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Speaking activities

Can you solve these riddles?

Riddles game

Form groups of 2-3. With your partner(s), take 1 minute to discuss the answer to the riddle shown on-screen, then type your answer into Lessonup (1 person per group)!

What has many holes but still holds water?

Which word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but not once in a thousand years?

David's mother has three children. The first is called May, the second June. What is the third child called?

What do you call a bear with a missing ear?

What belongs to you, but is used by others far more than you use it yourself?

Rich people need this, but poor people already have it - and if you eat it you'll die. What is it?

What begins with T, ends with T and has T inside it?

How can I put my left hand in the right pocket of my jeans and my right hand in the left without crossing my arms?

Cowboy Bill rode into town on Friday and rode out two days later on Friday. How can that possibly be true?

Fake news!

In the same groups, take a look at the following statements. Were these things really said by Donald Trump, or are  they fake news? Discuss briefly then select your answer!

"I've said if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her."

1. Fake news
2. True

"I think I would use social media, as President, better than possibly any of all the 44 previous presidents."

1. Fake news
2. True

"I'm just thinking to myself right now, we should just cancel the election and give it to Trump, right?"

1. Fake news
2. True

"I've no reason to visit Dubai, we have plenty of sandy beaches and oil in the USA."

1. Fake news
2. True

"Theresa May is a useless prime minister, she should ask me for advice on Brexit."

1. Fake news
2. True

"I look very much forward to showing my financials, because they are huge."

1. Fake news
2. True

"I think I am actually humble (=bescheiden)."

1. Fake news
2. True

"I'm happy to take advice from China, as long as it's on how to build a wall."

1. Fake news
2. True

"I will build a great wall - and nobody builds walls better than me."

1. Fake news
2. True

"The beauty of me is that I'm very rich."

1. Fake news
2. True

Formative Assesment

Practise test for bonus points on listening test

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