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READ
Murder is the most evil thing in the world. I don’t know how it is possible for one person to murder another. Why do they think they can take someone else’s life? Even worse are people who commit multi-murder. Mass killing seems to be more and more common today. Shootings at schools are especially bad. How can we prevent murder? Every time we look at the news, there’s another murder. I hope it is not something that will stay with the human race forever. What is the correct punishment for murder? In some societies it is just a few years in prison. In others it is the death penalty. But there are some countries that don’t punish people for murder. If you are in power and are rich, you can literally get away with murder.
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
Murder is the ________________ the world. I don’t know how it is possible for one person to murder another. Why do they ________________ someone else’s life? Even worse are people who commit multi-murder. Mass killing __________________ and more common today. Shootings at schools are especially bad. __________________ murder? Every time we look at the news, there’s another murder. __________________ something that will stay with the human race forever. __________________ punishment for murder? In some societies it is __________________ in prison. In others it is the death penalty. But there are some countries that don’t punish people for murder. If you are in power and are rich, __________________ get away with murder.
CORRECT THE SPELLING
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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 INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about murder. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about murder. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. MURDER POSTERMake a poster about murder. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY MURDER LESSON:Make your own English lesson on murder. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING:Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on murder. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
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