PARAGRAPH ONE:
1. |
suspicious |
a. |
imitation |
2. |
writing |
b. |
poem |
3. |
verse |
c. |
filled |
4. |
full |
d. |
talked |
5. |
results |
e. |
dishonest-looking |
6. |
national |
f. |
decision |
7. |
spoke |
g. |
words |
8. |
fake |
h. |
state |
PARAGRAPH TWO:
1. |
joke |
a. |
head |
2. |
understand |
b. |
sick |
3. |
worried |
c. |
get |
4. |
ill |
d. |
difficulties |
5. |
leader |
e. |
trick |
6. |
caused |
f. |
stressed |
7. |
problems |
g. |
a lot of |
8. |
many |
h. |
created |
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
Maldives (1) ___________________ "suspicious" coconut. It had Arabic (2) ___________________. It was a "sura" (a verse from the Koran). People (3) ___________________ of black magic. The magic (4) ___________________ results of Saturday's national election. (5) ___________________ a "ruqyah" (a good magician). He said the coconut (6) ___________________ no magic.
The police (7) ___________________. People would understand this (8) ___________________. Many people on the Maldives believe in black magic. Teachers (9) ___________________ make students ill. A religious leader (10) ___________________ to stop black magic. He (11) ___________________. He also said it caused problems (12) ___________________ in the Maldives.
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
Maldivespolicearresteda"suspicious"coconut.IthadArabicwritingoni
t.Itwasa"sura"(aversefromtheKoran).Peoplesaiditwasfullofblackma
gic.ThemagicmightchangetheresultsofSaturday'snationalelection.T
hepolicespoketoa"ruqyah"(agoodmagician).Hesaidthecoconutwasf
akeandhadnomagic.Thepolicesaiditwasajoke.Peoplewouldundersta
ndthisandnotdoitagain.ManypeopleontheMaldivesbelieveinblackma
gic.Teachersworrieditwouldmakestudentsill.Areligiousleadersaidit
wastimetostopblackmagic.Hesaiditwasasin.Healsosaiditcausedpro
blemsformanyfamiliesintheMaldives.
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)
Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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WRITING
Write about coconuts for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.
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