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A Style is Born Quiz

To assist your English language development, each of our issues includes a series of 10 questions based around what you´ve just read. The questions are designed to test your grammar, comprehension and vocabulary skills. Be careful, they get harder as you go along (the difficulty level is stated before each question).

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1: Basic - Which of these words would you not associate with lying in Aire de Barcelona’s serene salt bath?
	Relaxing
	Calming
	Irritating
	Soothing
2: Basic - Page 13 contains a photo taken inside El Changuito. What is shown in this image?
	a sink
	a shower
	a toilet
	a bath
3: Basic - Fill in the missing word – “I’ve had a terrible week at work so I’m going to go to Aire de Barcelona this weekend. I think it’s about time I ____ some time out to relax”
	takes
	take
	taking
	took
4: Tricky - You find a nice item of clothing in Lobby that you would like to try on. It’s smaller than your normal size so you need to ask the shop assistant for help. Which phrase would be best to use?
	Do you have this in a bigger size?
	Do you use this in my size?
	Can I take this away with me?
	Do you have this in pink?
5: Tricky - Which conjunctions are missing from the following sentence. “In La Fianna, I was going to order the Bloody Mary ___ I discovered that it contained tomato juice ____I ordered a Sex on the Beach instead”.
	First word “but” Second word “and”
	First word “and” Second word “but”
	First word “but” Second word “so”
	First word “so” Second word “but”
6: Tricky - You’re staying at Inside BCN, and decide to ask the staff for some help regarding your dinner plans. Which phrase would you NOT use?
	Can you recommend anywhere nice to eat around here?
	Can you tell me where to go?
	Are there any nice restaurants close by?
	Is there anywhere good to eat in the area?
7: Tricky - I´m surrounded by 'curious objects' inside a shop directly behind Mercat del Born. Where am I?
	La Fianna
	Aire de Barcelona
	El Changuito
	Lobby
8: Even trickier - Porktie describes Inside BCN’s 'impressive aesthetics'. What does this mean?
	The apartments look good
	The apartments are well located
	The apartments smell good
	The apartments are well heated
9: Even trickier - The owners of El Changuito have 'acquired some items while dining out in a restaurant (having informed the owner how much they liked one of his lampshades.)' In light of this, which word best describes the owners?
	Bandits
	Opportunists
	Scoundrels
	Sympathetic
10: Even trickier - Which of the following sentences is correct?
	I went to La Fianna for a meal last night, but I didn't eat many food because I wasn´t very hungry
	I went to La Fianna for a meal last night, but I didn't eat much food because I wasn´t very hungry
	I went to La Fianna for a meal last night, but I didn't eat much food because I´m not very hungry
	I went to La Fianna for a meal last night, but I don´t eat much food because I wasn´t very hungry

Homework Corner for Language Schools Out of the five places we have featured in this issue, choose the one that you would most like to visit and write about why you would like to visit this place the most. You might be very stressed and need a trip to an Arabic Spa, you may love to shop and fancy a visit to Lobby. Whichever is your favourite, write about why and take it to your next class.
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