SB-WB Activity

Activity 

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Reading exercise

1. Look at the map of Central and Eastern Europe in 1989. Discuss the questions with a partner .

 

  1. How Europe changed since 1989?

  A/: The transition from many communist countries to different models of    government and the dismemberment of the Soviet union produced many changes in  Europe.

 

  2. Wich countries ...

 

   -No longer exist? Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia

   -Have come into existence since 1989? Serbia 

   -Are members of the European Union? Croatia, Slovenia 

   -Have not yet joined the EU? Montenegro

3. What famous events happened in this region in the 1980s?

  A/: The cold war 

3. Read the article quickly and find answers to this questions.

  1. He was a sovietic leader in 1985

  2. Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo

  3. There were protests and conflicts

  4. I think that they were names used to called this events 

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4. Read the article. In wich country or countries...

 1. Hunagary and Poland 

 2. Croatia 

 3. In most of countries it was quite peaceful

 4. Yugoslavia 

 5. Romania 

 6. Czechoslovakia, Romania and East germany

5. Choose the best answer according to the article.

 1. D

 2. C

 3. A

 4. D

6. Wich piece of information in the article did you find the most surprising or interesting, and why?

  A/: The information i found most interesting was the transition or changes of all those nations on Europe.

Vocabulary

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9. Group the words below using these headings. They may be more than one possibility.

   A/: Countries and places: kingdom, republic, state, border

          Conflict and protest: riot, revolution

          People: citizen, leader, president, prime minister, refugee

          Political systems and events: democracy, election, monarchy, parliament, regime

10. Match words in A and B to form collocations. Then check in the article. Did you find the same collocations? 

A/: democratic elections, outbreak of war, ethnic tension, ignite a conflict, gain independence, mass demonstration, ruling party, transition to democracy.

11.  Choose four words from the boxes and write true sentences about countries that you know. 

  A/:

     1. There were a series of processes that gave way to the transition to democracy along all Europe.

     2. A lot of nations had to fight to gain their independence.

     3. The ethnic tensions have had an important degree of decline on the last few decades.

    4. The model of monarchy is still present in some nations.

12. Use the words given in capitals to form words that fit the gaps.

 

   1. Dictatorship 

   2. National 

   3. Independence 

   4. Death 

   5. Leadership 

   6. Liberation 

13. Discuss the questions in small groups.

   

   1. Republic

   2. We can choose for our leaders but maybe they dont have the right preparation 

   3. Republic, president, citizen, leader, election.

Reading exercise 

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1. Describe the photos and look at the tittle of the article. What do you imagine happened there?

  A/: In the pictures we can see people walking around to somewhere and in the other there ir some people separated with a barrier , that maybe mean the division that was created in that nation.

2. Read the Study Skill. Then read the article quickly. What happened to the Hungarian village of Szelmenc...

 A- In 1944? Szelmenc was divided into two villages

 B- In 1990s? This nation became part of two newly independent countries

   

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Reading exercise

3.Discuss the questions with a partner.

  

1. How did you find the answer to the question in exercise 2?

 

     A. Did you start reading at the begining and progress through the text?

     R/: I read the text again to understand better and to solve the question.

2. What is your initial reaction to the article?

    

     R/: I was surprised to know this story, because I ignored all this process that these nations have gone through.

5. Complete the notes below. Each gap is the name of a country.

Before 1944: Szelmenc = village in Hungary

After World War II: Szelmenc= Vel´ké Slemece in Czechoslovakia and Mali in The Soviet Union.

In 1946: Soviets/fence/visa/over 300 kilometres

In the 1990s: Vel´ké Slemence ---> Slovakia

                         Mail Selmentsi ----> Ukraine

In 2004: Slovakians ----> EU

2005: border crossing 

2008:  Slovakia ----> Schengen Agreement/ Ukranians/visa

Vocabulary

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7. Look at the `people´words in the table. Can you think of at least two other words which follow each pattern?

-er:  leader, builder, interviewer, villager, ruler, border guard

-or: survivor, actor, doctor

-ant/ent: consultant, president, participant

-ee: refugee, divorcee, absentee, interviewee, referee

-ist: economist, chemist, consist, tourist

-ant/ian: chilean, musician, brazilian, physician, participant

8. Add the following words to the table in exercise 7. What do you call someome who...

1. Villager

2. European

3. Sculptor

4. Pianist

5. Student

6. Trainer

7. Lawyer

8. Employer

9. Competitor

10. Resident

11. Trainee

12. Book writer

13. Employee

14. Winner

9. Many people nouns do not fit the patterns in exercise 7. What do you call someone who..

Guards a border? A border guard

Cooks food? a chef

Designs buildings? an architect.

12. Match the verbs with the definitions below.

1. break out  2. get through to  3. break up  4. go on  5. break away

13. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form.

1. has been going on  2. to get through to  3. broke up  4. has broken up  5. break away

Workbook

Reading exercise

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1. Read the text quickly. What is the main objective?

  

    A/: B

2. Read the text and choose the correct answers.

  1. C

  2. C

  3. B

  4. B

  5. A

Vocabulary 

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4. Drag the objectives to complete the sentences.

A/:

 1. Border

 2. Riots 

 3. Monarchy

 4. Demonstration

 5. President 

 6. Independence 

5. For each line, choose the word that does not go with the word in bold.

A/:

  1. Country 

  2. Money 

  3. A war 

  4. Prison 

  5. Citizen 

6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

A/:

  1. Democratically 

  2. Undemocratic 

  3. Democratization

  4. Leadership 

  5. Leader 

  6. Leading 

  7. Governmental 

  8. Governor

  9. Dictatorship 

  10. Dictatorial 

7. Read the text and complete the summary below with the words or phrases in bold. You do not need to change any of them.

 

A/:

 -Universal suffrage 

 -Cast their votes 

 -Electoral laws

 -Right to vote 

 -Suffragettes 

 -Female voters

 -Granted 

 -Stand for parliament 

Reading exercise 

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1. Look at the extract and the heading and first sentence of the text. What is the text about?

A/: A

2. Answer the questions about the people from the text. Write P (Pauline), L (Luis), K (Katarzyna) or H (Heinz).

 A/:

 1. H

  2. L

  3. H

  4. L

  5. L

  6. H

  7. P

  8. K

  9. K

  10. P

 

3. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

A/:

  1. C

  2. C

  3. B

  4. D

  5. B

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4. Answer the questions with the correct forms of people words in the box.

  

What do you call a person who...

1. Helps people who have legal problems?  Lawyer

2. Performs in film or on stage?  Actor

3. Rides a bicycle? Cyclist

4. Is being questioned by a journalist?  Interviewee

5. Is member of a political party? Politician 

6. Lives in a particular place?  Resident

5. Correct the mistakes in the people words.

A/:

  

  1. He is a fomous cooker with his own restaurant ----> He is a famous cook with his own restaurant

  2. Its righ

  3. There are only 10,000 habitants in this town -----> There are only 10,000 inhabitants in this town

  4. Its righ

6. Complete the sentences

 A/:

  1. Brother- Sister

  2. Niece- Nephew

  3. Member 

  4. Sportsman

  5. Musician 

   

7. Look at the Verb Zone in your Student´s book and write down the five multi-part verbs from unit 3.

A/:

   - Break away     - Break out      - Break up   - Get through to   - Go on 

8. Tick the correct sentences and correct the prepositions in the others.

A/:

    1. Its righ   2. Its righ   3.  Its righ   4. ... He WENT ON trying   5. ... Breaking OUT