Global Protests: From Iraq and Lebanon to Bolivia and Chile

WARM-UP

1. In pairs or small groups, discuss.

a. Why do you think people protest?

b. How useful do you think they are?

VOCABULARY

2. Complete the table with the correct part of speech.

NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB

1 ignite
2 growth
3 opposition
4 protest
5 fraudulent
6 legitimate
7 escalation
8 supporters
9 frustrated
10 arrested
11 tightly

3. Complete the questions with the correct form of the words above.

a. How ____________ will you be if your political candidate or

party does not win in the next elections?
b. Why do you think some politicians commit ____________?
c. Why do you think people feel ____________ to
____________on the streets?
d. What makes the people ____________ a candidate for years?
e. How do we know when a country has ____________
economically?

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 4. In pairs or small groups, answer the questions.

VIDEO

5. Make a list of the things that drive people to protest against their
government.

a. _____________________________________ d. _____________________________________

b. _____________________________________ e. _____________________________________

c. _____________________________________ f. _____________________________________

6. Watch the video and check if the people are protesting for any of those reasons.

7. Listen or watch the video about the protests that are happening around the globe.
Answer:

Which country…
a. has had two people killed because of the protests?
b. stopped the voting without explanation?
c. will have 10.000 people on the streets?
d. has detained more than 2000 protesters?
e. has 500 people injured due to protests?
f. has used the security forces to separate two groups of people?
g. have 95 people been suffocated due to tear gas?
h. has a president who has promised social and economic reforms?
i. has given a statement saying that the government will not step down?
j. has asked the people to leave the streets?
k. has had a violent week of protests?
l. has a newly elected president who is said to have committed fraud?
m. has people who want the current government to quit?
n. has had 9 days of protests?
o. will continue to have violent protests?
p. has a law that states that the same person cannot run for office after a certain period?
q. has water cannons trucks and tear gas trucks?

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LANGUAGE FOCUS

8. Look at the following sentences. Answer the questions below.

a. “Anger over politics, the economy and human rights have ignited protests right around the
globe”
b. He warned that, under the current circumstances, the country was paralyzed.
c. “We've seen 19 people killed since protests really turned violent a week ago”
d. He said that he wanted his supporters to leave the squares and the streets.

i. Which sentences represent the actual words someone said?

ii. Which sentences report someone’s words from the past?
iii. When we report what someone has said, do we move the tense ‘backward’ or ‘forward’?

9. Complete the following table.

PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE

Carla: “I __________ at a bank.” Carla said (that) she worked at the bank.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS
Richard: “I am painting my room now.” Richard said (that) he was __________ his room
then.
PAST SIMPLE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
Mark: “I lived in this house.” Mark said (that) he __________ lived in that
house.
PAST CONTINUOUS PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Anthony: “I __________ having a shower.” Anthony said (that) he had been having a shower.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
María: “I have been to Cambodia four times.” María said (__________) she had been to
Cambodia four times.
WILL/WON’T WOULD/WOULDN’T
Emily: “__________ will break up with him.” Emily said (that) she would break up with him.
CAN/CAN’T COULD/COULDN’T
Paola: “I can’t meet John tomorrow.” Paola said (that) she __________ meet John the
next day.

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 10.Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech to complete the sentences.

a. The presenter said: “Clashes between demonstrators and security forces have been deadly with
dozens of people killed or injured.”
____________________________________________________________________________
b. The newswoman said: “Protesters are crying fraud after the country's election officials gave
president Evo Morales an outright victory in last weekend's election.”
____________________________________________________________________________
c. The reporter said: “The president is promising new social and economic reforms.”
____________________________________________________________________________
d. The reporter said: “More than 500 people have been injured and 2,000 people have been
detained.”
____________________________________________________________________________
e. The journalist said: “A lot of people in Bolivia are extremely frustrated by what they say was a
fraudulent election.”
____________________________________________________________________________
f. The reporter said: “There has been increasing friction between Hezbollah supporters and the rest
of the protesters.”
____________________________________________________________________________
g. The newsman said: “We're in a place called Plaza Italia which has kind of been the centre of a lot
of the protests that we've seen in Santiago.”
____________________________________________________________________________
h. The journalist said: “We're hearing reports that all entrances and exits have been shut to avoid
any sort of friction.”
____________________________________________________________________________

SPEAKING

11. Write down six questions you would like to ask your
president.

a. _______________________________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________________________
e. _______________________________________________________________
f. _______________________________________________________________

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12.Work in pairs. Ask your partner the questions you would like him/her to answer as if
he/she was your president. Write down the answers using reported speech.

e.g. President Piñera said that…

13. Tell your class the answers you got. Use reported speech.

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 Global Protests: From Iraq and Lebanon to Bolivia and Chile

WARM-UP

1. In pairs or small groups, discuss.

a. Why do you think people protest?

b. How useful do you think they are?

VOCABULARY

2. Complete the table with the correct part of speech.

NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB

1 IGNITION - IGNITER ignite IGNITED
2 growth GROW GROWN GROWING
3 opposition OPPOSE OPPOSED OPPOSITELY
PROTESTER - PROTESTABLE –
4 protest PROTESTINGLY
PROTESTOR PROTESTIVE
5 FRAUD FRAUD fraudulent FRAUDULENTLY
6 LEGITIMATION LEGITIMATE legitimate LEGITIMATELY
7 escalation ESCALATE ESCALATING ESCALATINGLY
SUPPORTABLY –
SUPPORTED -
8 supporters SUPPORT SUPPORTIVELY –
SUPPORTING
SUPPORTEDLY
FRUSTRATINGLY -
9 FRUSTRATION FRUSTRATE frustrated
FRUSTRATEDLY
10 ARRESTER - ARREST ARREST arrested ARRESTINGLY
11 TIGHTNESS TIGHTEN TIGHT tightly

3. Complete the questions with the correct form of the words above.

a. How FRUSTRATED will you be if your political candidate or party

does not win in the next elections?
b. Why do you think some politicians commit FRAUD?
c. Why do you think people feel IGNITED to PROTEST on the
streets?
d. What makes the people SUPPORT a candidate for years?
e. How do we know when a country has GROWN economically?

