21cc l3 U2 Test
21cc l3 U2 Test
21cc l3 U2 Test
Unit 2 Test
MAIN IDEAS. Listen to the radio show. Answer T (true) or F (false). [Track 21CC
3_U2_1.mp3]
____ 3. As soon as slang expressions are created, they generally become part of the language that everyone uses.
____ 4. The most important factor influencing the use of slang is the age of the speaker.
DETAILS: Listen to parts of the radio show. Choose the correct answer to complete each
statement or answer the question.
____ 5. Slang dates back at least as far as ____. [Track 21CC 3_U2_2.mp3]
a. the early 20th century
b. the time of Shakespeare
c. the Roman Empire
____ 6. Eric Partridge proposed that people use slang because they want _____. [Track 21CC 3_U2_3.mp3]
a. to be cool
b. everyone to understand them
c. to show they belong
____ 8. Which factor influences slang the most? [Track 21CC 3_U2_4.mp3]
a. youth
b. sports
c. crime
LISTENING SKILL: Listen to sections of the interview. Choose the correct answer.
____ 11. What does offensive probably mean? [Track 21CC 3_U2_7.mp3]
a. frequent
b. informal
c. impolite
____ 12. What is the slang meaning of sick? [Track 21CC 3_U2_8.mp3]
a. not healthy
b. really good
c. different
SPEAKING SKILL: Listen to the sentences from the radio show. Choose the correct
explanation.
a. definition(s) only
b. example(s) only
c. description of purpose
d. explanation of formation and example
____ 13. What type of explanation do you hear? [Track 21CC 3_U2_9.mp3]
____ 14. What type of explanation do you hear? [Track 21CC 3_U2_10.mp3]
____ 15. What type of explanation do you hear? [Track 21CC 3_U2_11.mp3]
____ 16. What type of explanation do you hear? [Track 21CC 3_U2_12.mp3]
PRONUNCIATION SKILL: Listen to these words from the radio show. Which syllable is
stressed? You can write a word more than once.
first second third
____ 22. Bro is short for brother, but it refers to a male friend.
____ 23. It’s a way to communicate something with your hands.
____ 24. These are behaviors that show politeness.
____ 25. Although they can be entertaining, their main purpose is to sell products.
____ 26. We often have feelings without even thinking about them.
____ 27. $ is an example of this.
____ 28. It’s the opposite of simple.
____ 29. They’re like your great-great-great-great-grandparents.
ID: U
Unit 2 Test
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