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Today sees an event that only happens once every 100 years. All the numbers in the time and date are the same – the number one. At 11 seconds past 11 minutes past 11 o’clock, the time will be 11.11.11 and the date will be 11.11.11. Some people believe mysteries of the universe happen on this day. Famous psychic Uri Geller believes the number represents “the need to find balance in life”. He said: “When I see the number 1111, I pray for sick children and world peace.” A new movie released today called "11-11-11" predicts the opening to Hell.
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November 11 is also remembered around the world for another important reason. It is Veterans Day in North America and Remembrance or Armistice Day in the U.K. This is the day when people remember the end of World War I on the 11th of November 1918. Fighting ended at 11am on that day. It is famously known as "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month". WWI was called “the War to End All Wars”. Over 20 million people died in it.
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Match the following phrases from the article.
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an event that only happens once |
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of the universe |
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released today |
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mysteries |
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for sick children |
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I pray |
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every 100 years |
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balance in life |
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remembered |
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people remember the end |
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million people died |
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around the world |
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Today sees an event _____________________ every 100 years. All the numbers in the time and date are the same – the number one. _____________________ 11 minutes past 11 o’clock, the time will be 11.11.11 and the date will be 11.11.11. Some people _____________________ the universe happen on this day. Famous psychic Uri Geller believes _____________________ “the need to find balance in life”. He said: “When I see the number 1111, I _____________________ and world peace.” A new movie _____________________ "11-11-11" predicts the opening to Hell.
November 11 _____________________ around the world for _____________________. It is Veterans Day in North America and Remembrance or Armistice Day in the U.K. This is the day _____________________ the end of World War I on the 11th of November 1918. _____________________ 11am on that day. It is famously known as "_____________________ of the eleventh day of the eleventh month". WWI was called “the War to End All Wars”. Over 20 _____________________ in it.
Today sees an (1) ____ that only happens once every 100 years. All the numbers in the time and date are the (2) ____ – the number one. At 11 seconds past 11 minutes past 11 o’clock, the time will be 11.11.11 and the (3) ____ will be 11.11.11. Some people believe mysteries of the universe happen on this day. Famous psychic Uri Geller (4) ____ the number represents “the need to find balance (5) ____ life”. He said: “When I see the number 1111, I pray for sick children and world (6) ____.” A new movie released today called "11-11-11" predicts the opening to Hell.
November 11 is also remembered around the world for another important (7) ____. It is Veterans Day in North America and Remembrance or Armistice Day in the U.K. This is the day when people (8) ____ the (9) ____ of World War I on the 11th of November 1918. Fighting ended at 11am on that day. It is (10) ____ known (11) ____ "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month". WWI was (12) ____ “the War to End All Wars”. Over 20 million people died in it.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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famously known as "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh |
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past 11 o’clock, the time will be 11.11.11 and the date will be 11.11.11. Some people believe |
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November 11 is also remembered around the world for another |
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Today sees an event that only happens once every 100 years. All the numbers |
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the 11th of November 1918. Fighting ended at 11am on that day. It is |
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the U.K. This is the day when people remember the end of World War I on |
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need to find balance in life”. He said: “When I see the number 1111, I pray for sick |
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in the time and date are the same – the number one. At 11 seconds past 11 minutes |
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month". WWI was called “the War to End All Wars”. Over 20 million people died in it. |
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important reason. It is Veterans Day in North America and Remembrance or Armistice Day in |
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children and world peace.” A new movie released today called "11-11-11" predicts the opening to Hell. |
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mysteries of the universe happen on this day. Famous psychic Uri Geller believes the number represents “the |
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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. 11-11-11: Search the Internet and find more information about 11-11-11. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about 11-11-11. Include an imaginary interview with people who think this day is important. 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 a date expert. Ask him/her three questions about 11-11-11. Give him/her three of your opinions on this day. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.
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