Drag the words related to encyclopaedias and their definitions to make logical pairs. overwhelm Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. give somebody too much of something, 2. calculate something approximately, 3. worthy of being trusted and believed, 4. respected and successful, 5. tireless, not stopping or becoming weaker, 6. website that can be modified by users, 7. important event, 8. appear credible Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. give somebody too much of something, 2. calculate something approximately, 3. worthy of being trusted and believed, 4. respected and successful, 5. tireless, not stopping or becoming weaker, 6. website that can be modified by users, 7. important event, 8. appear unflagging Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. give somebody too much of something, 2. calculate something approximately, 3. worthy of being trusted and believed, 4. respected and successful, 5. tireless, not stopping or becoming weaker, 6. website that can be modified by users, 7. important event, 8. appear estimate Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. give somebody too much of something, 2. calculate something approximately, 3. worthy of being trusted and believed, 4. respected and successful, 5. tireless, not stopping or becoming weaker, 6. website that can be modified by users, 7. important event, 8. appear emerge Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. give somebody too much of something, 2. calculate something approximately, 3. worthy of being trusted and believed, 4. respected and successful, 5. tireless, not stopping or becoming weaker, 6. website that can be modified by users, 7. important event, 8. appear distinguished Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. give somebody too much of something, 2. calculate something approximately, 3. worthy of being trusted and believed, 4. respected and successful, 5. tireless, not stopping or becoming weaker, 6. website that can be modified by users, 7. important event, 8. appear milestone Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. give somebody too much of something, 2. calculate something approximately, 3. worthy of being trusted and believed, 4. respected and successful, 5. tireless, not stopping or becoming weaker, 6. website that can be modified by users, 7. important event, 8. appear wiki Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. give somebody too much of something, 2. calculate something approximately, 3. worthy of being trusted and believed, 4. respected and successful, 5. tireless, not stopping or becoming weaker, 6. website that can be modified by users, 7. important event, 8. appear

Drag the words to the correct places, then type in four of them in the sentences below. 1. He was one of the leading 1. fact-checked, 2. contributors, 3. entry, 4. frown upon, 5. peer-review, 6. reliability, 7. breadth, 8. volunteer project to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, writing articles about philosophy, religion, politics, and science.
2. I know that some people 1. fact-checked, 2. contributors, 3. entry, 4. frown upon, 5. peer-review, 6. reliability, 7. breadth, 8. volunteer project the fact that the content is not edited by professionals, but that was the idea from the very beginning.
3. Wikipedia is a 1. fact-checked, 2. contributors, 3. entry, 4. frown upon, 5. peer-review, 6. reliability, 7. breadth, 8. volunteer project, which means that it is community-managed and contributors are not paid.
4. All the information in the encyclopaedia has been 1. fact-checked, 2. contributors, 3. entry, 4. frown upon, 5. peer-review, 6. reliability, 7. breadth, 8. volunteer project, so there is no risk of quoting some things which are not confirmed.
5. The 1. fact-checked, 2. contributors, 3. entry, 4. frown upon, 5. peer-review, 6. reliability, 7. breadth, 8. volunteer project on the Wars of the Roses gives a lot of reference to other resources.
6. We collaborate and 1. fact-checked, 2. contributors, 3. entry, 4. frown upon, 5. peer-review, 6. reliability, 7. breadth, 8. volunteer project each other’s work to avoid any errors.
7. The 1. fact-checked, 2. contributors, 3. entry, 4. frown upon, 5. peer-review, 6. reliability, 7. breadth, 8. volunteer project of the material is really impressive; it includes over 5,000 articles.
8. I am not so sure about the 1. fact-checked, 2. contributors, 3. entry, 4. frown upon, 5. peer-review, 6. reliability, 7. breadth, 8. volunteer project of the facts mentioned in the article; some of them seem quite unbelievable.

