Professional English 1 (ENGL3101)
Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics (HITL)
Semester: First Semester
Level: 300
Year: 2017
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
Peace-Work-F atherland
THE UNIVERSITY OF
BAMENDA
P.O.Box 39 Bambili
A. Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was a famous explorer. At one time people believed that he had
‘discovered’ America. We know now this isn’t true. Columbus was not the first European to
travel to the New World. We don’t know who was, but the Vikings had sailed there around the
year 1000, and probably others before them. In 1492 Columbus sailed to San Salvador in the
Bahamas and to other islands, but he never reached the mainland of North America. He actually
thought he was in Asia. He certainly didn’t discover America.
After
reading the
information about
Christopher
Columbus, choose
and underline
a positive
or
negative verb to complete the sense in each sentence.
1. Columbus discovered/didn’t discover America.
2. The first European to sail to the New World was/wasn’t Columbus.
3. Europeans had/hadn’t been to the New World before Columbus.
4. We know/don’t know definitely who first sailed to America.
5. Columbus landed/didn’t land on the North American mainland.
6. People’s opinion of Columbus has/hasn’t changed over the last 500 years.
7. When Columbus landed on San Salvador, he knew/didn’t know where he was.
8. It is/isn’t true that Columbus travelled across the United States.
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School/Faculty: HITL Department: GENERAL STUDIES Lecturer(s) Dr. KELEN EMESTA FONYUY
Level: 2 FIRST SEMESTER Academic Year: 2016/2017
Course Code: ENGL2101 Course Title: PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH 1
Date: 18/04/2017 Hall: PBB05 - PBB06 Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Instructions: Answer all questions in the answer booklet. Marks will be deducted for badly constructed
sentences, wrong spellings, illegible writing, layout and untidy work.
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(Eastwood 1999:98-99, Use, Use 2
B. This is an advertisement for the book
"Winning in Business". Put in and underline
the correct form of each verb. (7 mks)
Are you fed up with.....................(be) a failure in your job? Wouldn’t you rather......................
(succeed)? Do you want..............(earn) more money? Are you anxious.............(get) ahead? Do
you believe in...............(make) the best of your talents? Do you sometimes dream about..............
(reach) the top? If the answer is yes, read on. Just imagine yourself......................(run) a big
successful company. And now you can do something about it instead of..................(dream). It’ll
happen if you want it.................(happen). Make it a reality by................(order) your copy of the
best-selling ‘Winning in Business’. It has a ten-point plan for you.................(follow). Do it and
you’re certain...................(be) a success. You’ll know what................(do) in business. You can
make other people......................(respect) you and persuade them to do what you want. Experts
recommend buying this marvelous book. You’d better order your copy today.
(Eastwood 1999:178, Test 13B)
C. Create your own table. Convert the following to verbs, nouns or adjectives as required.
(10 mks)
NB:
Underline
all
your
verbs, nouns
and adjectives
in
order
to differentiate
them
from
those in the Table.
D. Writing
Apply to work in the Customer Service Department of your choice in any Transport and
Logistics sector in Cameroon. Excluding your written addresses, your application should be one
page. (10 mks)
SN
Verb Noun
Adjective
1 danger
2 reciprocate
3
sun
4
convertible
5
admire
6
long
7
age
8 widen
9
judgement
10
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