depletion of their treasures
 b. Some owners can't afford surveillance
 c. Many thieves are clever enough to steal objects under surveillance

5 For which of the following pieces would the use of electronic surveillance be impractical?
 a. A fountain in the middle of a busy city center
 b. A carving attached to the roof eaves of an old palace
 c. A statue along a remote road

6 Which problem in policing the trade in national treasures was discussed?
 a. The original owner cannot describe the property accurately
 b. The buyers are wealthy enough to pay officials to be quiet
 c. The criminals change the work of art so it is unrecognizable

HW ASSIGNMENT # 10

FEBRUARY  27th

1. Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl0HqlbX7dc

Questions:
1 The singer chose the name 'Elton' because that was the name of:
 a. a saxophone band
 b. a saxophone
 c. a saxophone player

2 Elton John felt ............about the title of his first album.
 a. easy
 b. awkward
 c. angry

3 According to the interviewer, 'Elton' is:
 a. Christian Science
 b. surname
 c. Christian name

4 The interviewer suggests that Elton John should envy other performers their:
 a. talents
 b. names
 c. songs

5 People were..................by the song "Candle in the Wind".
 a. motivated
 b. touched
 c. mowed

6 The song "Candle in the Wind" was dedicated to....
 a. Monroe Marilyn
 b. Marilyn Monroe
 c. Norma Body

HW ASSIGNMENT # 11

MARCH 3rd
1. Watch the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUuTn3rVaQw

1. What's true about the Ivy League?
 a. It's a sporting conference that includes 8 teams in USA
 b. It's a group of 8 universities known for their academic excellence and for their success in sports
 c. It is formed by the 8 oldest universities in western USA, which compete in sports and academic results

2. Harvard is best known for...
 a.  its law, business and medical schools
 b. being the oldest university in USA
 c. its ice hockey team

3. Which statement is not true?
 a. Men's football team hasn't been as successful as other sports teams
 b. The Crimson is also famous for its rowing and men's ice hockey
 c. The Harvard Crimson is the name given to the 40 sports teams in Harvard

4. What is Yale famous for?
 a. For its rivalry with Harvard
 b. For its law and science schools
 c. For having one of the biggest libraries in the USA

5. A bulldog is...
 a. Yale's athletic teams' mascot
 b. the name given to the ice hockey team
 c. Yale's favourite pet

6. Benjamin Franklin....
 studied at Philadelphia's University of Pennsylvania
 found Philadelphia's University of Pennsylvania
 founded Philadelphia's University of Pennsylvania

7. Which statement is not true?
 a. The University of Pennsylvania is famous for its law school
 b. Its football and basket teams are well known for their achievements
 c. It was one of the first universities to offer different degrees at one college

8. Which statement is false?
 a. You can study law, medicine or business studies at Princeton University
 b. Princenton's athletes are known as the tigers
 c. Lacrosse and football are the most popular sports at Princeton University

9. Which statement is false?
 a. This university administers the Pulizter Prize
 b. Columbia's athletes are known as the warriors
 c. Journalism is the most prestigious degree at Columbia's university

10. Which university forces students in their sophomore year to stay in during the summer?
 a. Brown University
 b. Dartmouth University
 c. Cornell University

HW ASSIGNMENT # 12

MARCH 5th
1. Watch the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Bmvf9Gnp8

Questions:
1. According to the professor, all of the following are examples of media EXCEPT
 a. Television and radio
 b. Publishing and games
 c. Movies and cars

2. According to the professor psychographics
 a. is a wildly popular and effective means of advertising
 b. was invented in the United States in a show called "Mad Men"
 c. is a type of detailed psychological profile of consumers that was invented in the 1960s

3. According to the professor, social media allows us to
 a. lie about our age and connect to people with similar interests more easily
 b. watch television without any of the commercials
 c. escape the stress of everyday life

4. Using social media, people most easily can be grouped by
 a. Age
 b. Gender
 c. Interests

5. The professor predicts that the domination of social media by women will result in
 a. Businesses spending more money to research and reach male consumers
 b. Changes in assumptions about genres and preferences
 c. An increase in the number of movies with female stars

6. According to the professor, studying a person's preferences regarding entertainment can
 a. Explain why some people are more successful in business than others
 b. Tell us a lot of information about their political beliefs and their health
 c. Verify a person's level of education

HW ASSIGNMENT # 13

MARCH 10th
1. Watch the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEAiiJ2J7ZI

Questions:

1. How long do the Chinese New Year celebrations last?
 a. 14 days
 b. 15 days
 c. 21 days

2. How is 2011 known in the Chinese astrology calendar?
 a. The Year of the Dragon
 b. The Year of the Rat
 c. The Year of the Rabbit

3. According to Chinese astrologers, the Year of the Rabbit is likely to be ...
 a. quiet, positive and inspiring
 b. calm, clear and precise
 c. exciting, clear and quiet

4. ... years are said to be "good for the Arts and culture and world diplomacy.
 a. Tiger
 b. Rabbit
 c. Dragon

5. What does Chinese astrology say if you were born in the Year of the Rabbit?
 a. You are talented.
 b. You are aggressive.
 c. You are quiet.

