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Sean Banville 2012
1,000
Ideas &
Activities
For
Language
Teachers
RANKING NEWS QUESTIONNAIRE
Rank the four choices in each of the questions and discuss them with your partner(s). You may
like to add a fifth choice.
1.
What is the most serious news story
today?
5.
Which continent has the most
interesting news?
a.
The war on terror
b.
Global warming
c.
Nuclear proliferation
d.
The world's economic troubles
e.
Other ___________________
a. Africa
b. Asia
c. Europe
d.
South America
e. Other ___________________
2.
Who is the most newsworthy person
on Earth?
6.
Which of these stories will happen
first?
a. Barack Obama
b. Nelson Mandela
c.
Aung San Suu Kyi
d. Lady Gaga
e. Other ___________________
a. The nation of Palestine created
b. Koreas re-united
c.
Fair trade for Africa
d. Ozone hole closes
e. Other ___________________
3.
What was the biggest story of the
past five years?
7.
Which country will be most
important in 2050?
a. The Arab Spring
b.
Hurricanes and tsunami
c. The global financial crisis
d. Wikileaks
e. Other ___________________
a. The U.S.A.
b.
China
c. India
d. Japan
e. Other ___________________
4.
What's the best way to get news?
8.
Which of these possible future
headlines is most worrying?
a.
Television
b. Newspaper
c. Twitter
d.
Internet news site
e. Other ___________________
a. Giant panda becomes extinct
b. Sea rises another 30 cm
c. 100 nations with nuclear
weapons
d. World
population to double in
20 years
e. Internet is dead