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Level: Harder (Try the easier lesson.) Downloads: Word Doc | PDF Doc | Listening Audio: (2:00 - 236.2 KB - 16kbps) THE ARTICLEBritish Finance Minister Gordon Brown has urged the wealthy, oil-producing nations of the Arabian Gulf to do their part in lifting Africa out of poverty by contributing $20 billion in aid. He reminded the oil barons that they have benefited considerably from recent oil price hikes and should redistribute a little of their oil coffers. He said: “I would like to see the oil producing states, the countries that have done well out of the rise in oil prices, being willing to make a contribution…to the new development agenda.” This is a dress rehearsal for Mr. Brown’s bid to drum up support for his plan to help Africa at next month’s G8 summit. He said although this was a “crucial week”, the details could be “thrashed out over the next few days.” Mr. Brown is trying to find an additional $20 billion to add to the $80 billion already assured from the European Union for his aid kitty for Africa. He needs a back-up plan should a so-far reluctant George W. Bush balk at contributing when he meets with Tony Blair for crunch talks in Washington this week. Mr. Brown said: “Globally, tackling the world’s deadliest diseases and halving world poverty will require the overall doubling of aid to Africa.” He hopes to open up markets to African producers, reduce debt relief and inject much needed investment into Africa. Mr. Brown laid down the gauntlet for Mr. Bush to do his part, saying: “This is not a time for timidity, nor a time to fear reaching new heights.” WARM-UPS1. LAYING DOWN THE GAUNTLET: In pairs / groups pretend to be world leaders. Student(s) A must lay down the gauntlet to Student(s) B (Student B is George W. Bush, who does not want to agree to anything student A suggests). The challenges A puts to B may include:
2. 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. 3. ARABIAN GULF: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the Arabian Gulf. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. 4. STORY PREDICTION: In pairs / groups, use the words from the “CHAT” activity to predict how the story in the article will unfold. Change partners and compare your stories. If you have different interpretations or ideas, talk about which is likelier to be in the actual article. 5. 2-MINUTE DEBATES: With a partner, engage in these fun 2-minute debates. Students A firmly believe in the opinions on the left, Students B support the opinions on the right. Change partners often.
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 / LISTENINGWORD ORDER: Put the underlined words into the correct order. Oil-rich Gulf urged to help AfricaBritish Finance Minister Gordon Brown has urged the wealthy, oil-producing nations of the Arabian Gulf part their do in to lifting Africa out of poverty by contributing $20 billion in aid. He reminded the oil barons that they have benefited considerably from oil hikes price recent and should redistribute a coffers of their little oil. He said: “I would like to see the oil producing states, the countries that have done well out of the rise in oil prices, being willing to make a contribution…to the new development agenda.” This is a dress for Mr. Brown’s bid rehearsal to drum up support for his plan to help Africa at next month’s G8 summit. He said although this was a “crucial week”, the thrashed could be out details over the next few days.” Mr. Brown is additional to trying an find $20 billion to add to the $80 billion already assured from the European Union for his aid kitty for Africa. He needs a back-up so-far should a plan reluctant George W. Bush balk at contributing when he meets with Tony Blair this crunch Washington talks for in week. Mr. Brown said: “Globally, tackling the world’s deadliest diseases and halving world poverty will doubling overall of the require aid to Africa.” He hopes to open up markets to African producers, reduce debt relief and inject much needed investment into Africa. Mr. Brown laid down the gauntlet for Mr. Bush to do his part, saying: “This is not a time for timidity, nor a fear time to new heights reaching.”AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘Arabian’ and ‘Gulf’.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. WORD ORDER: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. STUDENT POVERTY IN AFRICA SURVEY: In pairs / groups write down questions about poverty in Africa and what can be done to reduce it.
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.
SPEAKINGHELP GORDON: Help British Finance Minister Gordon Brown help Africa. In pairs / groups, work out a plan to raise money in your school / community for African charities. Use this table to help you:
LISTENINGListen and fill in the spaces. Oil-rich Gulf urged to help AfricaBritish Finance Minister Gordon Brown ___ _____ ___ _______, oil-producing nations of the Arabian Gulf __ __ ____ ____ __ lifting Africa out of poverty by contributing $20 billion in aid. He reminded the oil barons that they have benefited considerably from _____ ___ ____ ____ and should redistribute a little __ _____ ___ _______. He said: “I would like to see the oil producing states, the countries that have done well out of the rise in oil prices, being willing to make a contribution…to the new development agenda.” This is __ _____ _______ ___ Mr. Brown’s bid to drum up support for his plan to help Africa at next month’s G8 summit. He said although this was a “crucial week”, the details could be “________ ___ ____ the next few days.” Mr. Brown is trying to find an additional $20 billion __ ___ __ ___ $80 billion already assured from the European Union ___ ___ ___ _____ ___ Africa. He needs a back-up plan ______ __ __-___ _________ George W. Bush balk at contributing when he meets with Tony Blair for crunch talks in Washington this week. Mr. Brown said: “Globally, tackling the world’s deadliest diseases and halving world poverty will require ___ _______ _________ __ ____ to Africa.” He hopes to open up markets to African producers, reduce debt relief and inject much needed investment into Africa. Mr. Brown ____ _____ ___ ________ for Mr. Bush to do his part, saying: “This is ___ __ ____ ____ ________, nor a time to fear reaching new heights.” 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 more information on Gordon Brown’s quest to raise funds for Africa. Share your findings with your class in the next lesson. 3. ARABIAN GULF: Make a poster on the countries and emirates of the Arabian Gulf. You could focus on culture, people, economy, oil, tourism, sport or themes of your own choosing. Show your posters to your classmates in your next lesson. 4. LETTER: Write a letter to British Finance Minister Gordon Brown telling him what you think of his plan. Give him advice on how to use the aid money. Show your letter to your classmates in your next lesson. Did you all write about similar things? ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
WORD ORDER: Oil-rich Gulf urged to help AfricaBritish Finance Minister Gordon Brown has urged the wealthy, oil-producing nations of the Arabian Gulf to do their part in lifting Africa out of poverty by contributing $20 billion in aid. He reminded the oil barons that they have benefited considerably from recent oil price hikes and should redistribute a little of their oil coffers. He said: “I would like to see the oil producing states, the countries that have done well out of the rise in oil prices, being willing to make a contribution…to the new development agenda.” This is a dress rehearsal for Mr. Brown’s bid to drum up support for his plan to help Africa at next month’s G8 summit. He said although this was a “crucial week”, the details could be “thrashed out over the next few days.”
Mr. Brown is trying to find an additional $20 billion to add to the $80 billion already assured from the European Union for his aid kitty for Africa. He needs a back-up plan should a so-far reluctant George W. Bush balk at contributing when he meets with Tony Blair for crunch talks in Washington this week. Mr. Brown said: “Globally, tackling the world’s deadliest diseases and halving world poverty will require the overall doubling of aid to Africa.” He hopes to open up markets to African producers, reduce debt relief and inject much needed investment into Africa. Mr. Brown laid down the gauntlet for Mr. Bush to do his part, saying: “This is not a time for timidity, nor a time to fear reaching new heights.” |
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