BBC plans 2,500 hours of World War I shows (19th October, 2014)

The Reading / Listening - Level 3

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has released details of its programme schedule to mark the centenary of World War I. It is planning almost 2,500 hours of new TV and radio shows. These will be broadcast from 2014 to 2018, to mirror the one hundred years since the war. It is the biggest plan in the BBC's history. Tony Hall, the head of the BBC, said the programming would be, "a chance for us all to learn something new about a war we think we know well". A BBC spokesman said: "We are setting out to broaden people's understanding of the war, to commemorate and remember those who were caught up in it, and to tell both well-known stories from fresh perspectives and original stories so far untold."

World War I (WWI) is also known as the First World War. It was a global war that mostly took place in Europe. It began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was called the "World War" or the "Great War" until 1939, when World War II started. More than 9 million soldiers were killed in WWI. This makes it the fifth-deadliest conflict in human history. Over 70 million people fought in countries all over the world. The United States joined the fighting in 1917. After the war ended, many countries changed and many new nations were created. There were also revolutions in a lot of countries. There was a lot of unhappiness in some countries. This lasted for many years and was one of the causes of World War II.

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Sources

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24552194
http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/broadcasters/wwi-centenary-plans-revealed-by-bbc/5062538.article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

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The 40 Lesson Activities on the PDF Handout

WARM-UPS

1. WORLD WAR I: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about World War One. Change partners often 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.

BBC / TV programmes / WWI / one hundred years / history / commemorate / stories / global war / WWII / soldiers / conflict / new nations / revolutions / unhappiness

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. WWI: What do you know about it? Complete this table and share what you wrote with your partner(s). Try to find the things you want to know. Change partners often.

	I know that…	I want to know…
How it started
How it ended
Who fought in it
How the world changed
The key people
The saddest story

4. WAR: Students A strongly believe never does any good; Students B strongly believe it does. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

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5. LEARN: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the things you want to learn about WWI at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

• how it started

• the weapons

• soldiers' feelings

• the battles

• city life

• a soldier's mother's feelings

• how the world changed

• a country's leader

6. SCHEDULE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "schedule". 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).

a.	The BBC will have around 2,500 hours of shows to commemorate WWI.	T / F
b.	The shows will be on TV and radio over a 4-year period.	T / F
c.	A BBC boss said there is nothing new we can learn about World War I.	T / F
d.	None of the shows will tell new stories about the war.	T / F
e.	WWI is also commonly known as the "First Global War".	T / F
f.	WWI was not called "WWI" until WWII started.	T / F
g.	More soldiers died in World War One than in any other war in history.	T / F
h.	Many new countries were created after the end of WWI.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	released	a.	air
2.	mark	b.	largely
3.	broadcast	c.	reasons
4.	broaden	d.	remember
5.	perspectives	e.	widen
6.	mostly	f.	war
7.	lasted	g.	made known
8.	conflict	h.	misery
9.	unhappiness	i.	points of view
10.	causes	j.	continued

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1.	mark the centenary of	a.	from 2014 to 2018
2.	These will be broadcast	b.	conflict in human history
3.	We are setting out to broaden people's	c.	far untold
4.	well-known stories	d.	of World War II
5.	original stories so	e.	understanding of the war
6.	a global war that mostly	f.	in a lot of countries
7.	the fifth-deadliest	g.	fighting in 1917
8.	The United States joined the	h.	World War I
9.	There were also revolutions	i.	from fresh perspectives
10.	one of the causes	j.	took place in Europe

GAP FILL

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has released (1) ____________ of its programme schedule to (2) ____________ the centenary of World War I. It is planning almost 2,500 hours of new TV and radio shows. These will be (3) ____________ from 2014 to 2018, to mirror the one hundred years (4) ____________ the war. It is the biggest plan in the BBC's history. Tony Hall, the head of the BBC, said the programming would be, "a (5) ____________ for us all to learn something new about a war we think we know well". A BBC spokesman said: "We are setting out to (6) ____________ people's understanding of the war, to commemorate and remember those who were (7) ____________ up in it, and to tell both well-known stories from fresh perspectives and original stories so far (8) ____________."

