The ‘Dirty War’
Level 3 |
Advanced
Vocabulary: Prepositions
Fill the gaps using an appropriate preposition. Check your answers in the text.
to be responsible ____________________________ something
to get away ____________________________ a crime
to take part ____________________________ an
atrocity
to lead ____________________________ prosecutions
to come to terms ____________________________ what has happened
to blame someone ____________________________ something
to connive ____________________________ something
to discourage someone _________________________________ doing something
Vocabulary: Various
Match the words with their meanings:
1.
grim
a.
to plan secretly to do something illegal
2.
to co-opt
b.
extremely unpleasant
3.
shabby
c.
to take someone’s idea and use it as your own
4.
to connive
d.
a large place for advertisements (usually American English)
5.
a
billboard
e.
extremely dishonest
Discussion
Make a list of points for and against granting immunity to those accused of crimes against
the people. Is it ever right to forget history so that a country can have a better future?
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The ‘Dirty War’
Level 3 |
Advanced
Key
1 Key Vocabulary
4 Vocabulary
– Collocations
1. impunity
1. d; 2. h; 3. a; 4. e; 5. b; 6. g; 7. c; 8. f
2. immunity
3. prosecution
5 Vocabulary
– Prepositions.
4. military coup
5. rhetoric
1. for
6. atrocity
2. with
7. reconciliation
3. in
8. amnesty
4. to
5. with
2 What do you know about recent
6. for
Latin American history?
7. in
8. from
1. b; 2. a; 3. c; 4. c; 5. c
3 Comprehension Check
6 Vocabulary
– Various
1. d; 2. h; 3. e; 4. a; 5. g; 6. b; 7. c; 8. f
1. b; 2. c; 3. e; 4. a; 5. d
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Match the words with the definitions:
whale
whaling
whale meat
whaleburger
anti-whaling campaigners
whale
sushi
a. hunting and killing whales
b. a burger made with whale meat
c. meat from whales
d. a dish made with
rice and whale meat
e. people who protest against whaling
f. a very large sea animal that looks like a fish but breathes air through a hole on the
top of its head.
KEY WORD:
check that you understand the meaning of
ban
. If there is a
ban
on an
activity it means there is an official statement ordering people not to do it. In New
York City, for example, there is a
ban
on
smoking in all workplaces, including bars
and restaurants.
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