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Consider the following idioms and their meanings. If the idiom and its meaning are equivalent mark T (true) in the parenthesis, if they are not, mark F (false). ( ) Hang in there = Don’t give up. ( ) Easy does it = Slow down. ( ) It´s not rocket science = Tell something briefly. ( ) That’s the last straw = My patience has run out. ( ) You can say that again = That’s true. I agree. Mark the alternative that presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.

According to the text when planning the teaching of English, how many different options are accessible to educational planners?

In the expression “i.e., as a form of economic capital”, the underlined abbreviation introduces:

Among the many positive aspects that can be considered in learning English, the text mentions one aspect that shows the uselessness of learning it. Mark the alternative that presents this characteristic of uselessness in the learning of English.

In the sentence: “For some, it may be a popular language for the media”, the underlined words refer to:

As the text refers to the fact that “English is learned for many different reasons”, it includes the verb may in order to:

According to the traditional view of learning English, it is correct to say that:

Nowadays, it is correct to say that when people learn English as a foreign language:

In the sentence: “When it was taken for granted that the variety of English which learners needed to master was a nativespeaker one, the choice was often determined by proximity”, the underlined expression means:

The excerpt from the text “learners are more likely to encounter Australian English” (line 04 e 05) the underlined expression refers to the fact that learners: