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THE ARTICLEChina says Dalai Lama is a troublemakerChinese leaders have accused the Dalai Lama of organizing the recent riots in Tibet and one called him a monster. Zhang Qingli, the Communist Party Secretary in Tibet, said on Wednesday: "The Dalai Lama is a wolf wrapped in robes, a monster with a human face and an animal's heart." He said that it was important to stop the rioting in Lhassa because it affected the stability of the whole of China. A day earlier, China's premier Wen Jiabao blamed the Dalai Lama for orchestrating the riots and said his followers were trying to "incite sabotage" of the Beijing Olympics. The Dalai Lama rejected all accusations and pleaded with Tibetans not to use violence. He even warned that he would quit his post if the unrest increased. "If things become out of control then my only option is to completely resign," he said. He invited China to investigate his words and actions thoroughly. The Dalai Lama fled from Tibet into exile in India in 1959. He has spent the past 48 years campaigning for greater rights for his homeland. He says he wants autonomy for Tibet – for Tibetan people to have more control over their lives and government. He says he does not want total independence from China. The recent demonstrations in Tibet, the worst unrest in two decades, have once again highlighted the deep tensions within Tibet. Buddhist monks have set fire to shops and houses owned by Chinese and have attacked Chinese residents in the street. Chinese authorities have been quick to put down the protests. Mr Wen said his soldiers and police acted very carefully to minimize the loss of life. Protests against China’s actions have taken place in cities around the world. There are calls by many people for a boycott of the Olympic Games in August. WARM-UPS1. MONSTERS: Walk around the class and talk to other students about monsters. Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your original partner(s) and share what you found out. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. NAME CALLING: With your partner(s), decide which famous people you know of might be called these names. Give your reasons. Change partners and share your ideas.
4. TENSIONS: What tensions are there in your country? Talk about them with your partner(s). These ideas might help you. Change partners and share your ideas.
5. INDEPENDENCE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word ‘independence’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. 6. QUICK ROLE PLAY: Students A strongly believe that it’s OK to riot in the streets and attack people if there’s a good reason; Students B strongly believe it is never OK to riot in the streets. Change partners again and talk about your roles and conversations. 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 into the gaps in the text.
LISTENING: Listen and fill in the spaces.Chinese leaders ______________ Dalai Lama of organizing the recent riots in Tibet and one called him a monster. Zhang Qingli, the Communist Party Secretary in Tibet, said on Wednesday: "The Dalai Lama is ______________ in robes, a monster with a human face and an animal's heart." He said that it was important to stop the rioting in Lhasa because it __________________ of the whole of China. A day earlier, China's premier Wen Jiabao blamed the Dalai Lama _________________ riots and said his followers were trying to "incite sabotage" of the Beijing Olympics. The Dalai Lama _________________ and pleaded with Tibetans not to use violence. He even warned that he would ______________ the unrest increased. "If things become out of control then my only option is to completely resign," he said. He invited China to investigate his words and ___________________. The Dalai Lama fled from Tibet into exile in India in 1959. ______________ past 48 years campaigning for greater rights for his homeland. He says he ______________ for Tibet – for Tibetan people to have more control over their lives and government. He says he does not want total independence from China. The recent demonstrations in Tibet, __________________ two decades, have once again highlighted the deep tensions within Tibet. Buddhist monks ______________ shops and houses owned by Chinese and have attacked Chinese residents in the street. Chinese authorities have been quick ______________ protests. Mr Wen said his soldiers and police acted very carefully to ____________________ life. Protests against China’s actions have taken place in cities around the world. There are calls by many people _________________ the Olympic Games in August. AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘deep’ and ‘tension’.
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 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 exactly how these were used in the text:
STUDENT TIBET SURVEYWrite five GOOD questions about Tibet 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.
DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
-------------------------------------------------------------------- STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
LANGUAGECORRECT WORD: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article. Chinese leaders have accused the Dalai Lama (1) ____ organizing the recent riots in Tibet and one called him a monster. Zhang Qingli, the Communist Party Secretary in Tibet, said on Wednesday: "The Dalai Lama is a wolf (2) ____ in robes, a monster with a human face and an animal's heart." He said that it was important to stop the rioting in Lhasa because it affected the stability of the (3) ____ of China. A day earlier, China's premier Wen Jiabao blamed the Dalai Lama for orchestrating the riots and said his (4) ____ were trying to "incite sabotage" of the Beijing Olympics. The Dalai Lama rejected all accusations and pleaded with Tibetans not to use violence. He even warned that he would quit his post if the unrest increased. "If things become (5) ____ of control then my only option is to completely resign," he said. He invited China to investigate his words and actions (6) ____. The Dalai Lama fled from Tibet (7) ____ exile in India in 1959. He has spent the past 48 years campaigning (8) ____ greater rights for his homeland. He says he wants autonomy for Tibet – for Tibetan people to have more control over their lives and government. He says he does not want (9) ____ independence from China. The recent demonstrations in Tibet, the worst unrest in two decades, have once again highlighted the (10) ____ tensions within Tibet. Buddhist monks have set fire to shops and houses owned by Chinese and have attacked Chinese residents in the street. Chinese authorities have been (11) ____ to put down the protests. Mr Wen said his soldiers and police acted very carefully to minimize the loss of life. Protests against China’s actions have taken place in cities around the world. There are (12) ____ by many people for a boycott of the Olympic Games in August.
WRITING:Write about China for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 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 out about the situation in Tibet. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. DALAI LAMA: Make a poster about the life of the Dalai Lama. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things? 4. LETTER: Write a letter to the Dalai Lama. Ask him three questions about Tibet. Give him three pieces of advice on what he should do for the future of his homeland. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions. 5. DIARY / JOURNAL: Imagine you have taken to the streets to riot. Write your diary / journal entry for what happened and why. Describe the atmosphere and events. Read your entry to your classmates in the next lesson. ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: China says Dalai Lama is a troublemakerChinese leaders have accused the Dalai Lama of organizing the recent riots in Tibet and one called him a monster. Zhang Qingli, the Communist Party Secretary in Tibet, said on Wednesday: "The Dalai Lama is a wolf wrapped in robes, a monster with a human face and an animal's heart." He said that it was important to stop the rioting in Lhasa because it affected the stability of the whole of China. A day earlier, China's premier Wen Jiabao blamed the Dalai Lama for orchestrating the riots and said his followers were trying to "incite sabotage" of the Beijing Olympics. The Dalai Lama rejected all accusations and pleaded with Tibetans not to use violence. He even warned that he would quit his post if the unrest increased. "If things become out of control then my only option is to completely resign," he said. He invited China to investigate his words and actions thoroughly. The Dalai Lama fled from Tibet into exile in India in 1959. He has spent the past 48 years campaigning for greater rights for his homeland. He says he wants autonomy for Tibet – for Tibetan people to have more control over their lives and government. He says he does not want total independence from China. The recent demonstrations in Tibet, the worst unrest in two decades, have once again highlighted the deep tensions within Tibet. Buddhist monks have set fire to shops and houses owned by Chinese and have attacked Chinese residents in the street. Chinese authorities have been quick to put down the protests. Mr Wen said his soldiers and police acted very carefully to minimize the loss of life. Protests against China’s actions have taken place in cities around the world. There are calls by many people for a boycott of the Olympic Games in August. LANGUAGE WORK
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