6. Who of these famous people was born under the Year of the Rabbit?
 a. Di Caprio
 b. Beckham
 c. Gates

7. When does the Chinese New Year holiday traditionally begin?
 a. On the first month of the sun calendar.
 b. On the first moon of the lunar calendar.
 c. On the second month of the lunar calendar.

8. How is the Chinese New Year also known?
 a. As the Summer Festival.
 b. As the Spring Festival.
 c. As the Winter Festival.

9. Ones of the biggest celebrations in Hong Kong is ...
 a. A big parade featuring colorful floats.
 b. When boats "light up Victoria Harbor"
 c. A lot of dancers wearing traditional Chinese costumes

10. In New York City, the Empire State Building's tower lights will be illuminated in red and yellow symbolizing ...
 a. security and wealth
 b. happiness and fortune
 c. happiness and wealth

HW ASSIGNMENT # 14

MARCH 12th
1. Watch the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1aWz8CoeU4

Questions:
1. What are coastlines around the world vulnerable to ?
 a. Biting winds
 b. Huge destructive ocean waves
 c. Weather instability

2. How many people have been killed by tsunami over the millenium ?
 a. Hundred of thousands people
 b. Nine thousand people
 c. Twenty thousand people

3. What is the cause of a tsunami ?
 a. Volcanic eruptions
 b. Earthquakes
 c. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, large landslides,meteorite impact

4. How is the energy released by the waves ?
 a. Weak
 b. Powerful
 c. Absent

5. Is a tsunami a single wave ?
 a. It is a series of extremely long waves
 b. It is a single short wave
 c. It is a series of short waves

6. How fast can a tsunami move ?
 a. It can move faster than 10 hundred Km/h
 b. It can move up to 8 hundred Km/h
 c. It can move slower than 5 hundred Km/h

7. What height can a tsunami reach ?
 a. It can grow to 40 or 45 metres
 b. It can grow to 12 or 15 metres
 c. It can grow to 25 or 30 metres

8. When is a tsunami more devastating ?
 a. If the shore is flat enough
 b. If the shore is hilly
 c. If the shore is rocky

9. Is it possible to predict a tsunami ?
 a. Yes, it is
 b. No, it isn't
 c. Sometimes

10. How can you prevent human deaths?
 a. With an effective warning system
 b. With a prevention campaign
 c. With a prediction programme

HW ASSIGNMENT # 15
MARCH 17th
1. Watch the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsMFsdS3aqU

Questions:
1. Video games are better than TV or movies because:
 a. players are active
 b. video games are more educational
 c. players are exposed to more educational information

2. When a person plays a video game really well, he gets a reward. He also gets
 a. compliments
 b. the interest of the video company
 c. to play the video game at a higher skill level

3. If you play a soccer video game, what is one thing the video game will NOT help you do:
 a. think about soccer strategy
 b. kick the ball
 c. play the game

4. According to the speaker, a problem with the most popular video games is:
 a. they cause changes in mind and behavior
 b. they reward people for doing violence to other people
 c. There is too much sex and violence in most video games today

5. Video games are rated according to how appropriate they are for children. Who rates video games?
 a. the companies who sell the games
 b. the government
 c. the public

6. According to the speaker, ratings are based on:
 a. scientific studies done on video games
 b. negative results of playing too much
 c. whether the public thinks the content is good or bad

7. The speaker says that video games for fitness (such as a dance or Wii golf program) are:
 a. not as good as doing the real activity
 b. just as good as doing the real activity
 c. better than the real activity

