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The European Union has opened an office in the Libyan city of Benghazi. The opening is a huge show of support for the rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi. The head of the EU’s foreign policy, Catherine Ashton, made a speech at the opening ceremony. She said: “It is a great honour to formally open the EU office in Benghazi…I have seen the vision of the Libyan people today all around. I saw the posters as I came from the airport with the words, ‘We have a dream’”.
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The Benghazi office will focus on non-humanitarian needs. EU representatives talked with officials from Libya’s National Transitional Council about security, border management, the economy, health and education. Ms Ashton said the new office was a sign of the EU’s “unfaltering support for the Libyan people”. Meanwhile, NATO launched another 49 missions near Tripoli. They hit ammunition dumps and air defence radars.
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Match the following phrases from the article.
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opened an |
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support |
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a huge show of |
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opening ceremony |
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foreign |
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office |
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made a speech at the |
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dream |
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the vision of the |
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policy |
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We have a |
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Libyan people |
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focus on non- |
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support |
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talked with |
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and education |
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the economy, health |
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officials |
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the EU’s unfaltering |
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radars |
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NATO launched another |
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humanitarian needs |
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air defence |
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The European Union has __________________ in the Libyan city of Benghazi. The opening is __________________ support for the rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi. The head of the EU’s foreign policy, Catherine Ashton, __________________ at the opening ceremony. She said: “It is __________________ to formally open the EU office in Benghazi…I have __________________ the Libyan people today all around. I saw the posters as I came from the airport __________________, ‘We have a dream’”.
The Benghazi office __________________-humanitarian needs. EU representatives __________________ from Libya’s National Transitional Council about security, __________________, the economy, health and education. Ms Ashton said the new __________________ the EU’s “unfaltering support for the Libyan people”. Meanwhile, NATO launched another __________________ Tripoli. They hit ammunition dumps and __________________.
The European Union has opened an (1) ____ in the Libyan city of Benghazi. The opening is a huge show (2) ____ support for the rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi. The (3) ____ of the EU’s foreign policy, Catherine Ashton, made a speech at the (4) ____ ceremony. She said: “It is a great honour to formally open the EU office in Benghazi…I have seen the vision of the Libyan people today (5) ____ around. I saw the posters (6) ____ I came from the airport with the words, ‘We have a dream’”.
The Benghazi office will focus (7) ____ non-humanitarian needs. EU representatives talked (8) ____ officials from Libya’s National Transitional Council about security, border management, the economy, (9) ____ and education. Ms Ashton said the new office was a (10) ____ of the EU’s “unfaltering support for the Libyan people”. (11) ____, NATO launched another 49 missions near Tripoli. They (12) ____ ammunition dumps and air defence radars.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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offices |
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official |
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office |
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of |
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to |
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neck |
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body |
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head |
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opens |
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opening |
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opened |
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all |
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whole |
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every |
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was |
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has |
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on |
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from |
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with |
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healthy |
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health |
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healthier |
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poster |
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sign |
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banner |
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crashed |
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punched |
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Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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talked with flaifsioc |
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health and uontceiad |
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air defence saradr |
Number these lines in the correct order.
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came from the airport with the words, ‘We have a dream’”. |
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with officials from Libya’s National Transitional Council about security, border |
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of support for the rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi. The head of the EU’s foreign |
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The Benghazi office will focus on non-humanitarian needs. EU representatives talked |
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management, the economy, health and education. Ms Ashton said the new |
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the Libyan people”. Meanwhile, NATO launched another 49 |
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honour to formally open the EU office in Benghazi…I have seen the |
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vision of the Libyan people today all around. I saw the posters as I |
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The European Union has opened an office in the Libyan city of Benghazi. The opening is a huge show |
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missions near Tripoli. They hit ammunition dumps and air defence radars. |
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office was a sign of the EU’s “unfaltering support for |
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policy, Catherine Ashton, made a speech at the opening ceremony. She said: “It is a great |
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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office an opened has Union European The. |
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of support A for huge the show rebels. |
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speech a Made ceremony opening the at. |
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EU the open Formally Benghazi in office. |
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the posters as I came from the airport I saw. |
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Council Transitional National Libya’s from Officials |
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people support for The the EU’s Libyan unfaltering. |
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Tripoli near missions 49 another launched NATO. |
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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. BENGHAZI: Search the Internet and find more information about Benghazi. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Benghazi. Include imaginary interviews with people who live there. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to the EU’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. Ask her three questions about Libya. Give her three of your opinions on Libya. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.
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