domenica 10 settembre 2017

Some International Current Affairs quizzes

Here are some links to some quizzes, most with answers. Some of them are old so check what the updated answer would be. However, they should give you some ideas about possible question areas and you can always find new quizzes by doing a search on Google for current affairs or international relations quizzes 2016-17-18.
in Italian
in English
http://currentaffairs2012quiz.blogspot.it/search/?q=quiz&search_submit.x=0&search_submit.y=0
international relations
https://inquiry.princetonreview.com/grad/internationalaffairsquiz/default.asp
http://mcauleyhistory.edublogs.org/international-relations-revision-quiz/
the EU
http://www.isabelperez.com/europe.htm (second half of page on the left)
the UN
the IMF
https://www.sporcle.com/games/SwedishViking/imf-non-member-countries
NATO
http://www.triviaplaza.com/nato-facts-quiz/
international law
https://www.sporcle.com/games/Max_J_Graham/intl-law-and-the-un-wk4
the environment
http://www.factmonster.com/quizzes/environment/1.html
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2017/jan/19/understand-global-warming-climate-change-quiz
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=nuclear-power
nuclear weapons
http://www.wmdawareness.org.uk/quiz/
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz30334622ba678.html
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz33113525e8890.html
world leaders
https://www.sporcle.com/games/subcategory/worldleaders
history
geography
world geography
http://www.jetpunk.com/tags/geography
world population
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/topic/world-population
the economic crisis in the US
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0070983992/student_view0/chapter23/multiple_choice_quiz.html
failed states
https://ww2.sporcle.com/games/jack_attack17/failed_states
Africa
general
book
Il concorso per segretario di legazione, edizione 2017

Some more international affairs quizzes 2016

http://www.sheir.org/current-affairs-quiz.html (lots of pages, lots of questions, some odd language)
and more quizzes

plus anything else you find by doing a search on google for:

'international relations quiz'

or try adding a topic or institution. For example:
'international relations middle east quiz' gave me:
or geography? 'European geography quiz' gave me:
or history? 'Modern European history' quiz gave me this:
which gave these:

Some basic preparation for the concorso

‘Il concorso per segretario di legazione, Edizione 2016’:


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Free English language tests and practice

I think this is currently the best online site for free tests, grammar explanations and exercises.
Go to the homepage and explore the site:
or choose a level and go directly, for example, to Cambridge FCE level (B2):


and then to FCE Practice Papers, clicking on the right, for example, for Use of English :
Do an exercise, using a dictionary and a grammar guide when necessary, and check your score.

Do an exercise, using a dictionary and a grammar guide when necessary, and check your score.

http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fce_use_of_english_part3.htm word-building gap fill exercise. Do an exercise using a dictionary when necessary, and check your score.

http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/Use_of_English.htm lexical/grammatical sentence transformations. Do an exercise, using a dictionary and a grammar guide when necessary, and check your score.

for Grammar go to:
Do the exercise and keep an eye on your score. Check the ones you get wrong with a grammar guide.

for Reading Comprehension go to:
and then go to the tests on the right. Do an exercise, using a dictionary when necessary, and check your score.

For Listening Comprehension go to:
and do an exercise and check your score.
.
You can, of course, do one or all the exercises that you will see on these pages!
For revision tests at this and all lower levels of grammar (i.e. A1, A2, B1, B2) and to check the grammar explanations go to:
At this point you may want to move to CAE level (C1) and repeat the process.
So go to:
 and do the same thing.

Finally move to Proficiency level (C2!) and repeat the process.
So go to:
and do the same thing.

You may also want to look at the IELTS section, if you hope to take that exam at some point.

or TOEFL:

Have you had enough English? would you like to try another language?

For other languages go to:

Then, for French, for example, go to:
then click on Français and go to:


choose the language you want to learn again, clicking on le Français:

and then put in your mother tongue – clicking on l’italiano:

and your level (principiante? avanzato?)

et bon courage mon ami!

More free test sites


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Diplomacy, Diplomatic Missions, Embassies, Consulates, European External Action Service, Diplomacy and Sport, Cultural Diplomacy

You should read the following carefully and make notes :


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Some ideas about diplomacy and what makes a good diplomat

"Above all, not too much zeal!"
                                                             Talleyrand http://www.ediplomat.com/nd/essays/delaboulaye.htm
http://www.ediplomat.com/nd/functions.htm
http://www.ediplomat.com/nd/essays/maclehose.htm
http://www.ibde.org/component/content/article/83-what-a-good-commercial-diplomat-has-to-know-and-be-capable-of.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jul/14/ambassadors-job-diplomat-training
http://www.diplomacy.edu/resources/general/knowledge-management-and-diplomatic-training-new-approaches-training-institutions
http://books.google.it/books?id=SXFePmd2uEIC&pg=PA120&lpg=PA120&dq=qualities+diplomat&source=bl&ots=SLd2eiwMdJ&sig=2Y6qHdQ5Z8tLTjVZmTq3L_2M6Lw&hl=it&sa=X&ei=_idoT_D7M_Da4QSX8ZmGCQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=qualities%20diplomat&f=false
http://www.oocities.org/metisfederation/dqs.html
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200601/12/eng20060112_234952.html
http://www.ediplomat.com/nd/essays/kitahara.htm
http://www.ediplomat.com/nd/essays/gruber.htm
http://www.grassrootdiplomat.org/#/blog/4553593428/What-makes-a-good-diplomat/12677
http://www.jhubc.it/ecpr-porto/virtualpaperroom/047.pdf

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The United Nations website

For general information go to:http://www.un.org/
Then choose a language (English, French or Spanish for the concorso!) So if you choose English you are inhttp://www.un.org/en/
Look at the 'latest news' section on the right. Is there anything that you want to read? If not, click on one of the other sections and explore the site. Is there anything you are interested in? Still nothing? OK, go to the UN News Centre:
or the UN Daily News
Now you can look at the latest issue of the UN Daily News or any issue from the last 13 years! So there must be something that you are interested in.

Print or save any article that you like and analyze the language, making notes, checking vocabulary and deciding which expressions are high frequency items (i.e. words or expressions which are repeated in various articles) that you want or need to learn.
More Translation
You may also want to look at an old 2005 document, l‘ONU in Breve on:
you can use this for translation. Here is the English version to check (The UN in Brief). If you don’t like translation, simply read the English version and take notes on useful language:
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