This is a reading and vocabulary lesson plan for C2 students who are preparing to take the Cambridge C2 Proficiency exam. Students read a text about a boy, his grandad and football then look at expressions and collocations from the text. Download the handout and key below:
The last day of term is fast approaching so I’ve made a fun quiz to keep students entertained. I recommend bringing sweets as a prize for the winning team. Credit to my friend Dan for the inspiration and some of the questions. Download the questions and instructions below:
Spilt the class into groups of 2 or 3, give each group a piece of paper and encourage them to come up with an interesting team name. Explain that you are going to give the teams a category and they have 3 minutes to come up with the top 5 items in that category. For example: the top 5 largest countries in the world by area. Students are awarded 1 point for every answer that they guess that appears in the top 5, and an additional bonus ½ point for every answer that is in the correct place in the list, meaning that there is a total of 7.5 points on offer for each round. The different categories are listed below:
(Note: this was designed with Spanish students in Barcelona in mind so some categories may not be suitable for all groups)
Largest countries in the world by area
1. Russia
2. Canada
3. China
4. USA
5. Brazil
Most popular pets in the USA
1. Cat
2. Dog
3. Fish
4. Small mammal (hamster, gerbil, rabbit etc.)
5. Bird
Most viewed artists on youtube.com
1. Justin Beiber
2. Rihanna
3. Taylor Swift
4. Katy Perry
5. Eminem
Highest grossing films of all time
1. Avatar
2. Titanic
3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
4. Jurassic World
5. The Avengers
Best-selling books of all time
1. The Lord of the Rings
2. The Hobbit
3. The Little Prince
4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone
5. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Largest oceans in the world
1. Pacific
2. Atlantic
3. Indian
4. Southern
5. Arctic
Richest people in the world
1. Bill Gates
2. Amancio Ortega
3. Warren Buffett
4. Carlos Slim
5. Jeff Bezos
First 5 Pixar films in the order they were released
1. Toy Story
2. A Bug’s Life
3. Toy Story 2
4. Monsters’ Inc
5. Finding Nemo
Largest cities in Europe (inc Russia)
1. Istanbul
2. Moscow
3. London
4. St. Petersburg
5. Berlin
Countries in Europe by population
1. Russia
2. Germany
3. Turkey
4. France
5. UK
Male tennis players with most grand slams
1. Roger Federer
2. Pete Sampras
3. Rafa Nadal
4. Novak Djokovic
5. Bjorn Borg
Female tennis players with most grand slams
1. Steffi Graf
2. Serena Williams
3. Chris Evert
4. Martina Navaratilova
5. Margaret Court
Most popular ice-cream flavours in the world
1. Vanilla
2. Chocolate
3. Cookies and cream
4. Strawberry
5. Mint choc-chip
Best-paid football (soccer) players (2016)
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Lionel Messi
3. Wayne Rooney
4. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
5. Yaya Toure
Most popular football clubs in the world
1. Man Utd
2. Real Madrid
3. Barcelona
4. Chelsea
5. Arsenal
Autonomous regions in Spain by area.
1. Castile-Leon
2. Andalusia
3. Castile-La Mancha
4. Aragon
5. Extremadura
Barcelona FC’s most expensive signings
1. Neymar Jr.
2. Luis Suarez
3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
4. David Villa
5. Marc Overmars
5 elements in the periodic table from which the letters in the symbol do not appear in the name of the element in Spanish or in English. (award 1 point for name of element and ½ for correct symbol: