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Class 1
Peter or
2016 11
 Sierra
Leone
Cote DIvoire

Lesotho
Exercise 1

The teacher will show you pictures with facts.

Remember the facts on the pictures.
With each picture a classmate will read out a fact.
After the teacher shows you a set of pictures he will read out a sentence. Listen and
write down the sentence.
After the teacher will ask if the sentence is true or false (T/F).
After the teacher will check some of your spelling and punctuation.
 Independence in 1966 from Britain
Is a Constitutional Monarchy
99.7% are Basotho Ethnicity, 0.3 are other
Africans
Official languages are Sesotho & English
Cars drive on the left side of the road
 Only country in the world landlocked
Independence in 1966by oneBritain
from
Is a Constitutionalother
Monarchy
Highest lowlands
99.7% in the Ethnicity,
are Basotho world at 1400m
0.3 are other
80% of the country is highlands Africans
Area
Official languages 33,500 km 2
are Sesotho & English
Cars drive on the left side of the road
 Only country in the world landlocked
Independence in 1966by oneBritain
from
Is a Constitutionalother
Monarchy
Highest lowlands
99.7% in the Ethnicity,
are Basotho world at 1400m
0.3 are other
80% of the country is highlands Africans
Area
Official languages 33,500 km 2
are Sesotho & English
Cars drive on the left side of the road

Summer
Maletsunyane Winter
Falls
The Cliff
The Highest Abseiling mean temperature
in the range(Guinness
whole world at 204m is fromWorld
20CRecords)
to 32C
The mean
The Highest Single temperature
Drop Waterfall range
in Southern Africa,is from
192 5.1C to -20C
- 196m
 Only country in the world landlocked
Independence in 1966by oneBritain
from
Is a Constitutionalother
Monarchy
Highest lowlands
99.7% in the Ethnicity,
are Basotho world at 1400m
0.3 are other
80% of the country is highlands Africans
Area
Official languages 33,500 km 2
are Sesotho & English
Cars drive on the left side of the road

Summer
Maletsunyane Falls
The Cliff
The Highest Abseiling mean temperature
in the range(Guinness
whole world at 204m is fromWorld
20CRecords)
to 32C
The Highest Single Drop Waterfall in Southern Africa, 192 - 196m
 Only country in the world landlocked
Independence in 1966by oneBritain
from
Is a Constitutionalother
Monarchy
Highest lowlands
99.7% in the Ethnicity,
are Basotho world at 1400m
0.3 are other
80% of the country is highlands Africans
Area
Official languages 33,500 km 2
are Sesotho & English
Cars drive on the left side of the road

Summer
The mean temperature range is from 20C to 32C
 Only country in the world landlocked
Independence in 1966by oneBritain
from
Is a Constitutionalother
Monarchy
Highest lowlands
99.7% in the Ethnicity,
are Basotho world at 1400m
0.3 are other
80% of the country is highlands Africans
Area
Official languages 33,500 km 2
are Sesotho & English

Winter
Cars drive on the left side of the road

Afri-Ski
Summer
Maletsunyane Falls
1 out of 2 Ski Resorts Africa
3222m high
Operates Winter Months June August
TheThe
The Highest Abseiling
meanmean
Cliff in temperature
the range
whole worldrange
temperature at 204m is from
is(Guinness
from 20CRecords)
5.1C
World toto-20C
32C
The Highest Single Drop Waterfall in Southern Africa, 192 - 196m
 Only country in the world landlocked
Independence in 1966by oneBritain
from
Is a Constitutionalother
Monarchy
Highest lowlands
99.7% in the Ethnicity,
are Basotho world at 1400m
0.3 are other
80% of the country is highlands Africans
Area
Official languages 33,500 km 2
are Sesotho & English

Winter
Cars drive on the left side of the road

Afri-Ski
Katse Dam
Summer
Maletsunyane Falls
MonarchyIn the top Operates
1 out of 2 Ski Resorts Africa
LHWP (Lesotho Highlands Water Project)

Winter
10 double arch damsMonths
3222m amsl
Africas second largest hydro-electric
list in theJune
dam
worldbyAugust
volume
TheThe
The Highest Abseiling
meanmean
Cliff in temperature
the whole world
temperature at
Therangerange
204m is from
is(Guinness
highest 20C
5.1C
World
hydro-electric
from toto-20C
in32C
Records)
dam Africa
The Highest Single Drop Waterfall in Southern Africa, 192 - 196m
 Only country in the world landlocked
Independence in 1966by oneBritain
from
Is a Constitutionalother
Monarchy
Highest lowlands
99.7% in the Ethnicity,
are Basotho world at 1400m
0.3 are other
80% of the country is highlands Africans
Area
Official languages 33,500 km 2
are Sesotho & English

