Lesson Plan 030 Text

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Give advice / feedback to improve your each other s plans.
In pairs / groups, discuss the good points of all the plans you listened to and vote for
the best one(s).
Go and set your plans into action!
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Oil-rich Gulf urged to help Africa 6 June, 2005
LISTENING
Listen and fill in the spaces.
Oil-rich Gulf urged to help Africa
BNE: British Finance Minister Gordon Brown ___ _____ ____, oil-
producing countries for $20 billion. He wants the money __ ___ __
his international fund for African aid. He told the oil-rich Arab
nations: I would like to see the oil-producing states, the countries
that have ____ ____ ____ of the rise in oil prices, being willing to
____ __ ____________. He said he wants the oil producers to do
their part to lift Africa out of poverty. Mr. Brown has a busy week
ahead trying __ _____ _____. He needs to drum up support for his
plan to help Africa _____ __ _______ month s G8 summit.
Mr. Brown already has $80 billion promised by the European Union.
He needs $100 billion for ___ ______ __ _____. Mr. Brown said:
Globally, ________ the world s deadliest diseases and _______
world poverty will require the overall _________ of aid to Africa. A
back-up plan may be needed if George W. Bush
_______ __ __________ to the development fund. Mr. Bush meets
with Tony Blair for crunch talks in Washington this week. Mr. Brown
challenged Mr. Bush __ __ ____ and find the money. He told Mr.
Bush: This is not a time for timidity, ___ __ _____ __ fear
reaching new heights.
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Oil-rich Gulf urged to help Africa 6 June, 2005
HOMEWORK
1. 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
Gordon Brown s fundraising for Africa. Share your findings with your class
in the next lesson.
3. ARABIAN GULF: Make a poster on the countries and emirates of
the Arabian Gulf. You could focus on culture, people, economy, oil,
tourism, sport or themes of your own choosing. Show your posters to
your classmates in your next lesson.
4. LETTER: Write a letter to British Finance Minister Gordon Brown
telling him what you think of his plan. Give him advice on how to use the
aid money. Show your letter to your classmates in your next lesson. Did
you all write about similar things?
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Oil-rich Gulf urged to help Africa 6 June, 2005
ANSWERS
TRUE / FALSE:
a. F b. F c. T d. F e. T f. F g. T h. T
SYNONYM MATCH:
a. urged pressed
b. barons industrialists
c. coffers funds
d. crucial vital
e. thrashed out negotiated
f. kitty purse
g. reluctant uneager
h. balk shirk
i. laid down the gauntlet challenged
j. timidity faint-heartedness
PHRASE MATCH:
a. do their part
b. lifting Africa out of poverty
c. price hikes
d. Mr. Brown s bid to drum up support
e. the details could be thrashed out
f. aid kitty
g. crunch talks
h. inject much needed investment into Africa
i. laid down the gauntlet
j. reaching new heights
WORD ORDER:
Oil-rich Gulf urged to help Africa
BNE: British Finance Minister Gordon Brown has asked rich, oil-producing countries for
$20 billion. He wants the money to add to his international fund for African aid. He told
the oil-rich Arab nations: I would like to see the oil-producing states, the countries that
have done well out of the rise in oil prices, being willing to make a contribution. He said
he wants the oil producers to do their part to lift Africa out of poverty. Mr. Brown has a
busy week ahead trying to raise funds. He needs to drum up support for his plan to help
Africa ahead of next month s G8 summit.
Mr. Brown already has $80 billion promised by the European Union. He needs $100
billion for his scheme to work. Mr. Brown said: Globally, tackling the world s deadliest
diseases and halving world poverty will require the overall doubling of aid to Africa. A
back-up plan may be needed if George W. Bush refuses to contribute to the
development fund. Mr. Bush meets with Tony Blair for crunch talks in Washington this
week. Mr. Brown challenged Mr. Bush to be bold and find the money. He told Mr. Bush:
This is not a time for timidity, nor a time to fear reaching new heights.
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