Now type in four of the expressions in the correct gaps. 1. This     Tu uzupełnij     has been updated in the most recent edition of the encyclopaedia. 2. In the case of any scientific issues, all the information should be     Tu uzupełnij. 3. We are preparing another     Tu uzupełnij,     so if you are willing to submit your articles for free we would be very grateful. 4. The number of     Tu uzupełnij     is constantly increasing.

Choose the correct option which fills in the gaps in both sentences. Only one answer in each point is correct. 1. Which… of knowledge are you interested in?
The king called for the defence of the…
a) field
b) country
c) realm

2. We use this equipment to… laser images onto a screen or a wall.
Editing the entries is an ongoing… that requires time and effort.
a) project
b) put
c) activity

3. Encyclopaedias have always been used as… books.
I think I will need a… from my former employer.
a) resource
b) reference
c) recommendation

4. The articles were written by… scholars from European universities.
Somehow, she never… between a dictionary and a glossary.
a) learned
b) differentiated
c) distinguished

5. The number has been… estimated, so there might be some differences.
She didn’t understand why he threw the volume so… on the floor.
a) roughly
b) violently
c) approximately

Choose the correct answer. Wikipedia is quite a democratic project, because anybody can submit a(n)     1. a) post b) entry c) volume     or edit one. However, you need to go through some steps first. Before starting a new article, you should first check if the topic has already been published in other reliable and independent sources, such as books, magazines, websites, or     2. a) criticised b) corrected c) peer-reviewed     scholarly journals. Wikipedia is a non-profit organisation, so it does not employ editors or pay     3. a) contributors b) journalists c) employees     like yourself for submitting their content. Since its launch in 2001, it has always been a crowdsourced alternative to print sets of encyclopaedia, collaboratively accumulating knowledge on all kinds of topics. Another thing is that there is no     4. a) critique b) editorial c) opinion     process, although the article you send will be pending for publication for some time, sometimes even for months, so you should be patient. Once it is published you will become a true     5. a) Wikipedist b) Wikipedor c) Wikipedian.

Based on the information from the text and the presentation, choose the correct answer. 1. Which words/expressions may have a negative meaning?
a) Resentment
b) Frown upon
c) Emerge
d) Boast

2. Which words may refer to a big number/amount?
a) Distinct
b) Multilingualism
c) Numerous
d) Extensive

3. Which words/expressions mean sources where you can find direction to other materials?
a) Reference book
b) Reference work
c) Encyclopaedia
d) Wikipedian

4. Which words/expressions refer to the paper version of encyclopaedia?
a) Ideation
b) Crowdsourced
c) Entire print set
d) Volume

5. Which words refer to people?
a) Scholar
b) Peer
c) Expertise
d) Contributor

6. Which adjectives have the meaning of something not finished yet?
a) Numerous
b) Ongoing
c) Unflagging
d) Distinguished

7. Which words/expressions have associations with the past?
a) Revert
b) Come up with
c) Emerge
d) Predecessor

8. Which words/expressions mean the same as “verified”?
a) Roughly estimated
b) Peer-reviewed
c) Self-emerging expertise
d) Fact-checked

Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. Everybody knows that encyclopaedias are excellent     1. Tu uzupełnij (REFER)     books, but nowadays hardly anybody uses their hardback versions. No wonder, since we have easy access to online resources, which provide us with     2. Tu uzupełnij (EXTENT)     information on a multitude of topics and subjects. My favourite online resource is Wikipedia, which is in fact one of the most popular sites visited by internet users, although its     3. Tu uzupełnij (CREDITABLE)     has been questioned for years, due to the fact that anybody can edit or add an entry there. Personally, I don’t mind it, because if I do some important research I always fact-check information from several sources, and for everyday use I don’t need much of the     4. Tu uzupełnij (EDIT)     work done in the articles I read. I wouldn’t agree with the claim that the     5. Tu uzupełnij (ACCURATE)     of the Wikipedia content is not as high as in other resources, because as far as I know, some studies have proven otherwise. When you realise how much contributors all over the world help to create this ongoing project, you can’t help but appreciate the     6. Tu uzupełnij (SELF)     work they do.