broaden
since
mark
untold
details
caught
chance
broadcast

World War I (WWI) is also known as the First World War. It was a global war that (9) ____________ took place in Europe. It began on 28 July 1914 and (10) ____________ until 11 November 1918. It was called the "World War" or the "Great War" until 1939, when World War II started. More than 9 million (11) ____________ were killed in WWI. This makes it the fifth-deadliest (12) ____________ in human history. Over 70 million people fought in countries all over the world. The United States joined the (13) ____________ in 1917. After the war ended, many countries changed and many new nations were (14) ____________. There were also (15) ____________ in a lot of countries. There was a lot of unhappiness in some countries. This lasted for many years and was one of the (16) ____________ of World War II.

fighting
causes
lasted
created
conflict
mostly
revolutions
soldiers

LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)	The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has released details of its ______
	a. programme scheduler b. programme schedules c. programme scheduled d. programme schedule
2)	It is planning almost 2,500 hours of new TV ______
	a. and radio showings b. and radio shows c. and radio show d. and radio show us
3)	a chance for us all to learn something new about a war we think ______
	a. we know swell b. we know so well c. we know well d. we know wells
4)	commemorate and remember those who were ______
	a. caught out in it b. caught down in it c. caught up in it d. caught tap in it
5)	tell both well-known stories from fresh perspectives and original stories ______
	a. so far not told b. so far and told c. so far up told d. so far untold
6)	It was a global war that mostly took ______
	a. places in Europe b. placed in Europe c. placing in Europe d. place in Europe
7)	It was called the "World War" or the "Great War" until 1939, when World ______
	a. War II started b. War II started it c. War II start it d. War II start
8)	This makes it the fifth-deadliest conflict ______
	a. on human history b. in human history c. of human history d. an human history
9)	The United States joined the ______
	a. fight in 1917 b. fighting in 1917 c. fought in 1917 d. fights in 1917
10)	This lasted for many years and was one of ______ World War II
	a. the cases of b. the courses of c. the causes of d. the cause is of

LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (1) ___________________ of its programme schedule to mark (2) ___________________ World War I. It is planning almost 2,500 hours of new TV and radio shows. These will be (3) ___________________ to 2018, to mirror the one hundred years since the war. It is the biggest plan in the BBC's history. Tony Hall, the head of the BBC, said the programming would be, "(4) ___________________ all to learn something new about a war we think we know well". A BBC spokesman said: "We are (5) ___________________ people's understanding of the war, to commemorate and remember those who were caught up in it, and to tell both well-known stories from (6) ___________________ and original stories so far untold."

World War I (WWI) is also known as the First World War. It was a global war that (7) ___________________ in Europe. It began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was called the "World War" or the "Great War" until 1939, when World War II started. More (8) ___________________ were killed in WWI. This makes it (9) ___________________ conflict in human history. Over 70 million people fought in countries all over the world. The United States (10) ___________________ in 1917. After the war ended, many countries changed and many new (11) ___________________. There were also revolutions in a lot of countries. There was a lot of unhappiness in some countries. This lasted for many years and was (12) ___________________ of World War II.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.	What does 'BBC' mean?
2.	How many hours of new shows is the BBC planning?
3.	When will the BBC broadcast the shows?
4.	What did the BBC boss say the shows were a chance for us to do?
5.	What does the BBC want to broaden?
6.	What is another name for WWI?
7.	When was WWI known as WWI?
8.	How many soldiers fought in WWI?
9.	When did the USA join the war?
10.	What was one of the causes of WWII?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.	What does 'BBC' mean?	6.	What is another name for WWI?
	a) British Broadcast Company b) Britain's Best Company c) British Broadcasting Corporation d) Britain's Broadcasting Company		a) The Global War b) the First World War c) Global War I d) The Pan-European War
2.	How many hours of new shows is the BBC planning?	7.	When was WWI known as WWI?
	a) almost 2,500 b) 25,000 hours c) just over 2,500 d) 12,500		a) 1962 b) 1944 c) 1938 d) 1939
3.	When will the BBC broadcast the shows?	8.	How many soldiers fought in WWI?
	a) in 2014 b) between 2014 and 2018 c) in 2014 and 2018 d) in 2018		a) 700,000,000 b) 70,000,000 c) 17,000,000 d) 170,000,000
4.	What did the BBC boss say the shows were a chance for us to do?	9.	When did the USA join the war?
	a) make a project b) watch TV c) make friends d) learn something new		a) 1914 b) 1917 c) 1916 d) 1915
5.	What does the BBC want to broaden?	10.	What was one of the causes of WWII?
	a) smiles b) beans c) people's understanding d) horizons		a) unhappiness b) language c) water d) disease

ROLE PLAY

Role A – TV shows

You think TV shows are the best way to mark the centenary of WWI. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): school lessons, a WWI website or a global art exhibition.

