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Police arrest a coconut (9th September, 2013)

Police in the Maldives arrested a coconut. They said it was full of black magic to change election results. The "suspicious fruit" had Arabic writing on it. It was a "sura" (a verse from the Koran). People worried about it. They thought it might affect Saturday's national election. People think black magic can change how people vote or stop them voting. The police spoke to a "ruqyah" (a good magician), who said the coconut was fake and had no black magic.


 
 

The police said it was a joke. People would understand the message and not do it again. A news website said black magic affects life on the Maldives. In July, a school didn't let a voting box into the building. Teachers worried it would make students ill. In 2012, a religious leader said it was time to stop black magic. He said it was a sin. He also said it caused problems for many families. The leader said black magic was a big social issue in the Maldives.


 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Sources:
http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201309062230-0023033
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/39662
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/police-arrest-coconut-maldives-presidential-election_n_3880700.html?utm_hp_ref=world&ir=World

Try Level 0 (easier) or Level 2 (one level higher) or Level 3 (two levels higher)

MATCHING


 
 
 

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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d)

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e)

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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g)

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h)

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WRITING

Write about coconuts for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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