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Iran Anger At Google Over Persian Gulf (19th May, 2012)Iran has expressed its anger and dissatisfaction with Google after the name 'Persian Gulf' disappeared from Google Maps. Iran is threatening to sue Google and take other measures that will result in "serious damages" if the search engine giant does not reinstate the name on its maps. Google's action means the body of water between Iran and several Arab states is now nameless. Iran's Foreign Minister, Ramin Mehmanparast, said: "We have put it on our agenda to make an official complaint." He said it was "Google's shameless act to drop the name 'Persian Gulf'". He added that: "Omitting the name 'Persian Gulf' is akin to playing with the feelings and realities of the Iranian people." The name of the waterway has caused friction between Iran and its Arab neighbours for decades. The Arab states of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait also have coastlines that border the gulf. Iran says the gulf has been known as the 'Persian Gulf' for centuries. A 2004 website aimed at Internet surfers searching for 'Arabian Gulf' says: "The gulf you are looking for is unavailable. No body of water by that name has ever existed. The correct name is Persian Gulf, which always has been, and will always remain, Persian." In 2010, Iran said it would ban airlines using the term 'Arabian Gulf' from its airspace. Google rejected Iran's claims, saying it had never named the waterway. WARM-UPS1. MAPS: Walk around the class and talk to other students about maps. Change partners often. Sit with your first partner(s) and share your findings. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. FRICTION: What do you know about friction in the world? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners and share what you wrote. Change and share again.
4. GULF: Students A strongly believe it's the Persian Gulf; Students B strongly believe it's the Arabian Gulf. Change partners again and talk about your conversations. 5. FRICTION: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word 'friction'. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
WHILE READING / LISTENING
GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.
LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
Iran _____________________ and dissatisfaction with Google after the name 'Persian Gulf' disappeared from Google Maps. Iran is threatening to sue Google and _____________________ that will result in "serious damages" if the search engine giant _____________________ the name on its maps. Google's action means the body of water between Iran and several Arab states is now nameless. Iran's Foreign Minister, Ramin Mehmanparast, said: "We have put _____________________ to make an official complaint." He said it was "Google's shameless act _____________________ 'Persian Gulf'". He added that: "Omitting the name 'Persian Gulf' _____________________ with the feelings and realities of the Iranian people." The name of the waterway _____________________ between Iran and its Arab neighbours for decades. _____________________ Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait also have _____________________ the gulf. Iran says the gulf has been known as the 'Persian Gulf' for centuries. A 2004 website aimed at Internet surfers searching for 'Arabian Gulf' says: "The gulf you are looking _____________________. No body of water by that name has ever existed. The correct name is Persian Gulf, which always has been, and _____________________, Persian." In 2010, Iran said it would ban airlines using the term 'Arabian Gulf' _____________________. Google rejected Iran's claims, saying it had never named the waterway.
AFTER READING / LISTENING
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'express' and 'anger'.
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 activity. 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. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
MAPS SURVEY
Write five GOOD questions about maps in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
PERSIAN GULF / MAPS DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
LANGUAGE – MULTIPLE CHOICE
Iran has expressed its (1) ____ and dissatisfaction with Google after the name 'Persian Gulf' disappeared from Google Maps. Iran is threatening to (2) ____ Google and take other measures that will result in "serious damages" if the search engine giant does not (3) ____ the name on its maps. Google's action means the body of water between Iran and several Arab states is now (4) ____. Iran's Foreign Minister, Ramin Mehmanparast, said: "We have put it on our agenda to make an (5) ____ complaint." He said it was "Google's shameless act to drop the name 'Persian Gulf'". He added that: "Omitting the name 'Persian Gulf' is (6) ____ to playing with the feelings and realities of the Iranian people." The name of the waterway has caused (7) ____ between Iran and its Arab neighbours for decades. The Arab states of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait also have coastlines that (8) ____ the gulf. Iran says the gulf has been known as the 'Persian Gulf' for centuries. A 2004 website aimed (9) ____ Internet surfers searching for 'Arabian Gulf' says: "The gulf you are looking for is (10) ____. No body of water by that name has ever existed. The correct name is Persian Gulf, which always has been, and will always (11) ____, Persian." In 2010, Iran said it would ban airlines using the term 'Arabian Gulf' from its airspace. Google rejected Iran's claims, (12) ____ it had never named the waterway. Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
WRITING
Write about maps for 10 minutes. Correct your partner's paper. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 out more about the Persian Gulf. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. MAPS: Make a poster about maps. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things? 4. PERSIAN GULF: Write a magazine article about the Persian Gulf. Include imaginary interviews with someone who supports that name and someone who prefers 'Arabian Gulf'. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s). 5. LETTER: Write a letter to Iran's Foreign Minister Ramin Mehmanparast. Ask him three questions about the Persian Gulf and his dispute with Google. Give him three pieces of advice. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: Iran anger at Google over Persian GulfIran has expressed its (1) anger and dissatisfaction with Google after the name 'Persian Gulf' disappeared from Google Maps. Iran is threatening to (2) sue Google and take other measures that will result in "serious damages" if the search engine (3) giant does not reinstate the name on its maps. Google's action means the (4) body of water between Iran and several Arab states is now (5) nameless. Iran's Foreign Minister, Ramin Mehmanparast, said: "We have put it on our agenda to make an official (6) complaint." He said it was "Google's shameless act to (7) drop the name 'Persian Gulf'". He added that: "Omitting the name 'Persian Gulf' is akin to (8) playing with the feelings and realities of the Iranian people." The name of the waterway has caused (9) friction between Iran and its Arab neighbours for decades. The Arab (10) states of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait also have coastlines that (11) border the gulf. Iran says the gulf has been known as the 'Persian Gulf' for centuries. A 2004 website (12) aimed at Internet surfers searching for 'Arabian Gulf' says: "The gulf you are looking for is unavailable. No body of water by that name has ever (13) existed. The correct name is Persian Gulf, which always has been, and will always (14) remain, Persian." In 2010, Iran said it would (15) ban airlines using the term 'Arabian Gulf' from its airspace. Google (16) rejected Iran's claims, saying it had never named the waterway. LANGUAGE WORK
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