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U.K. sending warships to Gibraltar (12th August, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	Britain will send warships	a.	a few days
2.	They will stay for	b.	to cross the border
3.	bad	c.	fishing
4.	Spain is not happy	d.	cross its border
5.	stop Spanish boats	e.	to Gibraltar
6.	Spain wants people to pay to	f.	with Britain
7.	Spain searched	g.	timing
8.	It took six hours	h.	people at the border

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	Spain gave Gibraltar	a.	back
2.	It is important for	b.	like Britain
3.	It is south	c.	for their countries
4.	A lot of it looks	d.	to Britain in 1713
5.	Most of its 30,000	e.	of Cadiz
6.	Spain wants Gibraltar	f.	Britain's navy
7.	people must	g.	people feel British
8.	bad	h.	vote for this

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Britain (1) ___________________ to Gibraltar. They will stay for a few days. This (2) ___________________. Spain is not happy with Britain. Gibraltar (3) ___________________ sea to stop Spanish boats fishing. Spain (4) ___________________ pay to cross (5) ___________________ Gibraltar. Britain is angry after Spain searched people at the border. (6) ___________________ to cross the border.

Spain gave Gibraltar (7) ___________________. It is important for Britain's navy. Gibraltar (8) ___________________. It is south of Cadiz. A (9) ___________________ Britain. Most of its 30,000 (10) ___________________. Spain wants Gibraltar back. Britain said Gibraltar's (11) ___________________ for this. Britain told Spain the Gibraltar problem (12) ___________________ countries.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

BritainwillsendwarshipstoGibraltar.Theywillstayforafewdays.Thi
sisbadtiming.SpainisnothappywithBritain.Gibraltarputblocksint
heseatostopSpanishboatsfishing.Spainwantspeopletopaytocros
sitsborderwithGibraltar.BritainisangryafterSpainsearchedpeople
attheborder.Ittooksixhourstocrosstheborder.SpaingaveGibralta
rtoBritainin1713.ItisimportantforBritain'snavy.Gibraltarisverys
mall.ItissouthofCadiz.AlotofitlookslikeBritain.Mostofits30,000pe
oplefeelBritish.SpainwantsGibraltarback.BritainsaidGibraltar'sp
eoplemustvoteforthis.BritaintoldSpaintheGibraltarproblemwasb
adfortheircountries.

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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f)	________________________________________________________

WRITING

Write about Gibraltar for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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