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Date: Aug 5, 2005
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THE ARTICLEAl-Qaeda’s deputy Ayman al-Zawahri has threatened more death and destruction in London. He blamed British Prime Minister Tony Blair for the recent bombings in London. Mr. Zawahri’s worrying message was shown on the Arab satellite channel Al-Jazeera. His words were aimed at all countries currently fighting in Iraq. Zawahri stated: “Our message for you is crystal clear: You will not be safe until you withdraw from our lands, stop stealing our oil and wealth and stop supporting the corrupt rulers.” Mr. Blair has declined to comment on the tape. Zawahri’s message also included a warning to the US. He said the greatest struggle would soon come and it would make America “forget the horrors of Vietnam”. He warned that tens of thousands of US soldiers would die if America did not withdraw from Iraq. He requested Western nations to accept Osama bin Laden’s solution: “Osama has offered you a truce if you leave Muslim lands. You will not dream of security until we live it as a reality in Palestine, and until all your armies leave Iraq and Afghanistan.” Zawahri’s message is the first from Al-Qaeda since November. WARM-UPS1. IRAQIS: You are an average Iraqi person trying to live a normal life in Iraq. In pairs / groups, talk about the following:
2. SOLDIER: You are a soldier in Iraq. Introduce yourself to the other “soldiers” in the class and talk about your job and daily life. What do you think about events in Iraq? Are you happy to stay of would you prefer to go home? After you have spoken to several students, sit down with a partner and share what you heard. 3. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently. 4. DESTRUCTION: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word “destruction”. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. 5. TERROR MEMORIES: In pairs / groups, write down five different terror attacks that you can remember. Where were you and what were you doing at the time you heard the news of these attacks? What details do you remember about the attacks? Change partners and compare what you talked about. 6. QUICK DEBATE: Students A think the US-led coalition should stay in Iraq for a long time. Students B think the US-led coalition should leave Iraq immediately. Change partners often. BEFORE READING / LISTENING1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):
WHILE READING / LISTENINGGAP FILL: Put the words in the column on the right into the correct spaces. Al-Qaeda warns of more attacks
AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘crystal’ and ‘clear’.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the gap fill. 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. STUDENT “AL-QAEDA THREAT” SURVEY: In pairs / groups, write down questions about the threat of Al-Qaeda.
6. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:
DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.
SPEAKINGIRAQI INTERVIEWS: You are an international reporter. Tomorrow you have an interview with someone living in Iraq. Students A interview an average Baghdad citizen, Students B interview a US soldier in Baghdad, Students C interview a Baghdad policeman, Students D interview an Al-Qaeda fighter. Form pairs / groups and write down eight questions you want to ask.
After you have finished, talk about the possible answers in your groups. Change partners and role play your interviews. Take turns being the journalist and the interviewee. After the role play, return to your original partner(s) and talk about what you heard from your interviewees. Discuss whether or not the answers you received from the interviewees are realistic or true. LISTENINGListen and fill in the spaces. Al-Qaeda warns of more attacksAl-Qaeda’s deputy Ayman al-Zawahri has __________ more death and destruction in London. He ______ British Prime Minister Tony Blair for the recent bombings in London. Mr. Zawahri’s worrying message was shown on the Arab satellite channel Al-Jazeera. His words were ______ at all countries currently fighting in Iraq. Zawahri stated: “Our message for you is ______ clear: You will not be safe until you withdraw from our lands, stop stealing our oil and ______ and stop supporting the ______ rulers.” Mr. Blair has declined to comment on the tape. Zawahri’s message also included a warning to the US. He said the greatest ______ would soon come and it would make America “forget the ______ of Vietnam”. He warned that ______ ___ thousands of US soldiers would die if America did not withdraw from Iraq. He requested Western ________ to accept Osama bin Laden’s solution: “Osama has offered you a ______ if you leave Muslim lands. You will not dream of security until we live it as a _______ in Palestine, and until all your armies leave Iraq and Afghanistan.” Zawahri’s message is the _____ ______ Al-Qaeda since November. HOMEWORK1. 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 more information on Al-Qaeda’s deputy Ayman al-Zawahri. Share your findings with your class in the next lesson. 3. THREE COUNTRIES: Make a poster about the three countries Al-Qaeda is fighting for Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan. Explain how each is related to the war on terror. Show your posters to your classmates in your next lesson. Did you all find out similar things? 4. LETTER: Write a letter to Al-Qaeda’s deputy Ayman al-Zawahri about his message. Explain what you think should happen to end the war on terror. Read your letter to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all write about similar things? ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: Al-Qaeda warns of more attacksAl-Qaeda’s deputy Ayman al-Zawahri has threatened more death and destruction in London. He blamed British Prime Minister Tony Blair for the recent bombings in London. Mr. Zawahri’s worrying message was shown on the Arab satellite channel Al-Jazeera. His words were aimed at all countries currently fighting in Iraq. Zawahri stated: “Our message for you is crystal clear: You will not be safe until you withdraw from our lands, stop stealing our oil and wealth and stop supporting the corrupt rulers.” Mr. Blair has declined to comment on the tape. Zawahri’s message also included a warning to the US. He said the greatest struggle would soon come and it would make America “forget the horrors of Vietnam”. He warned that tens of thousands of US soldiers would die if America did not withdraw from Iraq. He requested Western nations to accept Osama bin Laden’s solution: “Osama has offered you a truce if you leave Muslim lands. You will not dream of security until we live it as a reality in Palestine, and until all your armies leave Iraq and Afghanistan.” Zawahri’s message is the first from Al-Qaeda since November. |
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