The Reading / Listening - Slave Trade - Level 6

King Charles III is set to face demands to pay $260 billion in compensation for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade. The British monarch will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit later this week. The annual meeting brings together leaders of 56 member states that were once territories or colonies of the former British Empire. Fifteen Caribbean nations have unanimously agreed to raise the issue of slave trade reparations at the summit. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the U.K. needed to atone for its past atrocities. U.N. judge Patrick Robinson puts the realistic amount of reparations for damage done by Britain during the slave trade at $25 trillion.

U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy has spoken of how his ancestors heard "twisted lies of imperialism as they were…turned into slaves". His ancestors were enslaved. In 2018, he tweeted: "As Caribbean people, we are not going to forget our history. We don't just want to hear an apology. We want reparations." Conversely, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, a possible future chairman of the U.K. Conservative Party, suggested Commonwealth countries should pay the U.K. for its role in abolishing slavery. He tweeted: "They ought to pay us for ending slavery. It is not something any other country had done, and we were motivated by Christian charity." The U.K. recently stated there would be no financial redress.

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

    Slave Trade - Level 4  or  Slave Trade - Level 5

Sources
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0qzkg0ldqzo
  • https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/jacob-rees-mogg-suggests-former-british-territories-should-pay-us-for-ending-slavery-384267/
  • https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/king-and-keir-starmer-asked-to-pay-200bn-in-slavery-reparations/ar-AA1s9Wg6


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Warm-ups

1. THE SLAVE TRADE: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about the slave trade. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
       King Charles / compensation / transatlantic / slave trade / government/ colonies /
       ancestors / lies / imperialism / history / chairman / future / charity / financial
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. COMPENSATION: Students A strongly believe all countries should compensate countries for slavery; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. EMPIRES: What do you know about these empires? What do you want to know? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

 

What I Know

What I Want to Know

British Empire

 

 

Roman Empire

 

 

Russian Empire

 

 

Qing Dynasty

 

 

Spanish Empire

 

 

French Empire

 

 
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5. EMPIRE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "empire". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. REPARATIONS: Rank these with your partner. Put the best form of reparations at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

  • Financial redress
  • Apologies
  • Removal of statues
  • Scholarships
  • Return of cultural items
  • Renaming streets
  • Correction of history
  • Ending modern slavery

 

Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1. face  (verb) a. To try to make up for something wrong you have done.
      2. transatlantic b. Across the Atlantic Ocean, between Europe and America.
      3. monarch c. A place that is controlled by another country.
      4. colony d. To deal with something difficult or to meet something directly.
      5. unanimously e. Very bad and cruel actions, especially during a war.
      6. atone f. A king or queen who rules a country.
      7. atrocities g. When everyone agrees on something.

    Paragraph 2

      8. imperialism h. Money or help given to make up for something bad that happened in the past.
      9. ancestors i. When someone is forced to work without freedom.
      10. enslaved j. Ending or stopping something forever, like a law or system.
      11. reparations k. When a country forcibly takes control of other countries or lands to increase its power.
      12. conversely l. The people in your family who lived a long time ago, like your great-grandparents.
      13. abolishing m. Making something right after it was wrong, like fixing a mistake.
      14. redress n. In a different or opposite way.

 

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

  1. King Charles II is going to a meeting of Commonwealth countries.     T / F
  2. More than 50 countries will attend the meeting.     T / F
  3. The foreign minister of Barbados will raise the issue of reparations.     T / F
  4. A U.N. judge said the damages the U.K. did amounted to $25 trillion.     T / F
  5. The UK foreign secretary said his ancestors listened to imperialistic lies.   T / F
  6. The UK foreign secretary is the descendant of enslaved people.     T / F
  7. A UK politician said Commonwealth countries should pay the UK.     T / F
  8. The UK said it is considering financial redress.     T / F

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

  1. demands
  2. role
  3. summit
  4. unanimously
  5. atone
  6. imperialism
  7. abolishing
  8. motivated
  9. charity
  10. redress
  1. as one
  2. goodwill
  3. compensation
  4. meeting
  5. driven
  6. putting an end to
  7. requests
  8. make amends
  9. empire building
  10. part

