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Topical news Lessons
Level
Vocabulary and 
grammar
Discussion
From ‘civilisation’ to ‘WMD’, words are weapons
Elementary
Word building - verb to 
noun.
Intermediate
Vocabulary: 
Connotation and word 
building.
Advanced
Collocations.
Terrorists or freedom 
fighters? Do politicians 
shape our opinions of 
world events?

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Pre-reading: Key Vocabulary
Fill the gaps using these key words from the text:
crusade
independence
liberation
hero
martyr
autocratic
rogue state
resistance
occupation
propaganda
1.
A ____________ is someone who dies for a religious or political reason.
2.
A ____________ is someone who does something very brave.
3.
A ____________ is a country that does not behave in the same way as other countries.
4.
A ____________ is a holy war against another religion.
5.
An ____________ government is one which is not democratic.
6.
If a country has ____________, it has freedom from control by another country.
7.
____________ is false information which governments and media use to change people’s opinions.
8.
If a country is under ____________ it is under the control of another country’s army.
9.
____________ is when you fight against the army of another country that is in your country.