Englischverständnis für fortgeschrittene Anfänger – Buch 1

a popular Swedish leisure activity?
    Having a coffee at a café.
    8. What does the Vasa Museum have?
    The Vasa warship.
    9. Who has their headquarters in Stockholm?
    Many major Swedish banks and companies with over 200 employees.
    10. True or false? – Many people live on the Stockholm archipelago.
    False - only 150 of the islands are inhabited.
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    Papua New Guinea
     
    1. Which language in Papua New Guinea has the most speakers?
    Enga
    2. With which other country does Papua New Guinea have a close relationship?
    Australia
    3. Papua New Guinea was ruled by three different countries. What were they?
    Germany, Britain and Australia.
    4. Other than farming, how do people get extra food?
    Hunting and collecting wild plants.
    5. What three natural disasters are mentioned in the text?
    Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis.
    6. What is the capital city of Papua New Guinea?
    The capital is Port Moresby.
    7. What are the official languages of the country?
    Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin and English.
    8. Why is an airplane often the easiest way to travel around the country?
    Because the landscape is difficult to travel around and there are few roads.
    9. What did the Austronesian speaking peoples bring when they migrated 2500 years ago? Name two things.
    Two from - Pigs, pottery and certain fishing techniques.
    10. True or false? – The highlands of Papua New Guinea are uninhabited.
    False - there is a populous highlands region.
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    The Paleo Diet
     
    1. Why are people from the Amazon rainforest mentioned?
    Because they eat a diet similar to our Palaeolithic ancestors.
    2. Why do supporters of the diet believe that dairy and grains are bad for us?
    Because they are new to humans and we haven’t had time to adapt to them.
    3. Other than the Paleo diet, which two diets are mentioned?
    The Atkins diet and the South Beach diet.
    4. Which ancient people did not farm?
    The Unungans of Alaska, who were hunter-gatherers.
    5. Name four foods not allowed in the Paleo diet.
    Any four from - grains, legumes, dairy products, potatoes, refined salt, refined sugar, and processed oils.
    6. Which has less protein – the Paleo diet or the average western diet?
    The western diet.
    7. What is a suggested breakfast with the Paleo diet?
    An omelette.
    8. Is bread allowed with the Paleo diet?
    No, it is made from grain.
    9. Which two diseases are mentioned in the text?
    Atherosclerosis (the hardening of the arteries) and cancer.
    10. True or false? – fish is banned with the Paleo diet.
    False.
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    Invasive Species
     
    1. Why were cane toads introduced to new places?
    To eat insects that were feeding on sugar cane.
    2. Name an invasive species that has been introduced to Great Britain.
    One from - parrots and mink.
    3. Which birds do mink hunt and kill?
    Kingfishers.
    4. Which animals do Burmese pythons feed on?
    Racoons, alligators and deer.
    5. Why are cane toads dangerous to other animals?
    They might kill other animals and they are poisonous if they are eaten by other animals.
    6. Before they escaped, why were Burmese pythons in Florida?
    People kept them as pets.
    7. Which three continents has the green crab colonised?
    South America, North America and Oceania (Australia).
    8. Why did people farm mink?
    Mink were farmed for their fur.
    9. Where are camels found as an invasive species?
    Australia.
    10. True or false – Mink are brown.
    True – although they can appear black in some light.
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    Cleopatra
     
    1. How many children did Cleopatra have?
    Four – a son with Caesar and two sons and a daughter with Mark Antony.
    2. How did Caesar die?
    He was assassinated (killed).
    3. What two ways of killing herself might Cleopatra have used?
    She might have drunk poison or used a snake to bite her.
    4. What problems did Egypt have when Cleopatra became queen?
    There was a civil war and the country was bankrupt.
    5. Where was Actium?
    On the east coast of Greece.
    6. Who gave the command to kill Pompey?
    Ptolemy.
    7. What happened to Cleopatra’s two brothers?
    They both died. Ptolemy XIII was killed in fighting and Ptolemy XIV died mysteriously.
    8. What strange Egyptian tradition is mentioned?
    That royal brothers and sisters married each other.
    9. What two languages does the text say that Cleopatra spoke?
    Greek and Egyptian.
    10. True or false – Cleopatra was intelligent.
    True – she was a highly intelligent woman.
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