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[201110-02]
1,000 for 1: Middle East Prisoner Exchange | October 21st 2011
| PART 1 | Warm Ups |
Warm Up | 1
Odd 1 Out
 Look at the four words below, which word is different from the other three?
 Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later.
a) Incarceration
b) Imprisoned
c) Gaoled
d) Liberated
My Reason…
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Warm Up | 2
Brainstorm
 How many different words can you connect to the word in the box?
 Can you think of at least 10 words?
|Freedom|
Warm Up | 3
Which Number?
 Look at the list of numbers below.
 Mix & Match the correct number with the correct total of ‘zeros’ in English.
 One item has been done for you!
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Numbers | How Many ‘0’s..?
A: 1 x ‘0’s _____
E: 5 x ‘0’s _____
I: 9 x ‘0’s
B: 2 x ‘0’s _____
F: 6 x ‘0’s _____
J: 10 x ‘0’s _____
C: 3 x ‘0’s _____
G: 7 x ‘0’s _____
K: 11 x ‘0’s _____
D: 4 x ‘0’s _____
H: 8 x ‘0’s _____
L: 12 x ‘0’s _____
Warm Up | 4
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Quiz
 Read the questions about Israel and the Hamas organisation.
 Remember if you don’t know – use the internet to help or GUESS!
1: What is the state religion of Israel?
a: Christian b: Islam c: Judaism
2: What is the religion of the Hamas organisation?
a: Christian b: Islam c: Judaism
3: Which Palestinian territory is controlled by Hamas?
a: West Bank b: Mecca c: Gaza Strip d: Israel
4: What year was Israel established as an independent country?
a: 1948 b: 1968 c: 1988
5: What year was Hamas created?
a: 1947 b: 1967 c: 1987
6: What does Hamas mean in English?
I__________ R__________ Movement
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
E1: Is national service in the Israeli Self-Defence Force compulsory?
a: Yes b: No
E2: In 2010, how many children aged 12-18, are in Israeli gaols?
a: 0 b: 100-200 b: 200-300 c: 300-400 d: 400-500
E3: Who are the leaders of Hamas and Israel?
a:
b:
c:
d:
END OF PART 1
2011 | Ep. 24 | 1,000 for 1: Middle East Prisoner Exchange
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| PART 2 | Before Listening |
Pre-Listening / Reading | 1
Jumbled Sentences
 The sentences below are from a paragraph in the news story.
 The sentence order has been mixed-up. Un-jumble the sentences and put them
into the correct order.
(a) Ban-Ki Moon, the United Nations Director General welcomed the prisoner
exchange as “a positive movement for peace”.
(b) Gilad Shalit was only 19 years old when he was captured in June 2006 by
Hamas fighters who had crossed into Israel.
(c) Immediately the announcement of the prisoner exchange was announced
Hamas declared a three-day national holiday in the Gaza strip and West
Bank.
(d) His family has been flown to an Israeli air-force base where Shalit will be
brought after he is freed.
Correct order: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___
Pre-Listening / Reading | 2
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True or False
 Read the headline of News Story ~ Israel Supreme Court Backs Prisoner Exchange
 Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 – 5 are True or False!
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
Gilad Shalit was captured by Hamas in 2006.
Benjamin Netanyahu is the leader of Hamas.
Israel has released more than 1,000 prisoners.
87% of Israelis supported the prisoner exchange.
Ban-Ki Moon is the U.N. Director General.
[T]
[T]
[T]
[T]
[T]
Pre-Listening / Reading | 3
[F]
[F]
[F]
[F]
[F]
Antonyms
 An antonym is a word with an opposite meaning.
 Match the 10 words on the left with their antonyms on the right.
 All the antonyms in black are from the News Story.
1: Prisoner
6: Supported
A: Captured
F: Old
2: Abduct
7: Freed
B: Create
G: Hastened
3: Delayed
8: National
C: Negative
H: Free person
4: Execute
9: Positive
D: Release
I: War
5: Recent
10: Peace
E: Local
J: Opposed
END OF PART 2
2011 | Ep. 24 | 1,000 for 1: Middle East Prisoner Exchange
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| PART 3 | Listening |
Listening / Reading | 1
| Listening
Israel Backs Prisoner Exchange
Which Word? | Help
 Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding.
