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

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	on their way to	a.	fishing
2.	bad	b.	the Middle East
3.	relations between Britain and Spain	c.	angry
4.	Spain got	d.	timing
5.	stop Spanish boats	e.	at the border
6.	it might start charging	f.	have become bad
7.	security against	g.	50 euros
8.	waited for up to six hours	h.	terrorism

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	Spain gave Gibraltar	a.	just 6.8 square kilometers
2.	an important base	b.	feel British
3.	measuring	c.	to Britain
4.	most of them	d.	damaging relations
5.	A lot of Gibraltar looks	e.	for Britain's navy
6.	Spain has argued that Gibraltar	f.	voted for it
7.	if Gibraltar's people	g.	should be returned
8.	this issue risked	h.	like mainland Britain

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Britain (1) ___________________ warships to Gibraltar. The ships will stop on their way to the Middle East. Many people think this is (2) ___________________ relations between Britain and Spain have become bad recently. Spain got angry after Gibraltar put concrete blocks (3) ___________________ sea life grow and to stop Spanish boats fishing. Spain said it (4) ___________________ 50 euros (about $67) for people to travel (5) ___________________ with Gibraltar. Tensions also increased after Spain started searching people at the border (6) ___________________ terrorism. People waited for up to six hours at the border.

Spain gave Gibraltar to Britain (7) ___________________. It is an important base for Britain's navy. Gibraltar (8) ___________________ just 6.8 square kilometers. It is south of Cadiz. The 430-meter-tall Rock of Gibraltar is in the center. The population is around 30,000 and (9) ___________________ British. A lot of Gibraltar (10) ___________________ Britain. Spain has argued that Gibraltar should be returned. Britain said this could happen if Gibraltar's (11) ___________________. The British prime minister told the Spanish leader (12) ___________________ damaging relations between their countries.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

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waytotheMiddleEast.Manypeoplethinkthisisbadtimingbecausere
lationsbetweenBritainandSpainhavebecomebadrecently.Spaing
otangryafterGibraltarputconcreteblocksintheseatoletsealifegro
wandtostopSpanishboatsfishing.Spainsaiditmightstartcharging
50euros(about$67)forpeopletotravelacrossitsborderwithGibralt
ar.TensionsalsoincreasedafterSpainstartedsearchingpeopleatth
eborderassecurityagainstterrorism.Peoplewaitedforuptosixhour
sattheborder.SpaingaveGibraltartoBritainundera1713treaty.Itis
animportantbaseforBritain'snavy.Gibraltarissmall,measuringjus
t6.8squarekilometers.ItissouthofCadiz.The430-meter-tallRoc
kofGibraltarisinthecenter.Thepopulationisaround30,000andmos
tofthemfeelBritish.AlotofGibraltarlookslikemainlandBritain.Spai
nhasarguedthatGibraltarshouldbereturned.Britainsaidthiscould
happenifGibraltar'speoplevotedforit.TheBritishprimeministertol
dtheSpanishleaderthatthisissueriskeddamagingrelationsbetwee
ntheircountries.

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

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