Role B – School lessons

You think school lessons are the best way to mark the centenary of WWI. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): TV shows, a WWI website or a global art exhibition.

Role C – WWI website

You think a WWI website is the best way to mark the centenary of WWI. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): school lessons, TV shows or a global art exhibition.

Role D – Global art exhibition

You think a global art exhibition is the best way to mark the centenary of WWI. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): school lessons, a WWI website or TV shows.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'TV' and 'radio'.

TV

radio

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

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:

details
almost
since
learn
understanding
far

known
1918
killed
fought
fighting
causes

WORLD WAR I SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about World War I 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.

WORLD WAR I DISCUSSION

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)	What did you think when you read the headline?
b)	What springs to mind when you hear the name 'World War I'?
c)	What do you know about how WWI started?
d)	What do you think of the BBC's plans?
e)	Would you like to watch and listen to the BBC programmes?
f)	What do you think is a good way to commemorate the centenary of WWI?
g)	What would you like to learn about WWI?
h)	Is it important to commemorate past wars?
i)	What should your country do to commemorate WWI?
j)	How did WWI change the world?

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a)	Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)	How was WWI different to previous wars?
c)	Do you like looking at war movies?
d)	Do wars do any good?
e)	Why do we still fight wars?
f)	Why didn't the USA join WWI until 1917?
g)	What would you like to know about WWI?
h)	What kind of unhappiness was a cause for WWII?
i)	Do you think there will ever be a WWIII?
j)	What questions would you like to ask the head of the BBC?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

LANGUAGE - CLOZE

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has (1) ____ details of its programme schedule to mark the centenary of World War I. It is (2) ____ almost 2,500 hours of new TV and radio shows. These will be broadcast from 2014 to 2018, to mirror the one hundred years (3) ____ the war. It is the biggest plan in the BBC's history. Tony Hall, the head of the BBC, said the programming would be, "a (4) ____ for us all to learn something new about a war we think we know well". A BBC spokesman said: "We are setting (5) ____ to broaden people's understanding of the war, to commemorate and remember those who were caught up in it, and to tell both well-known stories from (6) ____ perspectives and original stories so far untold."

World War I (WWI) is also known as the First World War. It was a global war that mostly (7) ____ place in Europe. It began on 28 July 1914 and (8) ____ until 11 November 1918. It was called the "World War" or the "Great War" until 1939, when World War II started. More than 9 million soldiers were (9) ____ in WWI. This makes it the fifth-deadliest (10) ____ in human history. Over 70 million people fought in countries all over the world. The United States joined the fighting in 1917. After the war ended, many countries changed and many new nations were created. There were also (11) ____ in a lot of countries. There was a lot of unhappiness in some countries. This lasted for many years and was one of the (12) ____ of World War II.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1.	(a)	released	(b)	releases	(c)	releasing	(d)	realised
2.	(a)	planned	(b)	plans	(c)	planning	(d)	plan
3.	(a)	during	(b)	for	(c)	since	(d)	post
4.	(a)	try	(b)	fate	(c)	likelihood	(d)	chance
5.	(a)	in	(b)	up	(c)	out	(d)	over
6.	(a)	flesh	(b)	fresh	(c)	crispy	(d)	crisp
7.	(a)	happened	(b)	took	(c)	was	(d)	did
8.	(a)	reared	(b)	lasted	(c)	finished	(d)	carried
9.	(a)	died	(b)	passed away	(c)	killed	(d)	eliminated
10.	(a)	consent	(b)	conduct	(c)	conduit	(d)	conflict
11.	(a)	revolutionary	(b)	revolution	(c)	revolving	(d)	revolutions
12.	(a)	ceases	(b)	courses	(c)	cases	(d)	causes

SPELLING

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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