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

  1. Britain's role in the
  2. territories or
  3. Fifteen Caribbean nations have unanimously
  4. the U.K. needed to atone
  5. the realistic amount of reparations for
  6. twisted lies
  7. His ancestors were
  8. its role in abolishing
  9. we were motivated by Christian
  10. there would be no financial
  1. redress
  2. for its past atrocities
  3. enslaved
  4. charity
  5. agreed
  6. transatlantic slave trade
  7. of imperialism
  8. damage done by Britain
  9. slavery
  10. colonies

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
colonies
reparations
attend
face
realistic
role
atone
member

King Charles III is set to (1) _________________________________ demands to pay $260 billion in compensation for Britain's (2) _________________________________ in the transatlantic slave trade. The British monarch will (3) _________________________________ the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit later this week. The annual meeting brings together leaders of 56 (4) _________________________________ states that were once territories or (5) _________________________________ of the former British Empire. Fifteen Caribbean nations have unanimously agreed to raise the issue of slave trade (6) _________________________________ at the summit. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the U.K. needed to (7) _________________________________ for its past atrocities. U.N. judge Patrick Robinson puts the (8) _________________________________ amount of reparations for damage done by Britain during the slave trade at $25 trillion.

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
motivated
enslaved
redress
possible
twisted
charity
abolishing
apology

U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy has spoken of how his ancestors heard "(9) _________________________________ lies of imperialism as they were…turned into slaves". His ancestors were (10) _________________________________. In 2018, he tweeted: "As Caribbean people, we are not going to forget our history. We don't just want to hear an (11) _________________________________. We want reparations." Conversely, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, a (12) _________________________________ future chairman of the U.K. Conservative Party, suggested Commonwealth countries should pay the U.K. for its role in (13) _________________________________ slavery. He tweeted: "They ought to pay us for ending slavery. It is not something any other country had done, and we were (14) _________________________________ by Christian (15) _________________________________." The U.K. recently stated there would be no financial (16) _________________________________.

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)  King Charles III is set to face demands to pay $260 ______
     a.  billion on compensation
     b.  billion at compensation
     c.  billion of compensation
     d.  billion in compensation
2)  The British monarch will attend the Commonwealth Heads ______
     a.  of Government apex
     b.  of Government summit
     c.  of Government peak
     d.  of Government apogee
3)  56 member states that were once territories or colonies of the ______
     a.  firmer British Empire
     b.  farmer British Empire
     c.  framer British Empire
     d.  former British Empire
4)  nations have unanimously agreed to raise the issue of _______
     a.  slave trade deprivations
     b.  slave trade trepidations
     c.  slave trade reparations
     d.  slave trade repatriations
5)  Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the U.K. needed to atone for ______
     a.  its past atrocious
     b.  its past astro cities
     c.  its past unto cities
     d.  its past atrocities

6)  David Lammy has spoken of how his ancestors heard twisted ______
     a.  whys of imperialism
     b.  lights of imperialism
     c.  lies of imperialism
     d.  allies of imperialism
7)  we are not going to forget our history. We don't just want to ______
     a.  hear an apology
     b.  hear an Apollo, gee
     c.  hear an astrology
     d.  hear an apostrophe
8)  Commonwealth countries should pay the U.K. for its role ______
     a.  in abolition slavery
     b.  in abolishing slavery
     c.  in abolish sin slavery
     d.  in abolish thing slavery
9)  not something any other country had done, and we were motivated ______
     a.  by Christian charitable
     b.  by Christian clarity
     c.  by Christian chattering
     d.  by Christian charity
10)  The U.K. recently stated there would be ______
     a.  no financial reed dress
     b.  no financial redress
     c.  no financial red dress
     d.  no financial address

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

King Charles III is (1) _______________________________________________ demands to pay $260 billion in compensation for Britain's role in (2) _______________________________________________ trade. The British (3) _______________________________________________ the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit later this week. The annual meeting brings together leaders of 56 member states that were once (4) _______________________________________________ of the former British Empire. Fifteen Caribbean nations have (5) _______________________________________________ raise the issue of slave trade reparations at the summit. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the U.K. needed to atone for (6) _______________________________________________. U.N. judge Patrick Robinson puts the realistic amount of reparations for damage done by Britain during the slave trade at $25 trillion.

U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy has spoken of how his ancestors heard "(7) _______________________________________________ imperialism as they were…turned into slaves". His (8) _______________________________________________. In 2018, he tweeted: "As Caribbean people, we are not going to forget our history. We don't just want to hear an apology. (9) _______________________________________________." Conversely, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, a possible future chairman of the U.K. Conservative Party, suggested Commonwealth countries should pay the U.K. for its role in abolishing slavery. He tweeted: "They (10) _______________________________________________ us for ending slavery. It is not something any other country had done, and we (11) _______________________________________________ Christian charity." The U.K. recently stated there would be (12) _______________________________________________.

