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- Ministry of Education: COBE
- COBE Preparation Workbook pdf
- COBE Practice 1 Worksheet
- Oral Bagrut Practice (COBE) Worksheet
- COBE - New Oral Bagrut
- Suggested Technological Guidelines COBE 2021
- Sample COBE
- COBEGuidelines.pdf
- COBE exam vocabulary exercises
12th grade – Have students prepare any topics that you haven’t yet covered and that appear in the Table of Specifications updated for the year in which they are taking the exam. Work at a pace of 4-8 topics a month, so that you can finish this section of the COBE fairly early in the year and then go on to the other sections of the COBE (project questions + video clip). If you have time, go over the vocabulary in class, but have students practice answering the questions at home (since there is so much to do and so little time to do it in 12th grade…). Periodically (after finishing 10 topics, once a month, etc.) test students orally on all the topics you have covered from the beginning of the year or even from the beginning of 11th grade.
And here are the free, photocopiable materials (vocabulary + practice questions) that you can use to prepare your students for the first section of the COBE – with both basic and more advanced vocabulary, these are suitable for both four- and five-point students:
Note that the topics are not listed in alphabetical order as they appear in the Table of Specifications, but rather as we arranged from simpler to more complex.
Topic 3 – Hobbies + Habits and Routines
Topic 4 – Free-Time Activities
Topic 5 – Favorite Books and Movies
Topic 12 – Holidays and Customs
Topic 14 – Personal Belongings
Topic 18 – Fame and Celebrities
Topic 19 – Personal Strengths and Weaknesses
Topic 21 – Professional Ambitions
Topic 22 – Reflection on Personal Experiences
Topic 24 – Suggesting Individual and Community Change