Inglés para Fines Profesionales

Grado en Turismo
Self-Evaluation 2 /Unit 2

KEYS TO THE TEST OF UNITS 1 AND 2

1. All three answers are grammatically correct. However, when you walk out
of an exam or an interview, the logical thing would be to ask you if it went
well or badly. Whether you had a good time or any other consideration is
secondary.

2. All three answers are grammatically correct. On the phone, however, one
typically identifies oneself with the expression: “This is…” rather than the
other two, which you tend to use in face-to-face situations.

3. All three answers are grammatically correct, but a) and c) are rather clumsy
ways of saying the same thing, while b) is highly idiomatic, and hence
preferable. The equivalent of b) in Spanish would be: “¿Quiere que le dé
algún recado?”.

4. All three are grammatically correct but b) and c) are meaningless. b) means
“liberar” so “to free work” does not mean anything. For c) to be acceptable,
it should have said something like “At what time does your working day
finish?”.

5. a) and c) are not possible ways of expressing strong statements because of

the presence of the respective adverbs “tentatively” (experimentalmente,
como prueba) and “allegedly” (supuestamente).

6. a) and b) are not grammatically possible because they require a clause

afterwards (that is, a structure with a verb) and the sentence contains a
noun phrase (that is, a noun/pronoun with determiners, modifiers and
complements). It would have been possible, for example, to say: “The
project was cancelled because there was a lack of interest” and “The project
was cancelled since there was a lack of interest”.

7. b) is not grammatically possible. Subordinate clauses with a possessive

subject (like “its being attractive to the general public”) are very infrequent
and only possible with verbs like “appreciate” and “mind”: “I appreciate
your being here”; “I hope you don’t mind my saying that it is a little stuffy in
here”. The modal “dare” in c) is not a standard way to express a criticism
but a highly cautious one (either because you want to convey humility or
warn that what you are about to say is likely to be controversial or
shocking).

8. “Whereas” is used to introduce a clause, not a phrase (see question 6

above). “Yet” in c) is meaningless because it cannot appear in that context
(cf. She is smart, yet a little too casual [meaning “aunque”]; I haven’t
considered any other options [meaning “aún”]; Have you established a
limit? [meaning “ya”]).
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Self-Evaluation 2 /Unit 2

9. The correct order is that of answer b): general objective feature +

precedence + nominal modifier.

10. The verb “used” (a defective verb since it only has past tense; to be
translated “solía”; not to be confused with the verb “to use-usar”) is
complemented by infinitive clauses with “to” (e.g., When I was a child I used
to play hide-and-seek). The verbal periphrasis “be used” (to be translated
“estar acostumbrado”) is completely different and requires the
complementing clause to be in the –ing form with the particle to (I am used
to getting up at 7.00 everyday).

11. A nightdress is a female garment to wear in bed and a fancy dress is what
people wear in carnivals. A full-length gown goes all the way down to your
feet.

12. The correct term is union, which can be defined as a number of persons
joined or associated together for some common purpose, like their working
rights.

13. A stapler is a little stationary gadget used to staple sheets together. A filing
gadget is not an established name for anything (there is “filing cabinets”,
“filing folders” etc.). A highlighter is a rather thick felt pen of a bright
colour.

14. “Cab” is the American English word for “taxi”; “underground” and
“motorway” are the British counterparts of “subway” and “highway”.

15. “Embarrassed” is a common state or frame of mind in shy and introverted

people. Terrifying and amusing imply that they cause or produce terror or
amusement in others, which is not necessarily associated with shy people.

16. It should be obvious that reports do not seek economy of expression in such
an evident way as notes and PowerPoint presentations. The former are
basically reminders and the latter are forms of support for oral
communication.

17. “Control” is the only word whose tonic syllable is the first one from the
right, regardless of whether it is a verb or a noun. The other two words vary
accordingly.

18. The USA has never belonged to the Commonwealth of Nations and English
was not introduced through formal education. The reason why English is
spoken in the States is because it was founded by thirteen British colonies
located along the Atlantic seaboard.
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Self-Evaluation 2 /Unit 2

19. It is important to know that as early as the 18th century, the Americans
elaborated a document whose opening sentence is the following: 
 "We hold
these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these
are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This is one of the most
famous sentences in the English language and it is interesting that
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and three other men wrote these
beautiful words almost two hundred years before the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights.

20. Carnival takes place before Easter; there is not such a thing as Easter
Carnival in North American tradition. Of the other two celebrations,
Halloween and Thanksgiving, the former is increasingly more followed in
Europe.