Comprehension questions

  1. Who might hear demands for compensation over the slave trade?
  2. How many nations are attending the Commonwealth meeting?
  3. How many Caribbean nations agreed to talk about reparations?
  4. What did the prime minister of Barbados say Britain had to atone for?
  5. What did a U.N. judge put the amount or reparations at?
  6. What is the job of David Lammy?
  7. What did David Lammy say his ancestors had to hear?
  8. What did David Lammy say Caribbean people would not forget about?
  9. What did a politician say Commonwealth countries should do to the UK?
  10. What did a politician say the UK was motivated by in ending slavery?

Multiple choice quiz

1) Who might hear demands for compensation over the slave trade?
a) company CEOs
b) King Charles II
c) King Charles III
d) Barbados' prime minister
2) How many nations are attending the Commonwealth meeting?
a) 56
b) 260
c) 25
d) 15
3) How many Caribbean nations agreed to talk about reparations?
a) 56
b) 15
c) 260
d) 25
4) What did the prime minister of Barbados say Britain had to atone for?
a) financial losses
b) reparations
c) abolishing slavery
d) its past atrocities
5) What did a U.N. judge put the amount or reparations at?
a) $25 billion
b) $25 quadrillion
c) $25 trillion
d) $25 gazillion

6) What is the job of David Lammy?
a) the U.K. Commonwealth Secretary
b) the U.K. Foreign Secretary
c) the U.K. Finance Secretary
d) the U.K. Reparations Secretary
7) What did David Lammy say his ancestors had to hear?
a) terrible stories
b) apologies
c) suggestions
d) twisted lies of imperialism
8) What did David Lammy say Caribbean people would not forget about?
a) reparations
b) their history
c) the U.K.
d) King Charles
9) What did a politician say Commonwealth countries should do to the UK?
a) apologise
b) pay the U.K.
c) help it
d) honour the U.K.
10) What did a politician say the UK was motivated by in ending slavery?
a) charity
b) money
c) public opinion
d) human rights

Role play

Role  A – Financial Redress
You think financial redress is the best form of reparations. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their ways. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): an apology, a correction of history or the removal of statues of slave traders.

Role  B – An apology
You think an apology is the best form of reparations. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their ways. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): financial redress, a correction of history or the removal of statues of slave traders.

Role  C – A Correction of History
You think a correction of history is the best form of reparations. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their ways. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): an apology, financial redress or the removal of statues of slave traders.

Role  D – Removal of Statues of Slave Traders
You think the removal of statues of slave traders is the best form of reparations. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their ways. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): an apology, a correction of history or financial redress.

After reading / listening

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

'slave'

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    • and 'trade'.

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    • • 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:

    • face
    • later
    • 56
    • raise
    • past
    • realistic
    • spoken
    • lies
    • forget
    • possible
    • abolishing
    • recently

    Student survey

    Write five GOOD questions about this topic 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.

    (Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

    Discussion - Slave Trade

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

    1. What did you think when you read the headline?
    2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'slavery'?
    3. What do you know about the slave trade?
    4. How could trade in enslaved people ever happen?
    5. How sad is it that slavery still exists today?
    6. Was your country involved in any form of enslavement?
    7. Should the U.K. pay reparations to countries it profited from?
    8. How would you calculate the amount of reparations?
    9. To whom should reparations go?
    10. What kind of damage did the slave trade do?

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

    1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
    2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'empire'?
    3. What do you think about what you read?
    4. Should King Charles III apologise?
    5. What were the 'twisted lies of imperialism'?
    6. What do you think of Jacob Rees-Mogg's comments?
    7. What advice do you have for David Lammy?
    8. What can we do to end modern-day slavery?
    9. Why do you think the UK will neither pay reparations nor apologise?
    10. What questions would you like to ask King Charles III?

