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Mock test – Part 2 - English linguistics for commerce and tourism1 What is Modality? What meaning does the speaker express by using modality? Which functions are expressed by the modals in the following sentences? Choose among the following functions: Expressing necessity, Expressing possibility, Ex...

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Mock test – Part 2 - English linguistics for commerce and tourism 1. What is Modality? What meaning does the speaker express by using modality? 2. Which functions are expressed by the modals in the following sentences? Choose among the following functions: Expressing necessity, Expressing possibility, Expressing likelihood, Expressing certainty, Seeking permission, Offering assistance, Offering suggestion: a) You must read the report before the CEO comes. b) Shall I schedule a meeting for next week? c) They may start developing the marketing plan earlier. d) It should cost about one hundred thousand pounds. 3. Match all the modal expressions in the two text extracts with a choice from the following functions: Imagined consequences; A current trend; Very likely future event; Future possibility; Past event which has consequences for now; (Future) certainty; Text extracts: A) The current government is widely unpopular. There will probably be a general election next year, which may lead to a change and some political instability. B) Widespread adoption of electric cars would cut road transport emissions in half. Therefore investment will be made into electric car infrastructure and furthermore there will be high incentives for consumers to buy electric cars. 4. a) b) c)

What is the function described by the modal verb in these sentences? I think we should be aiming to increase the awareness of electric cars in general. This will increase the size of the market as a whole. We need to position our company as the innovators.

5. What is the function described by the underlined verb tense in these sentences: a) Research objective: to identify why customers are leaving Union Direct and their attitudes toward Union Direct. b) We would like to interview customers that have recently decided to leave Union Direct, to identify their reasons. c) The focus group will also investigate issues of corporate reputation and brand loyalty. 6. Define politeness according to Richard Watts. 7. Give some examples of intertextuality aimed at positive facework in social media owned by organizations/corporations.

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Mock test – Part 2 - English linguistics for commerce and tourism 8. A) Which modes are found in the following billboard advert? B) What kind of multimodal rhetorical figure has been realized? C) What purpose do the semiotic modes and the rhetorical figure serve in this ad?

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