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Getting infromation
Quiz
Choose the correct answer
Most people feel hesitant to discuss ...
their relations, friends and salary
their job, relatives and place of residence
their nationality, salary and preferances
When rewuesting information over the phone, you can omit ...
a greeting
a preclosing
a closing
“Would you mind saying it again?” means ...
you ask smb to repeat
you ask smb why he/she doesn’t want to speak
you ask smb to say it in public
“To cite an example” means ...
to quote smb’s words
to give an example
to provide a better example
If explanations are muddled, it means they are ...
comprehensible
not given
confusing
‘I don’t think I took in anything of what he said’ means ...
I didn’t understand anything of what he said.
I completely disagree with everything what he said.
I don’t believe any single word.
If information is unintelligible, you ...
have to pay for it
find it impossible to understand
find it irrelevant
Which statement is true?
It’s quite impolite to inquire the British about their salary, political and religious beliefs.
The British are always eager to speak about their salary, political and religious beliefs.
Getting acquainted, the British ask interlocutors about salary, political and religious beliefs.
Which statement is true?
Americans would prefer to abstain from speaking about children, health and their friends.
Americans can become aggressive if you inquire them about their children, health or friends.
Americans are quite free with information about their children, their health, friends and neighbours.
Which statement is true?
It’s impolite to request exact information without asking some irrelevant questions.
When requesting information over the phone, state exactly what you want.
You are expected to ask some soften questions before requesting information.
Which statement is true?
The person getting the information is expected to say “Thank you”.
Everyone is in a hurry. No one expects you to thank for doing a favour.
The person is expected to pay money for getting information.
Which statement is true?
It’s impolite to ask a stranger for directions.
You should use a route map for directions and not rely on strangers.
It’s quite ok to ask a stranger for directions because he/she can happen to know the location.
Her sudden disappearance was ...
unintelligible
inarticulate
inexplicable
I’ve got a(n) ... idea what you mean.
vague
faint
muddled
Could you ... that last remark?
clear up
clarify
make clear
Her comment was so ... that some people thought she was pleased while others thought she was annoyed.
ambiguous
unintelligible
faint
The report was written in technical language, which would have been ... to most people.