    Discussion — Write your own questions

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

    (a) ________________

    (b) ________________

    (c) ________________

    (d) ________________

    (e) ________________

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

    (f) ________________

    (g) ________________

    (h) ________________

    (i) ________________

    (j) ________________

    Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

    King Charles III is set to (1) ____ demands to pay $260 billion in compensation for Britain's role (2) ____ the transatlantic slave trade. The British monarch will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit (3) ____ this week. The annual meeting brings together leaders of 56 member states that were once territories or (4) ____ of the former British Empire. Fifteen Caribbean nations have unanimously agreed to raise the issue of slave trade reparations at the summit. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the U.K. needed to (5) ____ for its past atrocities. U.N. judge Patrick Robinson puts the (6) ____ amount of reparations for damage done by Britain during the slave trade at $25 trillion.

    U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy has spoken of how his ancestors heard "(7) ____ lies of imperialism as they were…turned into slaves". His ancestors were (8) ____. In 2018, he tweeted: "As Caribbean people, we are not going to forget our history. We don't just want to hear an apology. We want reparations." (9) ____, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, a possible future chairman of the U.K. Conservative Party, suggested Commonwealth countries should (10) ____ the U.K. for its role in abolishing slavery. He tweeted: "They (11) ____ to pay us for ending slavery. It is not something any other country had done, and we were motivated by Christian charity." The U.K. recently stated there would be no financial (12) ____.

    Which of these words go in the above text?

    1. (a)     face     (b)     head     (c)     skull     (d)     visage    
    2. (a)     at     (b)     of     (c)     in     (d)     by    
    3. (a)     lately     (b)     latter     (c)     later     (d)     latterly    
    4. (a)     colons     (b)     colonise     (c)     corollaries     (d)     colonies    
    5. (a)     atone     (b)     attune     (c)     attach     (d)     attain    
    6. (a)     realism     (b)     realistic     (c)     real-time     (d)     realty    
    7. (a)     trussed     (b)     tarnished     (c)     thwarted     (d)     twisted    
    8. (a)     slaved     (b)     enslaved     (c)     slaving     (d)     slavered    
    9. (a)     Conversely     (b)     Adversely     (c)     Perversely     (d)     Adversarially    
    10. (a)     payment     (b)     payee     (c)     payout     (d)     pay    
    11. (a)     bought     (b)     sought     (c)     nought     (d)     ought    
    12. (a)     address     (b)     redress     (c)     overdress     (d)     headdress

    Spelling

    Paragraph 1

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    4. nations have uulaysinmno agreed
    5. the U.K. needed to taeon
    6. its past tcoiitaers

    Paragraph 2

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    3. We want irepsotaran
    4. its role in aihsngiolb slavery
    5. we were metvoitad by Christian charity
    6. there would be no financial reredss

    Put the text back together

    (...)   week. The annual meeting brings together leaders of 56 member states that were once territories
    (...)   apology. We want reparations." Conversely, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, a possible future chairman
    (...)   or colonies of the former British Empire. Fifteen Caribbean nations have unanimously agreed to
    (...)   of imperialism as they were…turned into slaves". His ancestors were enslaved. In 2018, he tweeted: "As Caribbean
    (...)   done, and we were motivated by Christian charity." The U.K. recently stated there would be no financial redress.
    (...)   slavery. He tweeted: "They ought to pay us for ending slavery. It is not something any other country had
    (  1  )   King Charles III is set to face demands to pay $260 billion in compensation for Britain's role in the transatlantic
    (...)   to atone for its past atrocities. U.N. judge Patrick Robinson puts the realistic amount of reparations
    (...)   raise the issue of slave trade reparations at the summit. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the U.K. needed
    (...)   U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy has spoken of how his ancestors heard "twisted lies
    (...)   people, we are not going to forget our history. We don't just want to hear an
    (...)   slave trade. The British monarch will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit later this
    (...)   of the U.K. Conservative Party, suggested Commonwealth countries should pay the U.K. for its role in abolishing
    (...)   for damage done by Britain during the slave trade at $25 trillion.

    Put the words in the right order

    1. Britain's   Compensation   role   trade   .   slave   the   in   for
    2. Empire   .   colonies   of   the   British   or   former   Territories
    3. Nations   the   unanimously   to   have   agreed   issue   .   raise
    4. to   needed   Britain   past   for   atrocities   .   atone   its
    5. realistic   for   of   reparations   amount   damage   The   done   .
    6. heard   ancestors   imperialism   .   His   lies   of   twisted
    7. our   We   history   .   forget   not   going   are   to
    8. role   Britain   Pay   its   in   slavery   .   for   abolishing
    9. us   ought   for   slavery   .   ending   They   to   pay
    10. would   stated   there   financial   no   It   redress   .   be

    Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

    King Charles III is set to face supplies / demands to pay $260 billion in compensation for Britain's role / roll in the transatlantic slave trade. The British monarch will offend / attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit later / latter this week. The annual meeting brings together leaders of 56 number / member states that were once territories or colonise / colonies of the former British Empire. Fifteen Caribbean nations have unanimously agreed for / to raise the issue of slave trade reparations at the summit. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the U.K. needed to atone for its past atrocities / atrocious. U.N. judge Patrick Robinson puts the realistic amount of reparations for damage done / doing by Britain during the slave trade to / at $25 trillion.

