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News Quiz 2019 - Follow Up




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Activities for reviewing lexis from News Quiz 2019







Some of my followers have already been asking me for follow-up activities, particularly Quizlet sets, for the traditional end-of-year news quiz, which I posted last week. Incidentally, it was the 10th News Quiz I'd posted here, on my blog (you can see all of them HERE), since I first launched the blog at the end of 2010...  by posting News Quiz 2010. So, how's that for a #10yearchallenge? I'm actually surprised I've kept at it for so long!





As usual, there are lots of activities here aimed at practising and expanding on the vocabulary and a bit of grammar) from the news quiz - about 4-5 pages for each level. These can be spread across and integrated into a series of lessons; some of them can be done at home, others are more suitable for You can download the activities in Word and edit/adapt them as you wich. They key (answers) is provided at the end of each level.






  • If you haven't seen the news quiz, click HERE

  • See this Jeopardy version (Intermediate level) kindly shared by a colleague of mine.

  • Click HERE for an online quiz version using Google Forms courtesy of  Cindy Komet. Make sure you copy it before using (three dots in the top-right hand corner --> make a copy)

  • Accompanying Quizlet sets (IN PROGRESS)https://quizlet.com/leosel/folders/news-quiz-2019/









Downloads


Advanced level (B2+/C1) - with answer key

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Intermediate level (B1/B2) - with answer key

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