Issue worksheet Focus
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Obama’s First term Success or Failure?
True or False: Obama is one of the youngest presidents in American History. T F 2. President Obama’s predecessor George W. Bush had held office for how any years? a. 12 b. 4 c. 8 3. The terrorist Osama Bin Laden was killed during: a. Obama’s first year in office b. Obama’s second year in office c. Obama’s third year in office
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Society
The Nobel Prize 1.
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By profession, Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prize was: a. a lawyer b. an engineer c. a medical doctor True □ or False: The verb ‘to fund’ means to provide financing for something. T F One of the reasons that the Nobel Committee awarded the Peace Prize to Obama was because: a. He gave the world new hope. b. He was multi-lingual. c. His wife is an attorney.
Unauthorised photocopying is illegal
Sport
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The Rugby Union World Cup New Zealand 1.
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Inaugurated in 1987, the Rugby World Cup is held every how many years? a. two b. four c. six True □ or False: The 2011 Rugby World Cup Final is scheduled to be played in Auckland at Eden Park. T F
True or False: In February, 2011, a volcano erupted in Christchurch, threatening rugby matches to be held there. T F
Animals
Birds of Manhattan 1.
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True or False: The hawks made their nest in one of the libraries of Columbia University. T F How many eyas (baby hawks) were hatched? a. two b. four c. one True or False: The baby hawk was named York. T F
Lifestyle
Historic Upper Manhattan Washington Heights 1.
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Jesse J
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True or False: Washington Heights is the name of a neighborhood located at the south end of Manhattan island. T F General George Washington and his troops camped out in Washington Heights durig the winter of which year? a. 1784 b. 1792 c. 1775 The Cloisters is a monument belonging to: a. The Frick Museum b. The Guggenheim Museum c. The Metropolitan Museum
Music 1. 2. 3.
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True or False: Jessie J is the singer’s real name. T F Jessie’s first single was called: a. Price Tag b. Do It Like a Dude c. Who I Am Which malady does Jessie suffer from? a. Swollen glands b. Irregular heartbeat c. Anorexia
TV series
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Modern Family 1.
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True or False: The TV series Modern Family has just completed its third year of programming. T F One theme of the show concerns: a. the effects of communications technology on families b. how many children the average American family has c. the usual diet of the average American family Modern Family won an Emmy in Aust of which year? a. 2009 b. 2010 c. 2011
Cinema
Actor James Franco 1. 2. 3.
True or False: James Franco played the role of actor James Dean. T F Which of the following is NOT one of Franco’s achievements? a. film director b. novelist c. teacher In which U.S. state were Franco’s paintings exhibited for the first time? a. Nebraska b. Wyoming c. California
Literature
Karen Russel 1.
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Author Karen Russell is currently a resident in which New York City neighborhood: a. Washington Heights, New York b. Greenwich Village, New York c. Soho, New York What does the author like in writing: a. Blood and gore b. The supernatural c. Humor and strangeness In the excerpt, who is Ossie? a. The narrator’s mother b. The narrator’s older sister c. The narrator’s paternal grandmother Answers on page 23.