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Saudi prince says fracking will hurt his nation (2nd August, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	his nation is in	a.	on oil
2.	it reduces its dependence	b.	comes from oil
3.	92 per cent of Saudi's revenue	c.	in Apple
4.	demand for oil was in	d.	of concern for all
5.	becoming a source	e.	danger
6.	The prince also owns stakes	f.	continuous decline

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	fracking is a big	a.	oil from rocks
2.	a technology that gets	b.	nuclear and solar energy
3.	The USA has cut	c.	threat to Saudi Arabia
4.	It hopes to be self-	d.	threat
5.	an inevitable	e.	sufficient in oil
6.	encouraged Saudi investment in	f.	demand for Saudi oil

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Saudi billionaire prince Alwaleed bin Talal (1) ___________________ nation is in danger unless it reduces (2) ___________________ oil. A huge 92 per cent of Saudi's revenue comes from oil. He (3) ___________________ warning Gulf (4) ___________________ Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that demand for oil was  "(5) _____________________ ". He said Saudi's dependence on oil "is becoming a (6) ___________________ all." The prince also owns stakes in Apple.

Prince Alwaleed warned that fracking (7) ___________________ Saudi Arabia. Fracking is a technology (8) ___________________ rocks. The USA has cut demand for Saudi (9) ___________________ fracking. It hopes to be self-sufficient in oil by 2020, (10) ___________________ for Saudi Arabia. Alwaleed said this was " (11) ___________________," but Gulf countries don't think so. OPEC wants to talk about fracking. The prince encouraged Saudi (12) ___________________ and solar energy.

FRACKING SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about fracking 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.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

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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FREE WRITING

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

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