 Can you find the 12 errors in the text? All the words have opposite meanings.
 If you don’t know the answer – guess! (4 words in each paragraph are wrong)
Israel Backs Prisoner Exchange
Gilad Shalit, the young French soldier abducted by the Hamas organisation in
2016 is to be finally freed. The deal between the Israeli government, led by
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Islamic Resistance Movement
(Hamas) was given approval in the Israeli Supreme Court (ISC) last night. The
decision by PM Netanyahu to release more than 9,000 Palestinian prisoners in
exchange for one soldier has been criticised within Israel. The exchange had
been delayed for 48 hours after Israeli victims of Palestinian militant attacks
had appealed to the ISC to start the release of prisoners.
The Palestinian prisoners release divided Israel, with concern that 1,027 was
too low a number. Especially as included in the release were Hamas members
who had murdered Israeli citizens. These involved Nasser Iteima who killed 30
people in a hotel bombing in 1902 and Mohammed al-Sharatha who executed
an Israeli sailor in 1994. Despite protests at the prisoner release deal a recent
poll by the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot showed that around 78% of
Greeks supported the exchange.
Gilad Shalit was only 19 years old when he was released in June 2006 by ETA
fighters who had crossed into Israel. His family has been flown to an Israeli
air-force base where Shalit will be brought after he is freed. Immediately the
announcement of the prisoner exchange was announced Hamas declared a
three-month national holiday in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Ban-Ki Moon,
the United States (UN) Director General welcomed the prisoner exchange as “a
positive movement for peace”.
Wrong Word | 12 Mistakes
1: ________
2: ________
3: ________
4: ________
5: ________
6: ________
to
to
to
to
to
to
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
7: ________
8: ________
9: ________
10: ________
11: ________
12: ________
to
to
to
to
to
to
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________
END OF PART 3
2011 | Ep. 24 | 1,000 for 1: Middle East Prisoner Exchange
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| PART 4 | After Listening |
Post-Listening / Reading | 1
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Q&A
 How much can you remember from News Story?
 Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer.
 If you can’t remember any answers, guess!
1: What is the name of the Israeli soldier?
______________________
2: What is the name of the Israeli Prime Minister?
____
3: How many prisoners will Israel release?
_______________
4: How many prisoners will Hamas release?
_______________
5: Yediot Aharonot is an Israeli __________?
_______________
6: Who is the U.N. Director General?
_______
E1: How many years has Gilad Shalit been held prisoner?
_______________
E2: What religion does Hamas follow?
____________________
E3: What does „Hamas‟ mean in English?
________________
_____________
Post-Listening / Reading | 2
A&Q
 How much can you remember from the news story?
 Read / Listen to the answers below and write the correct question.
 There is more than one possible correct question for each one!
[A1] 1,027.
[Q] _____________________________?
[A2] 2006.
[Q] _____________________________?
[A3] 78%.
[Q] _____________________________?
[A4] 19 years old.
[Q] _____________________________?
[A5] Gaza Strip.
[Q] _____________________________?
END OF PART 4
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| PART 5 | Extra Help |
English Extra
Abbreviations, Acronyms & Clippings 1
 Abbreviations are when words or phrases are shortened to make them easier to
read or speak.
 EXAMPLE 1:
B.B.C = British Broadcasting Corporation.
H.U. = Hiroshima University.
C.I.A = Central Intelligence Agency
 Acronyms are when a new word is created from a phrase to make the new word
easier to speak or read.
 EXAMAPLE 2:
Aids = Anti Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Scuba = Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
 Clippings are some words that are shortened to make it easier to speak or read
in an informal situation.
 EXAMAPLE 3:
TV/tv = Television
Plane = Aeroplane
Exam = Examination Bike = Bicycle
 These abbreviations, acronyms and clippings are from the news story (plus two
extra ones). Do you what the full name for each example?
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
7:
ISC
UN
PM
Hamas
ETA
PLO
IDF
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________________
________________
________________
________________
________________
________________
________________
END OF GRAMMAR
And Finally | X & Z
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Did You Know…?
