News quiz 2012 - vocab review upper

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News quiz 2012

VOCABULARY REVIEW

A. Match the verbs in the left column with the noun phrases in the right tomake collocations from the news quiz. The first one has been done for you.

1. made

2. reach

3. break

4. play

5. play

6. face

7. turn

8. cause

9. crack down

10. fall

a prank

history

a public outcry

its destination

host (to)

the speed of sound

a backlash

from grace

into a tragedy

on racism

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Try to remember in what context the above collocations were used.

What other things can you crack down on? Has there recently been a public outcry oversomething in your

country? What causedit?

B. Match the words in the left column with the noun phrases in the right tomake collocations from the news quiz.

11. spectacular

12. remote

13. prank

14. (two) consecutive

15. turbulent

16. prestigious

17. ancient

18. acclaimed

19. prolific

20. host

21. leading22. gruelling

match

days

Opening Ceremony

personal life

call

civilization

figure

village

awards

nations

authordirector

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What is another, more everyday way of saying consecutive days?Two days ________

Have you everplayed pranks on anyone or made prank phone calls?

What else can be described as turbulent?

C. Some of the adjectives above can also go with the following nouns. Whichones?

_____________ island / part / possibility

_____________ writer / director / blogger_____________ schedule / training / race

_____________ school / job / firm

_____________ views / scenery / success

_____________ role / player / authority

_____________ city / history / monument

D. Complete the gaps in the sentences below. The first letter(s) have beengiven to help you.

The music video for "Gangnam Style" went (1) vi________ in 2012and became the most watched video on Youtube.

Skyfall was one of the (2) ea_________ anticipated movies of 2012.

UEFA promised to crack down on racism after (3) al_________ ofracism in the Euro 2012 host nations.

One of the greatest cyclists of all time, Lance Armstrong fell fromgrace after accusations of doping and was (4) b_________ fromcycling for life.

NASA scientists were over the (5) m________ when Curiosityreached its destination.

Gmail, Chrome, Google Maps, Youtube, Android phones - our livesseem to (6) re__________ around Google products.

Unfortunately, for the last 10 years, Whitney Houston has been inthe (7) sp_______ for her addiction problems and turbulentpersonal life.



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Can you think of other viral videos from recent years?

What's the difference between allegations and accusations?

What other things can one's life revolve around?

Why can someone be banned from driving?

When was the last time you were over the moon? Why?

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