HW ASSIGNMENT # 16

MARCH 19th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiiU-Fky18s

1. Take a _______ at my girlfriend
 a) book
 b) look
 c) luck

2. This is gonna ______ like a bad joke
 a) sun
 b) sand
 c) sound

3. And alka seltzer when my ____ aches
 a) tummy
 b) tommy
 c) tony

4. We even got a secret __________
 a) milkshake
 b) nouse shake
 c) handshake

5. I know I'm young but if I had to _________ her or the sun
 a) shoes
 b) choose
 c) shush

6. It's been awhile since we talked ______ and I'm tryin' hard not to talk fast
 a) blast
 b) glass
 c) last

7. And I know you heard the last _______ about the girls that didn't last long
 a) song
 b) sound
 c) son

8. She even got her very ____ ringtone
 a) old
 b) owl
 c) own

9. And I open the door _________ my coat and throw my bag on the floor
 a) took off
 b) take off
 c) drop off

10. Annoying old man bite his _____
 a) tongue
 b) balls
 c) tone

11. She's got eyes ________ to sunrise
 a) incomparable
 b) comparable
 c) uncomparable

12. She's got porcelain skin of course she's a ____
 a) ten
 b) tan
 c) trend

13. She's got the _______ laugh I ever heard
 a) furious
 b) curious
 c) cutest

14. And we can be on the phone for ______ hours
 a) three
 b) tree
 c) free

15. And I would _______ cherish every moment
 a) skill
 b) still
 c) steal

16. Call it _____ call it _____ call it _____ or whatever you call it but
 a) dumb, love, luck
 b) love, luck, bumb
 c) dumb, luck, love

HW ASSIGNMENT # 17

OCTOBER 17TH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi6vj9glgIM


1. What is the name of Popeye's nephews sitting at the table?
 a) Piipeye, Peapeye, Puupeye, Poupeye.
 b) Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, Poopeye.
 c) Piepeye, Paepeye, Peupeye, Puupeye.

2. What does Popeye give them to eat?
 a) some ice creams
 b) spinaches
 c) some garlic

3. Why do Popeye's nephews have to eat those vegetables?
 a) to be powerful like Uncle Hercules
 b) to be clever like Aunt Hercules
 c) to be strong like Uncle Hercules

4. What does Popeye tell the boys?
 a) a fairy tale
 b) a fact
 c) a story

5. Who was Hercules?
 a) an ordinary man
 b) people's best friend
 c) people's worst friend

6. What animal did Hercules help to get back to its nest?
 a) eagle
 b) bird
 c) duck

7. Why was Hercules very strong?
 a) he had a piece of special garlic
 b) he had a piece of special rock
 c) he had a piece of special tree

8. What happened one day to Hercules?
 a) he was defeated by another man
 b) he was challenged by another man
 c) he was helped by another man

9. What did the other man discover about Hercules?
 a) He had still his charriot
 b) He has lost the bird
 c) He had lost his magic garlic piece

10. Where did Hercules get his strength, when he was nearly defeated by the other one?
 a) a piece of garlic
 b) spinaches
 c) ice-cream

THE END....THE END....THE END...THE END...THE END

HW ASSIGNMENT # 18
OCTOBER 22ND

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAR2HW35QWA

1. A hurricane is a violent tropical...
 a) light
 b) storm
 c) juice

2. Hurricanes can't be formed in
 a) Pacific ocean
 b) Atlantic ocean
 c) Mediterranean sea

3. Hurricanes are called "tropical cyclones" in...
 a) Spain
 b) Italy
 c) Australia

4. A hurricane gets its energy from...
 a) electricity
 b) warm air
 c) cold air

5. How's the weather in the hurricane's eye?
 a) Better because the wind are calmed
 b) Worse because the wind is faster
 c) It's exactly the same outside or inside the eye

6. What's a meteorologist?
 a) It's a scientist who studies the causes of the weather
 b) It's a scientist who works in weather forecast
 c) It's a teacher who teaches about hurricanes

7. Which is not an important variable to predict hurricane's behaviour?
 a) Wind
 b) Temperature
 c) Height

HW ASSIGNMENT # 19

APRIL 5TH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJtot_f-snU

1. What was his childhood like?
 a) Fairly
 b) Fast
 c) Standard

2. What was born between the two kids?
 a) Friendship
 b) Hate
 c) Rivalry

3. According to the hero, the villain can't trap...
 a) Justice
 b) The hero
 c) love

4. What is the hero's name?
 a) Superman
 b) Magamind
 c) Metroman

5. What is the villain's name?
 a) Superman
 b) Megamind
 c) Metroman

6. How does the villain describe himself?
 a) incredible
 b) bad
 c) handsome

7. What's is the city's name?
 a) Metrosin
 b) Metrocity
 c) Metrocd

8. What is the girls name?
 a) Roxie
 b) Rosa
 c) Roxete

9. How does the woman describe Megamind?
 a) Horrible
 b) intelligent
 c) predictable

10 According to Megamind what would the spider`s bite do?
 a) kill
 b) hit
 c) paralize