Q1: 2016 is described as a gloomy year. What else can be described as gloomy? Look it up using Oxford Learners’ Dictionary
Q2: The outbreak of Zika posed a threat to the Olympics: a) What other nouns can go after the verb pose? b) In what context do we usually use outbreak, except for viruses and epidemics?
Q4: festive crowds: what other nouns usually go with festive?
Q6: Members of the army forces were detained. Do you have to be detained by the police?
Q6: What else can the government or police crack down on?
Q10: fire hazard: What other words can go before the word hazard?
Q12: What other things can you be overwhelmed by? Look it up in Macmillan Dictionary
Q16: Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Can you say for Literature? Look it up using Netspeak SAME OR DIFFERENT?
Find the word / collocation on the left in the quiz; then answer the questions on the right. A good dictionary would come in handy. 1. cause (an uproar / nuisance)
In which case can cause be replaced with its synonym provoke?
2. detained
What’s the difference between being arrested and being detained?
3. capture
Find two examples in the quiz. What’s the difference? In which case can it be replaced by the synonym catch?
4. banned (from)
The word banned is used twice in the quiz. Is there any difference between the two uses?
5. win/winning
The word appears twice. In which case can it be replaced with to be/being awarded?
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FIND THE CHUNK What chunk from the quiz can go into the gaps in each group of the sentences? 1. ___________ a) The pilot had no recollection of the events ____________ the crash. b) I was very anxious in the time ___________ the event. c) The moments __________ the accident are very confused in my mind. 2. ___________ a) Driverless vehicles are ___________ in the tech world right now. b) Long hair for men was __________ in the 70s. c) Buying a cabin in the mountains may be __________ at the moment, but is it really a sound investment? 3. ___________ a) Many cities saw a huge _______ tourists in the summer. b) The country sealed its borders to prevent the ______ illegal immigrants. c) They didn’t know how they would cope with the massive ______ guests. 4. ___________ a) He has been _________ cycling for life after failing a drugs test. b) In order to curb the rising air pollution, some industries will be _______ the city. c) He’s been ________ leaving the country while the police are conducting the investigation. 5. ___________ a) Many climbers were stranded at the foot of the mountain ___________ the Nepal earthquake. b) ___________ the November 2015 attacks in Paris, many world landmarks were illuminated in the colours of the French flag in solidarity with France. c) There have been demonstrations on the streets _________ the recent bomb attack.
Some sentences have been adapted from Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDOCE): ldoceonline.com
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News quiz 2016 VOCABULARY REVIEW AND PRACTICE 1 A. Match the verbs in the left column with the noun phrases in the right to make collocations from News Quiz 2016. Some verbs can go with more than one noun phrase. The first one has been done for you. 1.
posed
2.
caused
3.
rammed
4.
captured
5.
was banned from
6.
burst into
7.
won
8.
cracked down on
the attention a threat the media
the prize (a) nuisance
an uproar a huge truck flames the gold medal flights
Try to remember in what context the above collocations were used in the quiz.
Has any government decision caused an uproar in your country last year? Except for Galaxy Note 7, what other things are banned from flights?
B. Now match these collocations: 9.
tourist
measure
10.
historic
attraction
11.
drastic
career
12.
unprecedented
crowds
13.
illustrious
forces
14.
criminal
wealth
15.
deadly
hazard
16.
festive
nation
17.
armed
victory
18.
vast
vote
19.
fire
investigation
20.
host
virus
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Try to remember what news story each of the above collocations refers to.
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C. Match the verbs in the first column with the nouns / adjectives in the second and the nouns in the third. The first one has been done for you. 1. prompted 2. declared 3. detained 4. faced 5. maintained 6. captured 7. was overwhelmed 8. ended 9. defeated 10.won
by an influx his illustrious a criminal the threat the world’s host members the Nobel prize a state a hard-line
career in Literature nation France stance (on) investigation of being banned of visitors of the armed forces of emergency attention
What person, place or event mentioned in the news quiz does each of these collocations describe?
D. Complete the gaps in the sentences below with words from the news quiz. The first letter(s) have been given to help you. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was one of the (1) ea_________ anticipated movies of 2016. The driver lost control of the vehicle and (2) r______ into a bus waiting at traffic lights. UEFA promised to (3) c_____ down on racism after allegations of racism in the Euro 2012 (4) h_____ nations. Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong was (5) b_______ from cycling for life after accusations of (6) do_______. Five people were killed and (7) s______ of others injured when an explosive (8) d_______ went off in a busy market street. A state of emergency was (9) _______ in the country after the military (10) ______ attempt.
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News quiz 2016 VOCABULARY REVIEW 2 A. Insert the verbs in bold into the “forks” below. Make sure that each word in bold goes with ALL three words in the fork. (to) face
(to) win
(to) pose
crack down on
burst into
the prize 1.
3.
5.
(to) cause
a problem
the gold medal
2.
facts
the trophy
the threat
a threat
tears
danger
4.
laughter
problems
flames
illegal immigration
outrage
corruption
6.
the media
an uproar (a) nuisance
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B. Now do the same for the following adjectives and nouns from the Quiz. drastic
gloomy
historic
vast
festive deadly
day 7.
13.
influx of
8.
weapon
face
silence
meal
attraction
atmosphere
11.
hazard
virus
weather
9.
tourist
10.
destination
crowds
season
majority
building
amount
12.
moment
wealth
victory
visitors
measure
tourists
14.
refugees
action steps
fire safety
15.
occupational
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News quiz 2016 VOCABULARY REVIEW 3 Complete the gaps in the sentences below with words from the News Quiz. 1. When the documents were _______ to the press, it generated an _______. 2. Tanks and military ______ were sent in to _________ on the protesters and restore law and order. 3. A state of emergency was _______ in the country after the attempted military ______. 4. The authorities closed public access to the fragile _______ building after it was declared a safety ________. 5. Because of a large _______ of immigrants, the number of foreign workers has reached an ________ level. 6. His populist, tough _______on immigration appealed to many voters during the election _______.
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