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 4. In pairs or small groups, answer the questions.

VIDEO

5. Make a list of the things that drive people to protest against their
government.

a. _____________________________________ d. _____________________________________

b. _____________________________________ e. _____________________________________

c. _____________________________________ f. _____________________________________

6. Watch the video and check if the people are protesting for any of those reasons.

7. Listen or watch the video about the protests that are happening around the globe.
Answer:

Which country… Lebanon (L) Chile (C) Bolivia (B)

a. has had two people killed because of the protests? L
b. stopped the voting without explanation? B
c. will have 10.000 people on the streets? C
d. has detained more than 2000 protesters? C
e. has 500 people injured due to protests? C
f. has used the security forces to separate two groups of people? L
g. have 95 people been suffocated due to tear gas? L
h. has a president who has promised social and economic reforms? C
i. has given a statement saying that the government will not step down? L
j. has asked the people to leave the streets? L
k. has had a violent week of protests? C
l. has a newly elected president who is said to have committed fraud? B
m. has people who want the current government to quit? L
n. has had 9 days of protests? L
o. will continue to have violent protests? C
p. has a law that states that the same person cannot run for office after a certain period? B
q. has water cannons trucks and tear gas trucks? C

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LANGUAGE FOCUS

8. Look at the following sentences. Answer the questions below.

a. “Anger over politics, the economy and human rights have ignited protests right around the
globe”
b. He warned that, under the current circumstances, the country was paralyzed.
c. “We've seen 19 people killed since protests really turned violent a week ago”
d. He said that he wanted his supporters to leave the squares and the streets.

i. Which sentences represent the actual words someone said? A & C

ii. Which sentences report someone’s words from the past? B & D
iii. When we report what someone has said, do we move the tense ‘backward’ or ‘forward’?
BACKWARD

9. Complete the following table.

PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE

Carla: “I WORK at a bank.” Carla said (that) she worked at the bank.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS
Richard: “I am painting my room now.” Richard said (that) he was PAINTING his room
then.
PAST SIMPLE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
Mark: “I lived in this house.” Mark said (that) he HAD lived in that house.
PAST CONTINUOUS PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Anthony: “I WAS having a shower.” Anthony said (that) he had been having a shower.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
María: “I have been to Cambodia four times.” María said (THAT) she had been to Cambodia four
times.
WILL/WON’T WOULD/WOULDN’T
Emily: “I will break up with him.” Emily said (that) she would break up with him.
CAN/CAN’T COULD/COULDN’T
Paola: “I can’t meet John tomorrow.” Paola said (that) she COULDN’T meet John the
next day.

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 10.Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech to complete the sentences.

a. The presenter said: “Clashes between demonstrators and security forces have been deadly with
dozens of people killed or injured.”
THE PRESENTER SAID THAT CLASHES BETWEEN DEMONSTRATORS AND SECURITY FORCES HAD
BEEN DEADLY WITH DOZENS OF PEOPLE KILLED OR INJURED
b. The newswoman said: “Protesters are crying fraud after the country's election officials gave
president Evo Morales an outright victory in last weekend's election.”
THE NEWSWOMAN SAID THAT PROTESTERS WERE CRYING FRAUD AFTER THE COUNTRY’S
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS HAD GIVEN PRESIDENT EVO MORALES AN OUTRIGHT VICTORY IN THE
PREVIOUS WEEKEND’S ELECTION
c. The reporter said: “The president is promising new social and economic reforms.”
THE REPORTER SAID THAT THE PRESIDENT WAS PROMISING NEW SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
REFORMS.
d. The reporter said: “More than 500 people have been injured and 2,000 people have been
detained.”
THE REPORTED SAID THAT MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE HAD BEEN INJURED AND 2,000 PEOPLE HAD
BEEN DETAINED.
e. The journalist said: “A lot of people in Bolivia are extremely frustrated by what they say was a
fraudulent election.”
THE JOURNALIST SAID THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN BOLIVIA WERE EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED BY
WHAT THEY SAID HAD BEEN A FRAUDULENT ELECTION.
f. The reporter said: “There has been increasing friction between Hezbollah supporters and the rest
of the protesters.”
THE REPORTED SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN INCREASING FRICTION BETWEEN HEZBOLLAH
SUPPORTERS AND THE REST OF THE PROTESTERS.
g. The newsman said: “We're in a place called Plaza Italia which has kind of been the centre of a lot
of the protests that we've seen in Santiago.”
THE NEWSMAN SAID THAT THEY WERE IN A PLACE CALLED PLAZA ITALIA WHICH HAD KIND OF
BEEN THE CENTRE OF A LOT OF THE PROTESTS THAT THEY HAD SEEN IN SANTIAGO.
h. The journalist said: “We're hearing reports that all entrances and exits have been shut to avoid
any sort of friction.”
THE JOURNALIST SAID THAT THEY WERE HEARING REPORTS THAT ALL ENTRANCES AND EXISTS
HAD BEEN SHUT TO AVOID ANY SORT OF FRICTION.

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 SPEAKING

11. Write down six questions you would like to ask your
president.

a. _______________________________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________________________
e. _______________________________________________________________
f. _______________________________________________________________

12.Work in pairs. Ask your partner the questions you would like him/her to answer as if
he/she was your president. Write down the answers using reported speech.

e.g. President Piñera said that…

13. Tell your class the answers you got. Use reported speech.

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