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Date: Jul 5, 2005
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THE ARTICLEIndonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has told his people not to copy Western countries by living together, or living “in sin” before getting married. He was speaking on July 4, Indonesia’s National Family Day. The Jakarta Post reported him as saying: “We do not need to imitate the lifestyles of foreign nations.” He added: "Living together out of wedlock is still viewed as a disgraceful deed that goes against the norms of religions and laws." Indonesia has the world’s fourth largest population. Many people welcomed his call for better morals. They want to stop Indonesia’s rising numbers and avoid a surge in population. Almost twenty per cent of Indonesians live on less than a dollar a day. Mr. Yudhoyono urged people to have only the number of children they could afford. He stated: "Without birth control, our efforts to boost economic development will be useless.” He warned cohabitation increases births. WARM-UPS1. I LIVE ALONE: In pairs / groups, tell each other who you live with. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of your living situation. Would you like to change? What would you like to change? 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. INDONESIA: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with Indonesia. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. 4. COHABITATION: In pairs / groups, talk about how far you agree with these opinions about living in sin.
5. BIRTH CONTROL: In pairs / groups, talk about which of these birth control methods you think are OK.
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 / LISTENINGGAP FILL: Put the words in the column on the right into the correct spaces. Indonesia president slams cohabitation
AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘birth’ and ‘control’.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the gap fill. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…? 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. STUDENT COHABITATION SURVEY: In pairs / groups, write down questions about living in sin, living together and good morals.
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.
SPEAKINGCOHABITING: In pairs / groups, write one question about cohabitation using each of the words in the list below.
Change partners and ask each other your questions. After you have finished, return to your original partner(s) and share and compare the answers to your questions. Does the class think cohabitation is OK or wrong? LISTENINGListen and fill in the spaces. Indonesia president slams cohabitationIndonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ___ _____ his people not to copy Western countries __ ______ together, or living “in sin” before getting married. He ___ ________ on July 4, Indonesia’s National Family Day. The Jakarta Post ________ him as saying: “We do not need __ _______ the lifestyles of foreign nations.” He added: "Living together out of wedlock is still viewed as a disgraceful ____ that goes against the _____ ___ religions and laws." Indonesia has the world’s ______ largest population. Many people welcomed ___ ____ ___ better morals. They want to stop Indonesia’s rising numbers and avoid a _____ in population. Almost twenty per cent of Indonesians ____ ___ less than a dollar a day. Mr. Yudhoyono urged people to have only the number of children they ______ ______. He stated: "Without birth control, ____ _______ to boost economic development will be useless.” He warned ____________ increases births. 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 Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Share your findings with your class in the next lesson. 3. MY THOUGHTS: Write an essay explaining your thoughts on cohabitation. Read your essays to your classmates in your next lesson. Did everyone write about similar things? 4. LETTER: Write a letter to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Tell him what you think of his attack on Western values. Tell him whether or not you think cohabitation is a “disgraceful deed”. Read your letter to your classmates in your next lesson. Did you all write about similar things? ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: Indonesia president slams cohabitationIndonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has told his people not to copy Western countries by living together, or living “in sin” before getting married. He was speaking on July 4, Indonesia’s National Family Day. The Jakarta Post reported him as saying: “We do not need to imitate the lifestyles of foreign nations.” He added: "Living together out of wedlock is still viewed as a disgraceful deed that goes against the norms of religions and laws."
Indonesia has the world’s fourth largest population. Many people welcomed his call for better morals. They want to stop Indonesia’s rising numbers and avoid a surge in population. Almost twenty per cent of Indonesians live on less than a dollar a day. Mr. Yudhoyono urged people to have only the number of children they could afford. He stated: "Without birth control, our efforts to boost economic development will be useless.” He warned cohabitation increases births. |
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