Upper Intermediate Portfolio - Straightforward
Upper Intermediate Portfolio - Straightforward
Upper Intermediate Portfolio - Straightforward
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6b Women in politics<br />
Date:<br />
Politics quiz<br />
Complete the quiz with the countries in the box.<br />
Finland<br />
1<br />
Can do (tick ✓)<br />
I can identify different opinions in a radio programme.<br />
I can talk about voting and general elections in my country.<br />
I can use wish (+ that) or if only to express regret.<br />
I can use word stress in word families.<br />
Iceland<br />
Q<br />
The world’s first<br />
parliament was<br />
in .<br />
Romania<br />
2<br />
New Zealand<br />
Q<br />
The first country<br />
to give women<br />
the vote was<br />
.<br />
Australia<br />
Puzzle<br />
Rearrange the letters to make five words or phrases associated with elections.<br />
3<br />
Q<br />
didcanate peltbalapro untruto vingto stingpollation<br />
Diary<br />
How do you remember vocabulary What different ways have you tried Which have been the<br />
most effective<br />
4<br />
Q<br />
was the<br />
first European country<br />
to give the vote to all<br />
its adult citizens.<br />
5<br />
Voting at elections<br />
is compulsory in<br />
.<br />
Q<br />
The Palace of the<br />
Parliament in<br />
is one of the world’s<br />
largest buildings.<br />
Margaret Thatcher (UK prime minister, 1979–1990)<br />
from Spitting Image, a satirical puppet show that<br />
ran from 1984–1996 on British television.<br />
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