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( )	World War I (WWI) is also known as the First World War. It was a global war that mostly took
( )	people's understanding of the war, to commemorate and remember those who were caught
( )	new about a war we think we know well". A BBC spokesman said: "We are setting out to broaden
( )	"Great War" until 1939, when World War II started. More than 9 million soldiers were killed in WWI. This makes it the fifth-
( 1 )	The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has released details of its programme schedule to mark
( )	history. Tony Hall, the head of the BBC, said the programming would be, "a chance for us all to learn something
( )	the centenary of World War I. It is planning almost 2,500 hours of new TV and radio shows. These will be
( )	in some countries. This lasted for many years and was one of the causes of World War II.
( )	were created. There were also revolutions in a lot of countries. There was a lot of unhappiness
( )	up in it, and to tell both well-known stories from fresh perspectives and original stories so far untold."
( )	broadcast from 2014 to 2018, to mirror the one hundred years since the war. It is the biggest plan in the BBC's
( )	joined the fighting in 1917. After the war ended, many countries changed and many new nations

PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER

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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

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World War I (WWI) is also called / known as the First World War. It was a global war that mostly / most took place in Europe. It began on 28 July 1914 and lasted / lasts until 11 November 1918. It was called the "World War" or the "Great War" until / since 1939, when World War II started. More than 9 million soldiers were died / killed in WWI. This makes it the fifth-deadliest conflict in / on human history. Over 70 million people fought / fighting in countries all over the world. The United States joined the fought / fighting in 1917. After the war ended, many countries changed and many new nations were created / creation. There were also revolutions in a lot of countries. There was a lot of unhappiness in some countries. This lasted for many years and was one of the cases / causes of World War II.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)

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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

the bbc (british broadcasting corporation) has released details of its programme schedule to mark the centenary of world war i it is planning almost 2500 hours of new tv and radio shows these will be broadcast from 2014 to 2018 to mirror the one hundred years since the war it is the biggest plan in the bbc's history tony hall the head of the bbc said the programming would be "a chance for us all to learn something new about a war we think we know well" a bbc spokesman said "we are setting out to broaden people's understanding of the war to commemorate and remember those who were caught up in it and to tell both well-known stories from fresh perspectives and original stories so far untold"

world war i (wwi) is also known as the first world war it was a global war that mostly took place in europe it began on 28 july 1914 and lasted until 11 november 1918 it was called the "world war" or the "great war" until 1939 when world war ii started more than 9 million soldiers were killed in wwi this makes it the fifth-deadliest conflict in human history over 70 million people fought in countries all over the world the united states joined the fighting in 1917 after the war ended many countries changed and many new nations were created there were also revolutions in a lot of countries there was a lot of unhappiness in some countries this lasted for many years and was one of the causes of world war ii

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

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FREE WRITING

Write about World War I for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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ACADEMIC WRITING

We should all learn more about WWI and WWII. This will help stop future wars. Discuss.

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HOMEWORK

1. 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 BBC's plans to mark the centenary of World War I. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. WORLD WAR I: Make a poster about World War I. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. COMMEMORATE: Write a magazine article about the BBC commemorating WWI. Include imaginary interviews with people who think the BBC is doing too much and those who think the BBC is doing too little .

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. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on WWI. Ask him/her three questions about the war. Give him/her three of your opinions on war. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE (p.4)

a

T

b

T

c

F

d

F

e

F

f

T

g

F

h

T

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1.	released	a.	made known
2.	mark	b.	remember
3.	broadcast	c.	air
4.	broaden	d.	widen
5.	perspectives	e.	points of view
6.	mostly	f.	largely
7.	lasted	g.	continued
8.	conflict	h.	war
9.	unhappiness	i.	misery
10.	causes	j.	reasons

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1.	British Broadcasting Corporation
2.	Almost 2,500 hours
3.	Between 2014 and 2018
4.	Learn something new about the war
5.	People's understanding of the war
6.	The First World War
7.	From 1939
8.	70,000,000
9.	1917
10.	Unhappiness

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

1.

c

2.

a

3.

b

4.

d

5.

c

6.

b

7.

d

8.

b

9.

b

10.

a

ALL OTHER EXERCISES

Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2.
(It's good for your English ;-)

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