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MONDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2026

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The week’s B1 crossword — 26 October – 1 November 2026

Weekly crossword — 26 October – 1 November 2026

Monday, 2 November 2026

Warm-up

  1. Which new word from this week do you remember best?
  2. Which word was the hardest to understand when you first met it?
  3. Can you use three of this week’s words in one sentence?

Reading

This crossword revises the vocabulary from this week’s B1 lessons. The words all come from: Why data centres face growing opposition; Melting Dolomites glaciers expose war explosives; DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17bn; Pompeii wardrobe reveals coins and a child's necklace; Binance freezes funds after $6.3bn hack. Every answer appeared in one of those lessons, and the number after each clue is the length of the answer.

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Crossword

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Discussion

  1. Which of this week’s stories would you most like to read more about?
  2. Which new word will you actually use outside class, and when?
  3. If you wrote next week’s crossword, which five words would you choose?
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