5
That Israel only became an independent country in 1948
when the United Kingdom x:(____) mandate of government
ended. Since independence Israel has been in a constant
struggle with its Islamic neighbours, including two wars.
Israel’s biggest supporter is the United States z: (____) which
gives them approximately $1,000,000,000,000 a year.
The End
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Visual | TV Links
Al Jazeera (QA)
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/10/20111018153731702400.html
Search:
Gilad Shalit Released
BBC News (UK)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15361312
Search:
Gilad Shalit Freed
CNN News (US)
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/18/world/meast/israel-prisonerswap/index.html?hpt=imi_c1
Search:
Gilad Shalit / Prisoner Transfer
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[9:04]
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Podcast | Key
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These activities are audio and can be listened to on the podcast.
Answers | Part 1
Warm Up 1-4
Warm Up | 1
D – Liberated
A, B, C are words that mean a person is in jail.
Warm Up | 3
1–I
2–F
3–C
4–J
5–A
6–E
7–H
8–B
9–G
10 – D
11 – K
12 – L
Warm Up | 4
1–C
2–B
3–C
4–A
5–C
6 – Islamic Resistance E1 – Yes E2 – D
E3 – A & C
Answers | Part 2
Jumbled Sentences
B/D/C/A
True or False
1–T
2–F
Synonyms
1–H
2–D
7–A
8–E
Pre Listening / Reading
3–T
4–F
5–T
3–G
9–C
4–B
10 – I
5–F
Answers | Part 3
6–J
Listening
Israel Backs Prisoner Exchange
Gilad Shalit, the young Israeli soldier abducted by the Hamas organisation in 2006 is to be
finally freed. The deal between the Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was given approval in the Israeli
Supreme Court last night. The decision by PM Netanyahu to release more than 1,000 Palestinian
prisoners in exchange for one soldier has been criticised within Israel. The exchange had been
delayed for 48 hours after Israeli victims of Palestinian militant attacks had appealed to the
Israeli Supreme Court to stop the release of prisoners.
2011 | Ep. 24 | 1,000 for 1: Middle East Prisoner Exchange
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The Palestinian prisoners release divided Israel, with concern that 1,027 was too high a number.
Especially as included in the release were Hamas members who had murdered Israeli citizens.
These involved Nasser Iteima who killed 30 people in a hotel bombing in 2002 and Mohammed
al-Sharatha who executed an Israeli soldier in 1994. Despite protests at the prisoner release deal
a recent poll by the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot showed that around 78% of Israelis
supported the exchange.
Gilad Shalit was only 19 years old when he was captured in June 2006 by Hamas fighters who
had crossed into Israel. His family has been flown to an Israeli air-force base where Shalit will be
brought after he is freed. Immediately the announcement of the prisoner exchange was
announced Hamas declared a three-day national holiday in the Gaza strip and West Bank. BanKi Moon, the United Nations Director General welcomed the prisoner exchange as “a positive
movement for peace”.
Answers | Part 4
Post-Listening / Reading
Q&A
1 – Gilat Shalit
2 – Benjamin Netanyahu
3 – 1,027
4 – One
5 – Newspaper
A&Q
A1 –
A2 –
A3 –
A4 –
A5 –
6 – Bank-Ki Moon
E1 – 5 years
E2 – Islam
E3 – Islamic Resistance Movement
How many Palestinian prisoners did Israel release?
When was Gilad Shalit captured?
How many Israeli people support the prisoner exchange?
How old was Gilad Shalit when he was captured?
Where is Hamas based?
English Extra
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
7:
ISC
UN
PM
Hamas
ETA
PLO
IDF
~
~
~
~
~
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Israel Supreme Court
United Nations
Prime Minister
Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah
Euskadi Ta Askatasuna
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel Defence Force
And Finally
X&Z
X – UK
/ Z – US
_________________________________________________
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas
http://www.mideastweb.org/hamas.htm
http://www.europarl.europa.eu//sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+CRE+20080709+ITEM015+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Meshaal
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15339604
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/18/gilad-shalit-release-palestinian-exchange
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/10/20111017221258366393.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/18/world/meast/israel-prisoner-swap/index.html?hpt=imi_c1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Original_Geneva_Conventions.jpg
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