Introduction
Studying English language can involve exploring almost any use of words. You will have the opportunity to study the ways English language is used in a variety of forms, such as casual spoken conversations and advertising material, texts and tweets, and legal and medical discourse. You will also be able to study language from a range of periods and cultures, maybe engaging with the evolution of the English language from its Anglo-Saxon beginnings onwards, maybe looking at global Englishes – the variety of forms of English in use across the world today.
There are many reasons to learn English, but because it is one of the most difficult languages to learn it is important to focus on exactly why it is you want to learn English.
English is the most commonly used language among foreign language speakers. Throughout the world, when people with different languages come together they commonly use English to communicate.
Why learn English when it is so difficult? Well, knowing English will make you bilingual and more employable in every country in the world.
Task
Your task is to be knowledgeable about the use of the English language.
You would take the role of a student who is just beggining to learn English and for that part you would have to utilize the use of English proficiency tests available on the web to be able to pass.
Process
Go to the following sites and answer their online quiz.
You must post the results of every test you completed in your social media sites.
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/559.html
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/239.html
http://www.examenglish.com/cpe/CPE_grammar.htm
http://www.transparent.com/learn-english/proficiency-test.html?
Instructions: Choose the correct answer.
Q1 - He works hard.
'Hard' is an adjective.
'Hard' is an adverb.
Q2 - She's a fast learner. 'Fast' is an adjective. 'Fast' is an adverb.
Q3 - Go straight down this road till you come to a crossing. 'Straight' is an adjective. 'Straight' is an adverb.
Q4 - That's pretty. 'Pretty' is an adjective. 'Pretty' is an adverb.
Q5 - It was pretty expensive. 'Pretty' is an adjective. 'Pretty' is an adverb.
Q6 - It's a straight road. 'Straight' is an adjective. 'Straight' is an adverb.
Q7 - She's a hard worker. 'Hard' is an adjective. 'Hard' is an adverb.
Q8 - Hold tight. 'Tight' is an adjective. 'Tight' is an adverb.
Q9 - I'm not well. 'Well' is an adjective. 'Well' is an adverb.
Q10 - She did well. 'Well' is an adjective. 'Well' is an adverb.
Q11 - My shoes are tight. 'Tight' is an adjective. 'Tight' is an adverb.
Q12 - Please don't drive so fast. 'Fast' is an adjective. 'Fast' is an adverb.———Q1 - There were ....... many questions to answer so I only did three too enough
Q2 - The coffee was .... to drink so I left it for a minute to cool hot enough too hot
Q3 - The room wasn't ....... so I turned the heating on hot enough too hot
Q4 - I didn't buy the jacket because it was ........ big enough too big
Q5 - The shoes were ..... so I didn't buy them small enough too big
Q6 - It's far ....... to fit inside the bag too big small enough
Q7 - It was far ....... to pick up too heavy heavy enough
Q8 - I didn't get it because it was ....... too expensive expensive enough
Q9 - I haven't got ....... to take a holiday this year too much time enough time
Q10 - It was ...... to carry heavy enough too heavy
Q11 - There wasn't ....... for everybody to get in enough room too much room
Q12 - He didn't do ........ to pass the exam too much work enough work
Q13 - There wasn't ....... to finish so I didn't manage to enough time too much time
Q14 - She can't sleep because she drinks ......... coffee enough too much
Q15 - I didn't know him ......., but I was still upset when he died too well good enough
Q16 - I left the job because I was making ....... too little money too few money
Q17 - I put a scarf on because it was ....... cold enough too cold
Q18 - This town isn't ....... for both of us big enough too big
Q19 - He isn't ....... to go back to work yet well enough too well
Q20 - I don't think the exam is ......... for me to have a good chance of passing easy enough too difficult
Q21 - This room isn't ........ for all the guests; we'll have to get a bigger one big enough too big
Q22 - She isn't ....... to start driving until next year too old old enough
Q23 - I haven't got ........ to pay the bill until I get my salary enough money too much money
Q24 - Everything was much ....... for us to get anything too expensive cheap enough
Q25 - He speaks far ....... for us to understand him unless we ask him to say it again quickly enough too quickly
Q26 - They haven't got .......... to buy it enough money too much money
Q27 - They took ....... on the first part and didn't finish the rest too much time enough time
Q28 - There's never ........ to do everything I would like to do too much time enough time
Q29 - The photograph didn't come out because it was ........ dark enough too dark———
Evaluation
YOUR RESULT WILL GAUGE YOUR MASTERY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
EXPERT- able to get 70 to 100 percent of the correct answer.
KNOWLEDGEABLE- Able to get at least 50 to 70 percent of the correct answers.
BEGGINER- Got 30 to 49 percent of the correct answers.
Conclusion
Since that we are not a natural born speakers of the English language here are some of our important piece of advice
"Do something (anything).
If you don't do anything, you won't get anywhere.
Make it your hobby, not a chore.
Above all have fun!
Oh, and don't be in too much of a hurry. You're setting off on a long journey and there will be delays and frustrations along the way. Sometimes you'll be in the fast lane and other times you'll be stuck in traffic, but there will also be lots of interesting things and interesting people along the way. Take your time to really enjoy the experience.
There are many ways to improve your level of English, but only you can find the right way for you.