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Sarkozy Tells Obama - Netanyahu Is a 'Liar' (9th November, 2011)French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a diplomatic gaffe at the G20 summit in Cannes last week by telling U.S. President Barack Obama that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "a liar". The two presidents were having a private conversation and both believed the nearby recording machines of journalists were switched off. Sarkozy said to Obama: "I cannot bear Netanyahu, he's a liar," to which Obama replied: "You're fed up with him, but I have to deal with him even more often than you." Israeli Vice Premier Silvan Shalom told Israel’s army radio station that: "Everyone talks about everyone. Sometimes even good friends say things about each other, certainly in such competitive professions." The White House press secretary Jay Carney refused to comment on the conversation when questioned by reporters. It is believed Obama and Sarkozy were talking about Palestine’s bid for full membership of UNESCO at the time, and that the U.S. leader was expressing his regret that his French counterpart had backed the Palestinians' bid. Presidential gaffes such as Sarkozy and Obama's are not uncommon. Perhaps the most famous one was made by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. He was unaware a tape was left running after a sound check and made a joke about the Soviet Union, saying: "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." WARM-UPS1. LIES AND LIARS: Walk around the class and talk to other students about lies and liars. Change partners often. Sit with your first 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. LIARS: Whose lies (would) shock you most? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners and share what you wrote. Change and share again.
4. LIES: Students A strongly believe no one will ever lie in the future; Students B strongly believe otherwise. Change partners again and talk about your conversations. 5. LYING: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the things it’s OK to lie about at the top. Change partners and share your rankings again.
6. LIAR: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word ‘liar’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. BEFORE READING / LISTENING1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
WHILE READING / LISTENINGGAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.
LISTENING Listen and fill in the gapsFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy _______________________ at the G20 summit in Cannes last week by telling U.S. President Barack Obama that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "a liar". The two presidents were having a private conversation and _______________________ recording _______________________ were switched off. Sarkozy said to Obama: "I cannot bear Netanyahu, he's a liar," to which Obama replied: "You're fed up with him, but I have _______________________ more often than you." Israeli Vice Premier Silvan Shalom told Israel’s army radio station that: "Everyone _______________________. Sometimes even good friends say things about each other, _______________________ professions." The White House press secretary Jay Carney _______________________ the conversation when questioned by reporters. It is believed Obama and Sarkozy were talking about Palestine’s _______________________ of UNESCO at the time, and that the U.S. leader was _______________________ that his French counterpart had backed the Palestinians' bid. Presidential gaffes such as Sarkozy and Obama's are not uncommon. Perhaps the most famous one was made by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. He _______________________ was left running after a _______________________ a joke about the Soviet Union, saying: "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today _______________________ that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘lie’ and ‘liar’.
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 LIES AND LIARS SURVEYWrite five GOOD questions about lies and liars 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.
LIES AND LIARS DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
LANGUAGE MULTIPLE CHOICEFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy made a diplomatic (1) ____ at the G20 summit in Cannes last week by telling U.S. President Barack Obama that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "a liar". The two presidents were having a private conversation and both believed the (2) ____ recording machines of journalists were switched off. Sarkozy said to Obama: "I cannot (3) ____ Netanyahu, he's a liar," to which Obama replied: "You're (4) ____ up with him, but I have to deal (5) ____ him even more often than you." Israeli Vice Premier Silvan Shalom told Israel’s army radio station that: "Everyone talks about everyone. Sometimes even good friends say things about each other, (6) ____ in such competitive professions." The White House press secretary Jay Carney (7) ____ to comment on the conversation when questioned by reporters. It is believed Obama and Sarkozy were talking about Palestine’s (8) ____ for full membership of UNESCO at the time, and that the U.S. leader was expressing his (9) ____ that his French counterpart had backed the Palestinians' bid. Presidential gaffes such as Sarkozy and Obama's are not (10) ____. Perhaps the most famous one was made by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. He was unaware a tape was (11) ____ running after a sound check and made a joke about the Soviet Union, saying: "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've (12) ____ legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
WRITINGWrite about lies and liars 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 lies and liars. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. LIES AND LIARS: Make a poster about lies and liars. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things? 4. GAFFE: Write a magazine article about the gaffe in the article. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against it. 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 President Sarkozy or Obama. Ask one of them three questions about the gaffe. Give him three of your opinions on it. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions. ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: Sarkozy tells Obama - Netanyahu is a ‘liar’French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a diplomatic (1) gaffe at the G20 (2) summit in Cannes last week by telling U.S. President Barack Obama that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "a liar". The two presidents were having a (3) private conversation and both believed the (4) nearby recording machines of journalists were switched off. Sarkozy said to Obama: "I cannot (5) bear Netanyahu, he's a liar," to which Obama replied: "You're (6) fed up with him, but I have to (7) deal with him even more often than you." Israeli Vice Premier Silvan Shalom told Israel’s army radio station that: "Everyone talks about everyone. Sometimes even good friends say things about each other, (8) certainly in such competitive professions." The White House press secretary Jay Carney (9) refused to comment on the conversation when questioned by reporters. It is believed Obama and Sarkozy were talking about Palestine’s (10) bid for full membership of UNESCO at the time, and that the U.S. leader was expressing his (11) regret that his French counterpart had backed the Palestinians' bid. Presidential gaffes such as Sarkozy and Obama's are not (12) uncommon. Perhaps the most famous one was made by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. He was (13) unaware a tape was left (14) running after a sound check and made a joke about the Soviet Union, saying: "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've (15) signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin (16) bombing in five minutes." LANGUAGE WORK
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