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READ
I don't think it's just the "bad" people who are guilty of war crimes. The world's press always pick on the dictators or leaders they have decided are bad. They then make them into monsters and say they are guilty of terrible war crimes. This is probably true. They are guilty of war crimes. The strange thing is, countries like America and Britain can attack other countries and kill thousands of innocent civilians but no one is a war criminal. Hundreds of people can die in a bombing and their leaders call it "collateral damage" or an accident. I think we need to look again at what a war crime is. If a major world power drops a bomb on my house by mistake, someone must be responsible for that.
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
I don't _______________ the "bad" people who are guilty of war crimes. The world's press always pick on the dictators or leaders they have _______________. They then make them into monsters and say _______________ terrible war crimes. This is probably true. They are guilty of war crimes. The strange thing is, countries like America and Britain _______________ countries and kill thousands of _______________ but no one is a war criminal. Hundreds of people can die in a bombing and their leaders call it "_______________" or an accident. I think we need _______________ at what a war crime is. If a major world power drops a bomb on my _______________, someone must be responsible for that.
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 war crimes. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about war crimes. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. WAR CRIMES POSTERMake a poster about war crimes. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY WAR CRIMES LESSON:Make your own English lesson on war crimes. 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 war crimes. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
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