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Date: May 25, 2005
Level: Easier (Try the harder lesson.) Downloads: Word Doc | PDF Doc | Listening Audio: (2:06 - 246.6 KB - 16kbps) THE ARTICLEThere are reports that the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been injured. Sources say he was wounded during fighting with American soldiers. The Jordanian-born rebel leader is number one on America’s “most wanted” list in Iraq. The White House says he is responsible for planning many horrific suicide bombings against American and Iraqi forces. He is also said to be the brains behind numerous kidnappings and assassinations. The American Government is offering a $25-million reward for information that will lead to Zarqawi’s capture. There is still too little information to know exactly how Zarqawi was wounded. However, a statement posted on the website of the Al-Qaeda Organization for Holy War in Iraq has asked its followers to pray for his recovery. This might mean his injuries are serious. The site said he had “an injury he suffered while serving in the command of God.” The website has used his injuries to encourage its fighters to increase their attacks on American troops: “It heightens our motivation to tighten the net on all enemies of God and step up our attacks against them.”WARM-UPS1. IN HIDING: In pairs / groups, think of reasons how a man who is wanted and wounded in Iraq can hide. His photograph is never out of the newspapers. What kind of lifestyle does he have? What does he do every day? How does he get his injuries treated? Who can he talk to? Can he go shopping or take a bus? How does he avoid the US soldiers who are looking for him? 2. MY IRAQ HISTORY: Talk with your partner about Iraq. Try to make a timeline of your interest. When did you first hear of Iraq? How long have you followed news of Iraq? Did you follow the war in Iraq and Saddam’s capture every day? Are you still interested? Do you keep up with the news? What things have made you angriest or saddest? Have your opinions on Iraq changed? 3. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently. 4. AL-QAEDA: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with Al-Qaeda. Share your words with your partner / group and talk about them. 5. ZARQAWI OPINIONS: In pairs / groups, decide which of these opinion you agree with. Discuss how much truth there is in each one.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):
WHILE READING / LISTENINGSYNONYM FILL: There are six gaps in the article. There are six groups of synonyms below the article. Place the number of the synonym group in the correct gap (It is not important to guess a correct word - any of the synonyms from each group could be put into the relevant gap). Al-Qaeda’s Zarqawi wounded in IraqThere are reports that the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been injured. Sources say he was wounded during _____ with American soldiers. The Jordanian-born rebel leader is number one on America’s “most wanted” list in Iraq. The White House says he is responsible for planning many _____ suicide bombings against American and Iraqi forces. He is also said to be the _____ behind numerous kidnappings and assassinations. The American Government is offering a $25-million reward for information that will lead to Zarqawi’s capture. There is still too little information to know _____ how Zarqawi was wounded. However, a statement posted on the website of the Al-Qaeda Organization for Holy War in Iraq has asked its _____ to pray for his recovery. This might mean his injuries are serious. The site said he had “an injury he suffered while serving in the command of God.” The website has used his injuries to encourage its fighters to increase their attacks on American troops: “It heightens our _____ to tighten the net on all enemies of God and step up our attacks against them.”
AFTER READING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘suicide’ and ‘bomb’.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. SYNONYM FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers and talk about the words in the lists of synonyms. Which were unknown / are interesting? 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. STUDENT IRAQ SURVEY: In pairs / groups write down questions about the conflict / political situation in Iraq.
6. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:
DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.
SPEAKINGIRAQ DISCUSSION: In pairs / groups, prepare the points you will need in a discussion on Iraq. In column 1, write down reasons that support your argument. In column 2, write down weak points in your arguments. Think of what you can say to turn these weak points into strong points. In column 3, write down your opponents’ reasons. In column 4, write down weak points in your opponent’s argument.
After the discussion, talk with your partner / group about it. Which student(s) spoke well? What did you learn? Did you hear anything that changed your opinions on Iraq? Did you agree with what you were saying? Do you think you spoke well? Were you happy with how the discussion ended? LANGUAGE / WRITINGMY NEWS STORY: In pairs / groups, write a different story using the following language from this lesson’s news article. Put your own words in the spaces. MY PRESS: There are reports that the leader of ____________________ has been __________ in ____________. Sources say he was _________ during ___________ with ________________. The _________-born leader is number ____ on America’s “most wanted” list in ____. The White House says he is responsible for __________________ against __________________. He is also said to be the brains behind ____________________. The American Government is offering a $___________ reward for information that _______________________. There is _____________ information to know _____________________. However, a statement posted on the website of ____________________ has asked its followers to ___________________. This might mean _________________________. The site said he had ________________________________. The website also said he _____________________. The whole world is waiting to see what will happen next.
LISTENINGListen and fill in the spaces. Al-Qaeda’s Zarqawi wounded in IraqThere are reports ____ ___ ______ of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been injured. Sources say he was wounded _______ _______ with American soldiers. The Jordanian-born rebel leader is number one on America’s “____ _______” list in Iraq. The White House says he is responsible for planning many horrific _______ ________ against American and Iraqi forces. He is also said to be the brains behind numerous kidnappings and assassinations. The American Government is offering a $25-million reward for information that ____ ____ ___ Zarqawi’s capture. There is _____ ___ ______ information to know exactly how Zarqawi was wounded. However, a statement posted on the website of the Al-Qaeda Organization for ____ ____ in Iraq has asked its followers __ ____ ____ his recovery. This might mean his injuries are serious. The site said he had “an injury he suffered while serving __ ___ ________ of God.” The website has used his injuries to encourage its fighters to increase their attacks on American troops: “It heightens our motivation to ________ ___ ___ on all enemies of God and step up our attacks against them.” HOMEWORK1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find information on Abu Musab Zarqawi. Share your findings with your class in the next lesson. 3. IRAQ: Write an essay about what you think should happen in Iraq over the next year. Compare your ideas with your classmates’ ideas in your next lesson. 4. REPORT: Write a report of the situation in Iraq, from the invasion to today. Focus on the positive and negative points. Show your report to your classmates in your next lesson. Do you have the same ideas? ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
SYNONYM FILL: Al-Qaeda’s Zarqawi wounded in IraqThere are reports that the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been injured. Sources say he was wounded during ---2--- with American soldiers. The Jordanian-born rebel leader is number one on America’s “most wanted” list in Iraq. The White House says he is responsible for planning many ---4--- suicide bombings against American and Iraqi forces. He is also said to be the ---6--- behind numerous kidnappings and assassinations. The American Government is offering a $25-million reward for information that will lead to Zarqawi’s capture. There is still too little information to know ---1--- how Zarqawi was wounded. However, a statement posted on the website of the Al-Qaeda Organization for Holy War in Iraq has asked its ---5--- to pray for his recovery. This might mean his injuries are serious. The site said he had “an injury he suffered while serving in the command of God.” The website has used his injuries to encourage its fighters to increase their attacks on American troops: “It heightens our ---3--- to tighten the net on all enemies of God and step up our attacks against them.”
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