Try the online quiz, reading, listening, and activities on grammar, spelling and vocabulary for this lesson on Refugees. Click on the links above or see the activities below this article:
READ
The problem of refugees is getting bigger and bigger. In fact, it is such a problem that there are now many different words for refugees. There are refugees, political refugees, displaced persons, internally displaced persons, migrants, and more. A long time ago, it was easy to know what a refugee was. Someone who had to escape their country because they were in danger. It was usually people escaping wars. There were many refugees during the Vietnam War. There are millions of Palestinian refugees following wars in the Middle East. Today’s refugees escape their country because of war or because their leader is crazy. There are also refugees because of natural disasters like famine or earthquakes.
Mail this lesson to friends and teachers. Click the @ below.
THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
The problem of refugees is ________________ bigger. In fact, it is such a problem that there are now many ________________ refugees. There are refugees, political refugees, displaced persons, ________________ persons, migrants, and more. A long time ago, it was ________________ a refugee was. Someone who had to escape their country because they ________________. It was usually ___________________. There were many refugees during the Vietnam War. ________________ of Palestinian refugees following wars in the Middle East. Today’s refugees escape their country ________________ because their leader is crazy. There are also refugees because of ___________________ famine or earthquakes.
CORRECT THE SPELLING
The pboelrm of refugees is getting bigger and bigger. In fact, it is such lpbomer a that there are now many nerfidfet words for refugees. There are refugees, aticoipll refugees, displaced persons, internally displaced persons, migrants, and more. A long time ago, it was easy to know what a refugee was. Someone who had to apeces their country because they were in gadner. It was usually people escaping wars. There were many refugees riugnd the Vietnam War. There are milnoils of Palestinian refugees owilnflog wars in the Middle East. Today’s refugees escape their country because of war or because their lardee is crazy. There are also refugees because of natural disasters like afmnie or earthquakes.
UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
refugees getting The of is bigger problem and bigger. In fact, it is a that are such problem there now many different words for refugees. There are refugees, political refugees, displaced persons, internally displaced persons, migrants, and more. A long time ago, it was easy to know what a refugee was. to who escape had Someone danger country they in their because were. It was usually people escaping wars. during many There refugees were the Vietnam War. There are millions of Palestinian refugees wars following East Middle the in. Today’s refugees escape their or war of because country because their leader is crazy. There are also refugees because of or like natural famine disasters earthquakes.
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 refugees. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about refugees. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. REFUGEES POSTERMake a poster about refugees. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY REFUGEES LESSON:Make your own English lesson on refugees. 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 refugees. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
Check your answers in the article at the top of this page.
