PARAGRAPH ONE:
                          
                            
                              | 1. | destroy  | a. | to pay  | 
                            
                              | 2. | it will take  | b. | no to this  | 
                            
                              | 3. | bad  | c. | a year  | 
                            
                              | 4. | it might cost  | d. | his chemical weapons  | 
                            
                              | 5. | He asked the   U.S.  | e. | away  | 
                            
                              | 6. | take the chemicals  | f. | does not keep   its promise  | 
                            
                              | 7. | America might attack if Syria  | g. | for the   environment  | 
                            
                              | 8. | Russia said  | h. | $1billion  | 
                          
                          PARAGRAPH TWO:
                          
                            
                              | 1. | sarin  | a. | in his house  | 
                            
                              | 2. | Russia says   this  | b. | used the gas  | 
                            
                              | 3. | Syria's army  | c. | is true  | 
                            
                              | 4. | Russia said   America  | d. | kitchen gas  | 
                            
                              | 5. | sarin gas is   called  | e. | gas  | 
                            
                              | 6. | a rebel can make it  | f. | over 80   countries  | 
                            
                              | 7. | Syria is in a new  | g. | was wrong  | 
                            
                              | 8. | the rebels are from  | h. | kind of war  | 
                          
                          
                          LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
                          Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, (1) ___________________ chemical weapons. He said it (2) ___________________. It will be difficult and very expensive. (3) ___________________ for the environment. Mr Assad said (4) ___________________ $1billion. He asked the U.S. to pay, and (5) ___________________ away. America might attack if Syria (6) ___________________ its promise. Russia said no to this.
                          President Assad (7) ___________________ sarin gas. Russia says this is true. America says Syria's (8) ___________________. Mr Assad and Russia said (9) ___________________. Assad said sarin gas is called kitchen (10) ___________________ rebel can make (11) ___________________. He said Syria is in a new kind of war because the rebels (12) ___________________ 80 countries.
                          
                          PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
                          Syria'spresident,Basharal-Assad,willdestroyhischemicalw
                            eapons.Hesaiditwilltakeayear.Itwillbedifficultandveryexpensive.I
                            tisalsobadfortheenvironment.MrAssadsaiditmightcost$1billion.H
                            easkedtheU.S.topay,andtakethechemicalsaway.Americamightatt
                            ackifSyriadoesnotkeepitspromise.Russiasaidnotothis.PresidentA
                            ssadsaidrebelsusedsaringas.Russiasaysthisistrue.AmericasaysSy
                            ria'sarmyusedthegas.MrAssadandRussiasaidAmericawaswrong.A
                            ssadsaidsaringasiscalledkitchengasbecausearebelcanmakeitinhis
                            house.HesaidSyriaisinanewkindofwarbecausetherebelsarefromo
                            ver80countries.
                          
                          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
                          Write about chemical weapons for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.
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