8 New Words Crossword
8 New Words Crossword
Here is a crossword with a difference. The answers have already been filled in. You have to match definitions a) - u) with a word in the grid. Many of these words are new to English. The first one has been done for you.
The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English can tell you what these new words mean and can help you keep your language fresh and up-to-date.
a) a small earthquake that happens after a larger one __a_f_t__e_r_s_h_o_c_k__-_-__1_9__d_o_w__n____ b) having or showing unkind attitudes towards people who are fat ____________________________ c) something that is used as a standard by which other things can be judged or measured ____________________________ d) someone who accepts that things are not always perfect, and deals with problems or difficult situations in a practical way
____________________________ e) someone who goes to the cinema to see a film ____________________________ f) if a company does this, it has business activities all over the world ____________________________ g) a practice which involves a company giving a group of its products the same brand name, helping this name to become
well-known ____________________________ h) to protect information by putting it into a special code that only some people can read, especially information that is on a
computer ____________________________ i) a piece of work that must be done, especially one that is difficult or unpleasant or that must be done regularly j) very angry ____________________________ k) exciting and attractive because of being connected with rich, famous, and fashionable people _________________________ l) treating older people unfairly because of a belief that they are less important than younger people
_____________________ m) a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal ____________________________ n) a mixture of Spanish and English, spoken especially in the US ____________________________ o) too surprised or shocked to speak ____________________________ p) a sweet fizzy drink that contains alcohol ____________________________ q) a short word for football ____________________________ r) broken or cracked ____________________________ s) showing less respect for someone than they deserve, or making someone feel embarrassed or ashamed _______________ t) if you go ____________________________, you suddenly become very angry u) a young woman who likes to do some things that young men typically do, such as drinking a lot of alcohol and talking
about sex and sports ____________________________
If you're interested in where a word comes from, check out the CD-ROM which contains 15 000 word origins.
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Teacher's Notes
8 New Words Crossword
Time: 20?25 minutes Aim: To give students practice in deducing the meaning of words. To introduce some new contemporary words. 1. Divide the students into pairs. 2. Explain that this is a crossword with a difference. They have
the clues and the completed crossword but they don't know which word goes with which clue. 3. Tell them to read the clues carefully and then try to find the solution in the crossword grid. They should write the position of the word next to the clue (e.g. 2 down, 3 across). 4. Change the members of each group after a while ? different students often know different words. 5. Ask the students which words they didn't know. Explain what the words mean and then see if they can finish the exercise. 6. Go through the answers on the board. Answers: a) aftershock/19 down; b) fattist/17 across; c) benchmark/12 down; d) realist/2 down; e) cinemagoer/7 down; f) globalize/21 across; g) branding/13 down; h) encrypt/8 across; i) task/11 down; j) incensed/18 across; k) glitzy/15 down; l) ageist/10 down; m) snack/6 across; n) Spanglish/5 down; o) stunned/16 down; p) alcopop/3 across; q) footy/20 across; r) fractured/1 across; s) demeaning/14 across; t) ballistic/4 across; u) ladette/9 down
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