Fill the gaps by using these key words from the text

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Key Vocabulary 
1. f; 
5. g; 
2. d; 
6. c; 
3. a; 
7. b; 
4. h; 
8. e 
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Find the information 
Rio de Janeiro 
18 
30 
6 
76 per 1,000 
An anti-violence group 
 
Comprehension Check 
1. b;
2. c;
3. b;
4. a 
 
Collocations 1 – adjectives and nouns 
1. f; 
5. b; 
2. g; 
6. h; 
3. e; 
7. c; 
4. a; 
8. d 
 
Collocations 2 
1. b;
2. c;
3. a 
 
Grammar focus
Passives
 
1. d;
2. f;
3. a;
4. e;
5. b;
6. c 
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005
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Rwanda 
LEVEL ONE
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ELEMENTARY 
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Pre-reading activities 
The text is about an International Court in Africa. Before you read the text you need to know the meanings 
of some important words. 
Chose one of these words to fill the gap in each sentence: 
trial
genocide
court
survivor
corruption
prosecutor 
A ____________ is a place where legal cases are decided. 
Dishonest or illegal behaviour by people in official positions is called ____________ . 
____________ is the murder of large numbers of people from a particular race. 
A ____________ is the process of deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent. 
Someone who is still alive after other members of his group or family have been killed is called a 
____________ . 
A ____________ is a lawyer whose job is to prove in court that someone is guilty. 
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Find the answers to the following questions in the text: 
When did the genocide in Rwanda begin? 
Who, according to some people, organised the murders? 
Where is the International Tribunal for Rwanda located? 
How many people are in prison waiting for their trials? 
Who is Jean Kambanda? 
Where is the trial of Slobodan Milosevic taking place? 
Find five reasons why the Rwanda tribunal is working so slowly. 
Why do the survivors of the genocide not have confidence in the tribunal? 
What might happen to the soldiers who carried out the murders? 
10.What are the two major successes of the Rwanda tribunal? 
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Rwanda 
LEVEL ONE
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ELEMENTARY