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THE ARTICLEQuestions asked about Mumbai attacksThe mopping up operation in Mumbai is now in its closing stages. Indian security forces are tracking down the remaining militants responsible for over 140 deaths in bloody terror attacks. Most of the dead are Indian, with six foreigners reported among the casualties. Explosions can still be heard in the famous Taj Mahal Palace hotel, but officials say they are now in full control of the other hotel attacked, the Oberoi. India’s elite anti-terrorism troops have so far managed to free 200 hostages at the Taj. They weren’t as effective in the nearby Nariman House, home of a Jewish centre, where five people were killed. Commandos stormed the building on Friday but were too late to prevent the gunmen from killing their Jewish hostages. Questions are now being asked about who planned the attacks. A little-known group called the Deccan Mujahideen has claimed responsibility. The Indian government has issued statements suggesting Pakistan was behind the mayhem. Investigators say the gunmen arrived in an area near the Taj hotel from two Pakistani boats. Pakistan has denied any involvement. Pakistan’s foreign minister has said his country is already fighting its own war against terrorists. Pakistan has sent its top intelligence official to India to try and help piece together the tragic events in Mumbai. There are other reports that British Muslims were among those who attacked the Indian city. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it’s too early to comment on this.
WARM-UPS1. TERRORISM: Walk around the class and talk to other students about terrorism. Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your partner(s) 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.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. TERROR: Do you ever think about what terror is? Complete the table below with your partner(s). Write the worst terror situations you can think of. Share what you wrote with other students. Whose situations are the most terror-filled?
4. WAR ON TERROR: Students A strongly believe the war on terror will never end; Students B strongly believe the war on terror will end. Change partners again and talk about your conversations. 5. WORLD PEACE: What do these people need to do to make the world a more peaceful place. Discuss this with your partner(s). Change partners and discuss what you talked about. Who had the best ideas?
6. TERRORIST: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word ‘terrorist’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. 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.The mopping up operation in Mumbai ______________ closing stages. Indian security forces are tracking down the remaining militants responsible for over 140 deaths in bloody terror attacks. Most ________________ Indian, with six foreigners reported among the casualties. Explosions can ________________ the famous Taj Mahal Palace hotel, but officials say they are now in full control of the other hotel attacked, the Oberoi. India’s elite anti-terrorism troops __________________ to free 200 hostages at the Taj. They weren’t as effective in the nearby Nariman House, home of a Jewish centre, ________________ were killed. Commandos stormed the building on Friday ________________ to prevent the gunmen from killing their Jewish hostages. Questions are ________________ about who planned the attacks. A little-known group called the Deccan Mujahideen has claimed responsibility. The Indian government has issued statements suggesting Pakistan was __________________. Investigators say the gunmen arrived in an area near the Taj hotel from two Pakistani boats. Pakistan ________________ involvement. Pakistan’s foreign minister has said his country is already fighting __________________ terrorists. Pakistan has sent its top intelligence official to India to try and help piece together ________________ in Mumbai. There are other reports that British Muslims were among those who attacked the Indian city. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said ________________ comment on this. AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘track’ and ‘down’.
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 how they were used in the text:
STUDENT TERRORISM SURVEYWrite five GOOD questions about terrorism 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.
TERRORISM DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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LANGUAGEThe mopping up (1) ____ in Mumbai is now in its closing stages. Indian security forces are tracking down the remaining militants responsible for over 140 deaths in (2) ____ terror attacks. Most of the dead are Indian, with six foreigners reported among the casualties. Explosions can still be heard in the famous Taj Mahal Palace hotel, but officials say they are now in (3) ____ control of the other hotel attacked, the Oberoi. India’s (4) ____ anti-terrorism troops have so far managed to free 200 hostages at the Taj. They weren’t as (5) ____ in the nearby Nariman House, home of a Jewish centre, where five people were killed. Commandos stormed the building on Friday but were too late to prevent the gunmen (6) ____ killing their Jewish hostages. Questions are now being asked about who (7) ____ the attacks. A little-known group called the Deccan Mujahideen has claimed responsibility. The Indian government has (8) ____ statements suggesting Pakistan was behind the mayhem. Investigators say the gunmen arrived in an area near the Taj hotel from two Pakistani boats. Pakistan has denied (9) ____ involvement. Pakistan’s foreign minister has said his country is already fighting (10) ____ own war against terrorists. Pakistan has sent its top intelligence official to India to try and help piece (11) ____ the tragic events in Mumbai. There are other reports that British Muslims were among those who attacked the Indian city. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it’s too early to (12) ____ on this. Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
WRITING:Write about the war on terror 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 more about the Mumbai terror attacks. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. 9-11s: “9-11” seems to have entered the language as a phrase meaning “atrocious terror attack”. Since the attacks on American soil on September 11, 2001, world leaders have talked about “our 9-11” in response to terror attacks in their countries. Make a poster outlining the different ‘9-11s’ that have taken place this decade. Describe how the attacks have changed the countries involved. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things? 4. ELITE: Write a magazine article about the terror attack in Mumbai. Include imaginary interviews with an elite Indian anti-terrorism commando who helped fight the gunmen, and a hostage in the hotel. 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. LETTER: Write a letter to an elite Indian anti-terrorism commando. Ask him/her three questions about his/her job. Give him/her your three ideas on what to do after he/she stops being a soldier. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions. 6. DIARY / JOURNAL: You are an elite anti-terrorism commando. Write a diary entry about your job and what you do in one day. Focus on the really difficult things. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: Questions asked about Mumbai attacksThe mopping up operation in Mumbai is now in its closing stages. Indian security forces are tracking down the remaining militants responsible for over 140 deaths in bloody terror attacks. Most of the dead are Indian, with six foreigners reported among the casualties. Explosions can still be heard in the famous Taj Mahal Palace hotel, but officials say they are now in full control of the other hotel attacked, the Oberoi. India’s elite anti-terrorism troops have so far managed to free 200 hostages at the Taj. They weren’t as effective in the nearby Nariman House, home of a Jewish centre, where five people were killed. Commandos stormed the building on Friday but were too late to prevent the gunmen from killing their Jewish hostages. Questions are now being asked about who planned the attacks. A little-known group called the Deccan Mujahideen has claimed responsibility. The Indian government has issued statements suggesting Pakistan was behind the mayhem. Investigators say the gunmen arrived in an area near the Taj hotel from two Pakistani boats. Pakistan has denied any involvement. Pakistan’s foreign minister has said his country is already fighting its own war against terrorists. Pakistan has sent its top intelligence official to India to try and help piece together the tragic events in Mumbai. There are other reports that British Muslims were among those who attacked the Indian city. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it’s too early to comment on this. LANGUAGE WORK
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