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Police officers in Rio de Janeiro have gone on strike just a week before the world-famous Carnival begins. Up to 70 per cent of the city’s 58,000 police have joined the strike. The officers are striking over pay. They are unhappy with a 39 per cent raise over the next two years, with a promise of more in 2014. The offer was half of what they wanted. The strike for higher wages followed an earlier walkout by police in the city of Salvador. This led to a crime wave with more than 150 murders and serious vandalism.
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Rio city officials are worried the police strike might hurt its tourism. The Carnival brings in around 800,000 tourists each February. Fears over security may mean many of those stay at home. Rio is also due to host games for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. Rio Governor Sergio Cabral asked all officers to go back to their jobs. He told them it was their duty and responsibility to keep the city safe. "You cannot have a strike in essential services like public safety. Rio de Janeiro doesn't deserve this," he said.
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Match the following phrases from the article.
Paragraph 1
| 1. | Police |
a. |
pay |
2 |
gone on |
b. |
officers |
3. |
officers are striking over |
c. |
wave |
4. |
a 39 per cent |
d. |
strike |
5. |
half of what |
e. |
raise |
6. |
a crime |
f. |
they wanted |
Paragraph 2
| 1. | city |
a. |
safe |
2 |
hurt its |
b. |
over security |
3. |
Fears |
c. |
officials |
4. |
it was their duty |
d. |
tourism |
5. |
keep the city |
e. |
services |
6. |
a strike in essential |
f. |
and responsibility |
Police officers in Rio de Janeiro have ________________ just a week before the world-famous Carnival begins. Up to 70 per cent of the city’s 58,000 police have ________________. The officers are striking over pay. They are unhappy with a 39 per cent raise __________________ years, with a ________________ in 2014. The offer was half of what they wanted. The strike for higher wages followed an __________________ by police in the city of Salvador. This led to a crime wave with more than 150 murders and __________________.
Rio city officials are worried the police ________________ its tourism. The Carnival brings in around 800,000 tourists each February. Fears over security ________________ of those stay at home. Rio is also due ________________ for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. Rio Governor Sergio Cabral asked all officers ________________ their jobs. He told them it was their duty and responsibility to keep the city safe. "You cannot have a strike in essential services ________________. Rio de Janeiro ___________________," he said.
Police officers in Rio de Janeiro have (1) ____ on strike just a week before the world-famous Carnival begins. (2) ____ to 70 per cent of the city’s 58,000 police have joined the strike. The officers are striking over pay. They are unhappy (3) ____ a 39 per cent raise over the next two years, with a promise of (4) ____ in 2014. The offer was half of what they wanted. The strike for higher wages followed an (5) ____ walkout by police in the city of Salvador. This led to a crime (6) ____ with more than 150 murders and serious vandalism.
Rio city officials are worried the police strike might hurt (7) ____ tourism. The Carnival brings in around 800,000 tourists each February. Fears over security may (8) ____ many of those stay at home. Rio is also (9) ____ to host games for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. Rio Governor Sergio Cabral asked all officers to go (10) ____ to their jobs. He told them it was their duty and responsibility to (11) ____ the city safe. "You cannot have a strike in essential services like public safety. Rio de Janeiro doesn't deserve (12) ____," he said.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
| 1. | (a) |
gone |
(b) |
went |
(c) |
arrived |
2. |
(a) |
down |
(b) |
around |
(c) |
up |
3. |
(a) |
with |
(b) |
as |
(c) |
so |
4. |
(a) |
most |
(b) |
more |
(c) |
many |
5. |
(a) |
later |
(b) |
on time |
(c) |
earlier |
6. |
(a) |
tsunami |
(b) |
wave |
(c) |
ripple |
7. |
(a) |
its |
(b) |
that |
(c) |
world |
8. |
(a) |
meant |
(b) |
meanie |
(c) |
mean |
9. |
(a) |
sue |
(b) |
due |
(c) |
cue |
10. |
(a) |
back |
(b) |
reverse |
(c) |
rewind |
11. |
(a) |
stay |
(b) |
do |
(c) |
keep |
12 |
(a) |
they |
(b) |
this |
(c) |
their |
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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1. |
Police rfofcies |
2. |
irkgtins over pay |
3. |
a ormesip of more |
4. |
he strike for gehhri wages |
5. |
a cmrie wave |
6. |
more than 150 druemrs |
Paragraph 2 |
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7. |
hurt its muiosrt |
8. |
800,000 roiusstt |
9. |
Fears over resyctui |
10. |
etnaiessl services |
11. |
public etfays |
12. |
doesn't evderse this |
Number these lines in the correct order.
| ( ) | all officers to go back to their jobs. He told them it was their duty and |
( ) |
of more in 2014. The offer was half of what they wanted. The strike for higher |
( 1 ) |
Police officers in Rio de Janeiro have gone on strike just a week before the world- |
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services like public safety. Rio de Janeiro doesn't deserve this," he said. |
( ) |
wages followed an earlier walkout by police in the city of Salvador. This led |
( ) |
to host games for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. Rio Governor Sergio Cabral asked |
( ) |
striking over pay. They are unhappy with a 39 per cent raise over the next two years, with a promise |
( ) |
Rio city officials are worried the police strike might hurt its tourism. The Carnival brings |
( ) |
to a crime wave with more than 150 murders and serious vandalism. |
( ) |
in around 800,000 tourists each February. Fears over security may mean many of those stay at home. Rio is also due |
( ) |
famous Carnival begins. Up to 70 per cent of the city’s 58,000 police have joined the strike. The officers are |
( ) |
responsibility to keep the city safe. "You cannot have a strike in essential |
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
| 1. | Carnival A the famous before - begins week world. |
2. |
striking pay The are over officers. |
3. |
a cent They with per unhappy 39 raise are. |
4. |
wages higher for strike The. |
5. |
with more A than crime 150 wave murders. |
6. |
might strike police The tourism its hurt. |
7. |
in brings 800,000 tourists Carnival The around. |
8. |
back to their jobs Cabral asked all officers to go. |
9. |
to the safe Responsibility keep city. |
10. |
safety public like services Essential. |
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B) |
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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. STRIKES: Search the Internet and find more information about the strike in Rio. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about strikes. Include an imaginary interview with a striker and an employer. 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 strikes expert. Ask him/her three questions about strikes. Give him/her three of your opinions on them. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.
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