    U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy has spoke / spoken of how his ancestors heard "twisted lies of imperialism / imperialistic as they were…turned onto / into slaves". His ancestors were enslaved / enslaves. In 2018, he tweeted: "As Caribbean people, we are not going to forget our history. We don't just / justly want to hear an apology. We want reparations." Conversely, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, a possible / possibly future chairman of the U.K. Conservative Party, suggested Commonwealth countries should pay the U.K. for its role in abolition / abolishing slavery. He tweeted: "They ought / nought to pay us for ending slavery. It is not something any other country had done, and we were / are motivated by Christian charity." The U.K. recently stated there would be no financial address / redress.

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

    Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

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    Punctuate the text and add capitals

    king charles iii is set to face demands to pay 260 billion in compensation for britains role in the transatlantic slave trade the british monarch will attend the commonwealth heads of government summit later this week the annual meeting brings together leaders of 56 member states that were once territories or colonies of the former british empire fifteen caribbean nations have unanimously agreed to raise the issue of slave trade reparations at the summit barbados prime minister mia mottley said the uk needed to atone for its past atrocities un judge patrick robinson puts the realistic amount of reparations for damage done by britain during the slave trade at 25 trillion

    uk foreign secretary david lammy has spoken of how his ancestors heard twisted lies of imperialism as they wereturned into slaves his ancestors were enslaved in 2018 he tweeted as caribbean people we are not going to forget our history we dont just want to hear an apology we want reparations conversely sir jacob reesmogg a possible future chairman of the uk conservative party suggested commonwealth countries should pay the uk for its role in abolishing slavery he tweeted they ought to pay us for ending slavery it is not something any other country had done and we were motivated by christian charity the uk recently stated there would be no financial redress

    Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

    KingCharlesIIIissettofacedemandstopay$260billionincompensation
    forBritain'sroleinthetransatlanticslavetrade.TheBritishmonarchwill
    attendtheCommonwealthHeadsofGovernmentsummitlaterthisweek
    .Theannualmeetingbringstogetherleadersof56memberstatesthatw
    ereonceterritoriesorcoloniesoftheformerBritishEmpire.FifteenCarib
    beannationshaveunanimouslyagreedtoraisetheissueofslavetradere
    parationsatthesummit.BarbadosPrimeMinisterMiaMottleysaidtheU.
    K.neededtoatoneforitspastatrocities.U.N.judgePatrickRobinsonput
    stherealisticamountofreparationsfordamagedonebyBritainduringth
    eslavetradeat$25trillion.U.K.ForeignSecretaryDavidLammyhasspo
    kenofhowhisancestorsheard"twistedliesofimperialismastheywere…
    turnedintoslaves".Hisancestorswereenslaved.In2018,hetweeted:"
    AsCaribbeanpeople,wearenotgoingtoforgetourhistory.Wedon'tjust
    wanttohearanapology.Wewantreparations."Conversely,SirJacobRe
    es-Mogg,apossiblefuturechairmanoftheU.K.ConservativeParty,sug
    gestedCommonwealthcountriesshouldpaytheU.K.foritsroleinabolis
    hingslavery.Hetweeted:"Theyoughttopayusforendingslavery.Itisno
    tsomethinganyothercountryhaddone,andweweremotivatedbyChris
    tiancharity."TheU.K.recentlystatedtherewouldbenofinancialredress
    .

    Free writing

    Write about slave trade reparations for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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    Academic writing

    Countries responsible for the slave trade should pay reparations. 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 this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
    3. THE SLAVE TRADE: Make a poster about the slave trade. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
    4. REPARATIONS: Write a magazine article about requiring all nations responsible for any slave trade to pay reparations. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
    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 the slave trade. Ask him/her three questions about it. Give him/her three of your ideas on how countries can atone and make amends. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

    A Few Additional Activities for Students

    Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

    Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

    Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

    Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

    Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

    Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

    Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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