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IRA ends its armed struggle
THE ARTICLE
BNE:
The IRA has taken a huge step forward for peace in Ireland. It formally announced it will lay down
its guns and stop fighting against Britain. This ends thirty-five years of bloody violence within the U.K.
For over three decades, the IRA bombed the British mainland and killed British soldiers in Northern
Ireland. Tony Blair welcomed the bold move as an important moment in history. Sinn Fein president
Gerry Adams said it presented a historic challenge and opportunity.
A former IRA prisoner read the statement the world had been eagerly awaiting. It stated: “All IRA units
have been ordered to dump arms. All volunteers have been instructed to assist the development of purely
political and democratic programs through exclusively peaceful means. Volunteers must not engage in any
other activities whatsoever.” The statement also declared that the goal was still of a united Ireland and “to
end British rule”.
The full IRA statement:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4724599.stm
WARM-UPS
1. HISTORY:
In pairs / groups, talk about the big events that are part of your country’s history. What was
the most important decision your country has taken? What recent decisions have been made? What would
have happened to your country if these decisions had not been made? Who are the important decision
makers (alive or dead) in your country’s history?
2. QUICK DEBATE:
Students A think terrorist groups around the world will follow the IRA’s example.
Students B think terror groups around the world will not follow the IRA’s example. Change partners often.
3. CHAT:
In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words are most interesting and which are most
boring.
Decisions / the IRA / arms / violence / British soldiers / moments in history / challenges /
Irish freedom / peace / volunteers
Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently.
4. VIOLENCE:
Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word
“violence”. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into
different categories.
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5. MY STRUGGLES:
Do you have to struggle to do things every day? Is it a struggle to get out of bed in
the morning? Is it a struggle to do your homework / the housework. In pairs / groups, brainstorm the things
you struggle with every day. Talk about each of these struggles. Do you also struggle with the things
brainstormed?
6. BIG DECISIONS:
Have you made many big decisions in your life? Talk about the decisions you have
made regarding the following:
a.
Career
b.
Family
c.
Shopping
d.
Relationships
e.
English
f.
Studying
g.
Hairstyle
h.
Health
i.
Home
j.
Other
Change partners and compare what you talked about.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE:
Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false
(F):
a. The IRA has ended its fight against Britain.
T / F
b. The IRA fought a decade-long war against the U.K.
T / F
c. Tony Blair doubted the IRA’s announcement was true.
T / F
d. A political leader said the announcement presented a challenge.
T / F
e. Many people around the world were waiting for this announcement.
T / F
f. All IRA volunteers have been ordered to dump their weapons.
T / F
g. The IRA ordered its volunteers not to take part in violence.
T / F
h. The goal of the IRA is still to end British rule in Ireland.
T / F
2. SYNONYM MATCH:
Match the following synonyms from the article:
a. huge
brave
b. lay
anxiously
c. welcomed
massive
d. bold
ex
e. opportunity
throwaway
f. former
joined
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g. eagerly
greeted
h. dump
only
i. exclusively
chance
j. united
put
3. PHRASE MATCH:
Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one
combination is possible):
a. taken a huge
of bloody violence
b. it will lay
other activities
c. thirty-fiveyears
eagerlyawaiting
d. TonyBlairwelcomed
rule
e. animportantmoment
stepforward
f. A former
arms
g. the world had been
in history
h. ordered to dump
the bold move
i. must not engage in any
IRA prisoner
j. end British
down its guns
WHILE READING / LISTENING
WHICH WORD?
Strike through the incorrect word from the pairs in
bold
.
IRA ends its armed struggle
BNE:
The IRA has taken a
huge / tiny
step forward for peace in Ireland. It formally announced it will lay
down its guns and
start / stop
fighting against Britain. This ends thirty-five years of
bloody / watery
violence within the U.K. For over three
decades / centuries
, the IRA bombed the British mainland and
killed British soldiers in Northern Ireland. Tony Blair welcomed the
bald / bold
move as an important
moment in
history / geography
. Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams said it presented a historic challenge
and opportunity.
A former IRA prisoner read the
statement / state
the world had been eagerly awaiting. It stated: “All IRA
units / nuts
have been ordered to dump
legs / arms
. All volunteers have been instructed to assist the
development of purely political and democratic programs through exclusively
peaceful / violent
means.
Volunteers must not engage in any other activities
whatsoever / whoever
.” The statement also declared
that the goal was still of a united Ireland and “to end British
rule / ruler
”.
AFTER READING / LISTENING
1. WORD SEARCH:
Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings,
information, sy nonyms … for the words
‘lay’
and
‘down’
.
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Share your findings with your partners.
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Make questions using the words you found.
•
Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS:
Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to
ask the class about the text.
•
Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
•
Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. WHICH WORD?
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. STUDENT “BIG DECISONS” SURVEY:
In pairs / groups, write down questions about big
decisions.
•
Ask other classmates your questions and note down their answers.
•
Go back to your original partner / group and compare your findings.
•
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
6. TEST EACH OTHER:
Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these
were used in the text:
•
huge
•
lay
•
bombed
•
soldiers
•
bold
•
challenge
•
eagerly
•
dump
•
assist
•
exclusively
•
whatsoever
•
rule
DISCUSSION
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS
(Do not show these to student B)
a.
What did you think when you read this headline?
b.
Did the headline make you want to read the article?
c.
Do you keep up with news on Northern Ireland?
d.
What do you know about Northern Ireland?
e.
What do you know about the Northern Ireland peace process?
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f.
What do you think of the IRA’s decision?
g.
Do you think terrorist groups around the world might follow the IRA’s example and lay down their
weapons?
h.
Are there any lessons to be learned from the Northern Ireland peace process?
i.
Do you think there should be a united Ireland?
j.
Would you fight for your country?
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS
(Do not show these to student A)
a.
Did you like reading this article?
b.
What did you think about what you read?
c.
What big decisions have you made recently?
d.
Do you think there is ever any need for armed struggle?
e.
Do you think Britain should end its involvement in other areas or countries around the world?
f.
Have there been similar armed struggles in your country?
g.
Do you think people who engage in armed struggles are terrorists?
h.
What is the biggest decision your country has taken?
i.
Do you think all wars around the world will end one day?
j.
Did you like this discussion?
AFTER DISCUSSION:
Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.
a.
What question would you like to ask about this topic?
b.
What was the most interesting thing you heard?
c.
Was there a question you didn’t like?
d.
Was there something you totally disagreed with?
e.
What did you like talking about?
f.
Do you want to know how anyone else answered the questions?
g.
Which was the most difficult question?
SPEAKING
DECISIONS:
You have many big decisions do you have to make about your future. What do you have to
think about before you make your decisions? Write these things in the table below. Ask your partner(s) for
advice.
DECISION
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
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