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012 Use of English (B2) - Flash Mob (Multiple Choice)

A flash mob is a group of people who suddenly gather in a public place to do something together for a short time, often for entertainment, artistic expression, or protest. The first flash mobs in 2003 saw 200 people gather briefly at a department store in New York. While initially just for fun, flash mobs later grew larger and were sometimes used to stage criminal acts like robberies. Authorities in some countries have tried to restrict unauthorized gatherings through laws and police intervention.

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012 Use of English (B2) - Flash Mob (Multiple Choice)

A flash mob is a group of people who suddenly gather in a public place to do something together for a short time, often for entertainment, artistic expression, or protest. The first flash mobs in 2003 saw 200 people gather briefly at a department store in New York. While initially just for fun, flash mobs later grew larger and were sometimes used to stage criminal acts like robberies. Authorities in some countries have tried to restrict unauthorized gatherings through laws and police intervention.

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Task 012: Use of English (B2) – Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word for each blank.

A flash mob is a group of people who (1) _________________ gather in a (2)


__________________ place in order to do something together for short period of time.
They often organize a flash mob for entertainment, artistic (3) __________________ ,
political assemblies, protests or to advertise something. In many cases flash mobs (4)
________________ many onlookers.

The first flash mobs were held in New York in 2003 when 200 people got together at
Macy’s department store and asked the shop assistants for help in finding a rug for
their commune. The (5) _____________ lasted only 10 minutes and then the mobbers
were gone. Bill Wasik, (6) ____________________ of a news magazine, said he
wanted to show that large groups of people could take over public areas within short
(7) ____________________.

As time went on more and more such events were organised. Most of them made no
(8) ____________________. People gathered in Central Park to make bird noises. A
silent dance party occurred in London’s Victoria Train station. Soon the mobs became
more (9) ____________________ and a larger number of people took part.

When the first mobs were started instructions were (10) ____________________ via
email. As time went on social media platforms told people where and when to meet.
Today, there are companies that specialize (11) ____________________ flash mobs.
Such affairs can turn into negative and even criminal events. There have been reports
from America of groups (12) ____________________ robberies through flash mobs.
Using Twitter and other social media, (13) ____________________ of people flood
into a store, plunder special areas and escape with most of its content.

(14) ____________________ in several countries have been trying to stop flash mobs.
In Germany, for example, it is forbidden to get together in any public space without a
(15) __________________ . In the UK the police have stopped such flash mobs for
(16) ____________________ reasons.

In the last few years flash mobs have been organized for (17)
____________________ protests. In 2010 an Egyptian flash mob was organized
through Facebook to protest the killing of a young man in Alexandria. Hundreds of
people lined up and (18) ______________ the ocean in silence before marching a
way. A year later spontaneous protests led to the (19) ____________________ of
President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt.

(20) ____________________ they are not as popular as they had once been flash
mobs are still (21) ____________________ in many cities around the world.

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1 definitely suddenly lastly finally
2 free joint shared public
3 expression express expressive expressing
4 appeal invite attract pull
5 outcome aftermath event result
6 producer editor corrector creator
7 signing communication announcement notice
8 sense meaning knowledge value
9 aspired ambitious desired desperate
10 extended expanded blown spread
11 for organizing to organize organizing in organizing
12 producing doing staging acting
13 crowds troops hosts crams
14 Departments Authorities Councils Rulers
15 permitted permitting permission permit
16 welfare secure protection safety
17 political policy politics politician
18 confronted faced turned moved
19 resignation notification announcement acceptance
20 Despite In case Nevertheless Although
21 exclusive stylish popular accepted

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