Vocabulary: Recent Events

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Lesson questions (16)

1. I want to ___ a robot that cleans my room.
   Answer: invent
2. I read ___ books last month, maybe five or six.
   Answer: several
3. I saw an ___ for the new phone on TV.
   Answer: advertisement
4. I can't ___ which shirt to buy. They're both nice.
   Answer: decide
5. I studied hard, so I got good ___ this year.
   Answer: grades
6. She got a ___ to study medicine at a big university.
   Answer: scholarship
7. Did you ___ for the football club? The list closes today.
   Answer: sign up
8. I gave a ___ about the planets to my class.
   Answer: presentation
9. She does ___. She can jump and balance on a beam.
   Answer: gymnastics
10. I practice every day to ___ my English.
    Answer: improve
11. My brother will ___ from university next year.
    Answer: graduate
12. My sister is fifteen. She's a ___.
    Answer: teenager
13. The second ___ starts in January.
    Answer: semester
14. We have ___ next week, so I'm studying every day.
    Answer: exams
15. Fahad is my ___. We sit together in English class.
    Answer: classmate
16. I filled in an ___ for a summer job.
    Answer: application

About this lesson

“Vocabulary: Recent Events” is from English Grade 6 (Top Goal 3) (Unit 8: Recent Events) and has 16 questions with answers. Sample questions: “I want to ___ a robot that cleans my room.” and “I read ___ books last month, maybe five or six.”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.

Lesson words: invent · several · advertisement · decide · grades · scholarship · sign up · presentation · gymnastics · improve

How to use it in class

• Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
• Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
• Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.

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