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Date: Aug 16, 2005
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THE ARTICLEIsraeli troops have started handing Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip their eviction orders as part of Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan. The residents have 48 hours to vacate their homes of their own accord or face being forcibly evacuated by soldiers and police. The historic withdrawal brings an end to 38 years of Israeli occupation of territory it seized in the 1967 Middle East War. Many Jewish settlers remain defiant and have promised to stay put in their homes. Scuffles have broken out between furious and distraught settlers and the Israeli troops who had protected them for four decades. Other settlers are resigned to their fate of being pawns in a political process and have vowed to leave peacefully. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced in a televised address that the withdrawal of 8,500 settlers from the Gaza Strip and four small settlements in the West Bank was a painful but important step for Israel’s future and security. He attributed the pullout to changing forces in the region and the world. He told Israelis: “We cannot hold Gaza for good. More than a million Palestinians live there, doubling their numbers every generation.” Mr. Sharon reiterated it was now down to the Palestinians to clamp down on militants and curtail the terror. He said: “The world is waiting for the Palestinian response.…To an outstretched hand we shall respond with an olive branch, but we shall fight fire with the harshest fire ever.” WARM-UPS1. MIDDLE EAST: Talk to many students and find out as much information as you can on the items listed below. After you have finished, talk in pairs / groups about what you found out.
2. SETTLERS: Imagine you are a Gaza settler. You and your family have to leave the community in which you have lived for 30 years. You must leave your house and business. Talk to other “settlers” about the following:
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. ISRAEL: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with Israel. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. 5. GAZA OPINIONS: In pairs / groups, talk about how far you agree with these opinions on Gaza:
6. QUICK DEBATE: Students A think peace will come quickly in the Middle East. Students B think there will be an increase in terror. 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 gaps in the text. Sharon defends Gaza pullout
AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘own’ and ‘accord’.
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 “GAZA” SURVEY: In pairs / groups, write down questions about Gaza and the Middle East peace process.
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.
SPEAKINGMIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS: In pairs / groups, discuss your thoughts on the following issues:
Find a new partner / group and talk about what was said in your previous discussions. Was there any consensus on any of the issues? LISTENINGListen and fill in the spaces. Sharon defends Gaza pulloutIsraeli troops have started handing Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip their _________ orders as part of Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan. The residents have 48 hours to _________ their homes of their own accord or face being forcibly _________ by soldiers and police. The historic withdrawal brings an end to 38 years of Israeli occupation of territory it _________ in the 1967 Middle East War. Many Jewish settlers remain _________ and have promised to stay put in their homes. _________ have broken out between furious and distraught settlers and the Israeli troops who had protected them for four decades. Other settlers are _________ to their fate of being _________ in a political process and have vowed to leave peacefully. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced in a _________ address that the withdrawal of 8,500 settlers from the Gaza Strip and four small _________ in the West Bank was a painful but important step for Israel’s future and security. He _________ the pullout to changing forces in the region and the world. He told Israelis: “We cannot hold Gaza for good. More than a million Palestinians live there, _________ their numbers every _________.” Mr. Sharon _________ it was now down to the Palestinians to clamp down on militants and _________ the terror. He said: “The world is waiting for the Palestinian response.…To an outstretched hand we shall respond with an olive branch, but we shall fight fire with the _________ fire ever.” 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 the Gaza pullout. Share your findings with your class in the next lesson. 3. LETTER: Write a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Tell him / her what you think of the withdrawal from Gaza. Give him advice on what he should do over the next few years to bring peace and security to the Middle East. Read your letters to your classmates in your next lesson. Did you all have similar thoughts and advice? 4. DIARY / JOURNAL: Imagine you are a settler in Gaza. You have lived there for 30 years. Your friends, family, business and whole life is in Gaza. Now you must leave everything. Write your diary / journal entry for the day you leave Gaza. Read your entry to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all write about similar things? ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: Sharon defends Gaza pulloutIsraeli troops have started handing Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip their eviction orders as part of Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan. The residents have 48 hours to vacate their homes of their own accord or face being forcibly evacuated by soldiers and police. The historic withdrawal brings an end to 38 years of Israeli occupation of territory it seized in the 1967 Middle East War. Many Jewish settlers remain defiant and have promised to stay put in their homes. Scuffles have broken out between furious and distraught settlers and the Israeli troops who had protected them for four decades. Other settlers are resigned to their fate of being pawns in a political process and have vowed to leave peacefully. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced in a televised address that the withdrawal of 8,500 settlers from the Gaza Strip and four small settlements in the West Bank was a painful but important step for Israel’s future and security. He attributed the pullout to changing forces in the region and the world. He told Israelis: “We cannot hold Gaza for good. More than a million Palestinians live there, doubling their numbers every generation.” Mr. Sharon reiterated it was now down to the Palestinians to clamp down on militants and curtail the terror. He said: “The world is waiting for the Palestinian response.…To an outstretched hand we shall respond with an olive branch, but we shall fight fire with the harshest fire ever.”
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