PARAGRAPH ONE:
1. |
full |
a. |
talked |
2. |
suspicious |
b. |
poem |
3. |
writing |
c. |
dishonest-looking |
4. |
verse |
d. |
change |
5. |
affect |
e. |
filled |
6. |
national |
f. |
imitation |
7. |
spoke |
g. |
state |
8. |
fake |
h. |
script |
PARAGRAPH TWO:
1. |
joke |
a. |
sick |
2. |
understand |
b. |
idea |
3. |
message |
c. |
allow |
4. |
affects |
d. |
trick |
5. |
let |
e. |
problem |
6. |
ill |
f. |
get |
7. |
caused |
g. |
changes |
8. |
issue |
h. |
created |
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
Police in the Maldives arrested a coconut. (1) ________________ of black magic to change election results. The "(2) ___________________ " had Arabic writing on it. It was a "sura" (a verse from the Koran). (3) ___________________ it. They thought it might affect Saturday's national election. People think (4) ___________________ change how people vote or stop them voting. The (5) ___________________ "ruqyah" (a good magician), who said the coconut (6) ___________________ black magic.
The police said (7) ___________________. People would understand the message and (8) ___________________. A news website said black magic (9) ___________________ Maldives. In July, a school didn't let a voting box into the building. Teachers worried it would (10) ___________________. In 2012, a religious leader (11) ___________________ stop black magic. He said it was a sin. He also said it caused problems for many families. The leader said black magic was (12) _______________ in the Maldives.
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
PoliceintheMaldivesarrestedacoconut.Theysaiditwasfullofblackmag
ictochangeelectionresults.The"suspiciousfruit"hadArabicwritingonit
.Itwasa"sura"(aversefromtheKoran).Peopleworriedaboutit.Theytho
ughtitmightaffectSaturday'snationalelection.Peoplethinkblackmagi
ccanchangehowpeoplevoteorstopthemvoting.Thepolicespoketoa"r
uqyah"(agoodmagician),whosaidthecoconutwasfakeandhadnoblac
kmagic.Thepolicesaiditwasajoke.Peoplewouldunderstandthemessa
geandnotdoitagain.AnewswebsitesaidblackmagicaffectslifeontheM
aldives.InJuly,aschooldidn'tletavotingboxintothebuilding.Teachers
worrieditwouldmakestudentsill.In2012,areligiousleadersaiditwasti
metostopblackmagic.Hesaiditwasasin.Healsosaiditcausedproblems
formanyfamilies.Theleadersaidblackmagicwasabigsocialissueinthe
Maldives.
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. Comment on your partner's paper.
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