Lengua Extranjera (Inglés)

Vocabulary test Name and surname:

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The traditional bird which is eaten for Thanksgiving in the U.S. and at Christmas in
England is a __turkey_

Light brown marks on the skin are called _freckles__

Hair that grows on the chin and the cheeks of a man’s face is a___beard______, and if it
is only on the chin, we called it___goatee____________.
The season in which the crops (as grain or fruits) are gathered is called
___harvest___________.
The expression children use on Halloween is ‘__trick___________ or
___treat__________` when asking for sweets.
A person with no hair on the head is ___bald_____________.

The hair above the upper lip is called a __moustache_

The vertical edge of a book as it normally stands on a bookshelf is the
________spine_______.
A man who substitutes for an actor in dangerous scenes is a______stunt actor or
stuntman_______.
A place where you go to book holidays and buy train tickets is called a __travel agency_.

The illnesses that are characterized by irregular eating habits and severe distress or
concern about weight or shape are called____eating disorders________
_______________

Someone who is addicted to buying is a __shopaholic/ shop

addict___________________

Something that is much cheaper than expected is a___bargain_____________

In most of the shops you can pay __by credit card_____________ or __in
cash____________

In order to know if you wash a piece of clothing in the washing machine, you should read
the_____label_______, if you only want to know the price, you look at the__price
tag___________

The first Europeans to arrive in USA in the Mayflower are

called__pilgrims_________________/Native Americans

__Deforestation_______________ is the cutting down of trees in a large area or

destruction of forests by people.
The ___green house____________effect is the result of the increase in the amount of
carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere. One of the consequences is that the
poles are___melting___________ and the sea-level is increasing.

The three Rs we must do to prevent global warming stand for recycle____________,

_reduce______________ and___reuse_______________

When you want to have dinner in a fancy restaurant, you usually need to call
to___book___________ or ____make a reservation_____________.

On Halloween people wear scary____costumes________________ to avoid their bodies

being stolen by the dead.

Forks, knives and spoons are called__silverware or cutlery_________.

If you are need to eat something but have little time to do so, you choose a ______fast
food___ _____________ restaurant.

When the service at a restaurant is very good, you should leave a generous
__tip_________ for the waiter.

The most important inventions from my point of view are______________,

______________ and_______________.

When texting, these acronyms stand for:

CYA___see you_________, ASAP__as soon as possible______________,

LOL______laughing out loud_________________,

GR8_____great_____________, IDK_____I don’t know________________,

BRB_____be right back____________,

NM__not much________________, XXX___kisses XOXO___________________.

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated all around the world nowadays, but he is originally
_Irish_____________.

A __parade_____________ is a large public procession, usually including a marching band

and of a festive nature.

When you want to preserve your wine you keep them in the __cellar__________, the
lowest and coolest floor.