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April 2010
Level ≥ Advanced
Style ≥ Individual or group activities
Welcome to the Guardian Weekly’s special news-based materials to support learners and teachers of
English. Each month, the Guardian Weekly newspaper selects topical news articles that can be used to
practise English language skills. The materials are graded for two levels: Advanced and Lower Intermediate.
These worksheets can be downloaded free from guardianweekly.co.uk/learningenglish/. You can also
find more advice for teachers and learners from the Guardian Weekly’s Learning English section on the site.
Materials prepared by Janet Hardy-Gould
Worn with pride ... Korda’s ‘Heroic Guerrilla’ Mario Tama/Getty Images
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After reading
1 Collocations – Find nouns to match the
definitions. Put them in the singular where possible.
c did Cuba begin to recognise Paragraph numbers are in brackets. Find the vertical
copyright? word. How does this relate to Che?
a a series of adverts to promote a product (2)
b a political meeting (5)
c a photograph (5)
d a person’s appearance when they are attractive (two
words) (1)
d years did it take for Korda to get his e the act of using something (2)
copyright back? f the method you use to achieve something (2)
g a big argument between two people (3)
d
f has Diaz had arguments with?
e
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News-based English language activities from the global newspaper Page 4
April 2010
Activity
Iconic images
1 As a class brainstorm iconic images of people’s faces.
Use some of the examples, right:
2 Students choose one of these images to use as their
computer screensaver.
While reading
2 a brand b Korda c pride d spirit
appeared on T-shirts and helped to create a myth around him.
a famous photographer shows his good looks and intense stare. This image has
tion and held government posts there. He was shot dead in Bolivia. His portrait by
f similar tactic g brooding good looks who followed Marxist principles. He was a key figure in the 1959 Cuban revolu-
2 a legal battle b illegal use c political rally d quick shot e advertising campaign 1 Ernesto “Che” Guevara (1928–67) was an Argentine revolutionary and guerrilla
Vertical word: product – there is now a range of licensed Che products. Before reading
e (illegal) use f (similar) tactic g (legal) battle
1 a (advertising) campaign b (political) rally c (quick) shot d (brooding) good looks Answers
After reading