Winter
Cars drive on the left side of the road

Afri-Ski
Summer
Maletsunyane Falls
Monarchy
1 out of 2 Ski Resorts Africa
3222m amsl
Operates Winter Months June August
TheThe
The Highest Abseiling
meanmean
Cliff in temperature
the range
whole worldrange
temperature at 204m is from
is(Guinness
from 20CRecords)
5.1C
World toto-20C
32C
The Highest Single Drop Waterfall in Southern Africa, 192 - 196m
Exercise 2

Think of an adjective that starts with the same first letter of your
name.
The adjective must complement your name.
For example my adjective is Peaceful Peter.
You will have 5 minutes to think of an adjective that complements
your name.
Exercise 3

IELTS Exercise (10 minutes).

Exercise 4

Match the definitions to the their words (5 minutes)

Word Definition Word Definition

Breakthroug to force a person who is not a citizen to leave a Embassy

h country

Demarcate having or showing an ability to deal with people Expulsion

politely OR maintaining good relations between
i s e
rc
the governments of different countries

xe
s E
Deport an important discovery that happens after trying
for a long time to understand or explain
Long-term
la s
something
xt C
Diplomatic to show the limits or edges of something Partnership
Ne
Dispute to argue about something Unity
Exercise 5 Shoot the
Messenger

In your groups choose 1 person. This person will come and stand at the board with a
chalk.
The team members sitting down will look at the list of vocabulary. You will send one
person each in your team to pronounce and spell the word.
The person with the chalk will write the word on the board.
Each team member sitting down will have a turn to go and pronounce and spell the
word.
The fastest team to correctly write and spell all the words wins the game.
Exercise 6

Listen to the audio and fill in the gaps. On a piece of paper write your answers as a
group.
Exercise 6 Continued

1. Britain says Turkeys __________ Cyprus should not hold up the opening of negotiations next
month on Turkeys eventual membership in the European Union.
2. The Bush Administration said Monday that progress is being made toward ________with Libya,
though it discouraged talk of an imminent breakthrough.
3. Russia has __________ a planeload of Georgians it accused of being illegal migrants, and
continued a crackdown on Georgian-owned businesses.
4. The leaders of Brazil, India and South Africa have called for greater _____ between the worlds
developing countries.
5. The United States has ___________to Syria for preventing an attack on the U.S. embassy in
Damascus in which three gunmen were killed and a forth a man was captured.
Exercise 6 Continued

6. Chadian President Idriss Derby ____ diplomatic ____ with Sudan Friday after what he said
was a Sudanese-backed rebel attack on Chads capital Ndjamena. Mr. Derby also had
threatened to _____ 200,000 refugees in Chad.
7. Chad and Sudan have ______ their common border and reestablished diplomatic relations
only a few months after the two counties nearly went to war over alleged Sudanese support for
Chadian rebels.
8. Relations between India and Pakistan have ______ with a mutual _______ of diplomats.
Officials in India said theyd given a Pakistani diplomat 48 hours to leave the country after
Pakistan ordered the ________ of an Indian diplomat.
9. Lebannons Prime Minister Faud Siniora has ________ Syria to establish diplomatic relations
and ________________.
10. Afghan President Hamid Karzi says he is preparing a formal request to President Bush for a
long-term security _________ that would include a permanent U.S. Military presence.
Exercise 6 Continued

Swap your answer sheets and check the answers on the board.
Exercise 7 - Recap
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Using the vocabulary
trying for a below,
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to understand andm write
or explain a sentence.
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something ss
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Demarcate to show the limits or edges of something Ex

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politely OR maintaining good relations between er
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Exercise 8

Key

Directions:

In this Section you will hear 5 statements only once!

Listen carefully and decide which of the four suggested answers marked A, B, C, D and E is the
closest in meaning to what you have just heard.
Exercise 8

1.

A. North Korea wants an improved relationship with the U.S.

B. North Korea says its relationship with the U.S. is based on mutual respect.
C. North Korea says its relationship is one of trust.
D. North Korea is optimistic about its future relationship with the U.S.
Exercise 8

2.

A. Ecuador's president had made an asylum offer.

B. Mr. Gutierrez sought protection in the Ecuadorian embassy.
C. Lucio Gutierrez has been ousted.
D. The Brazilian embassy has taken in some refugees.
Exercise 8

3.

A. The estates of 150 U.S. citizens were frozen.

B. Some Zimbabwean institutions will be unable to access their property in the States.
C. 150 U.S. institutions and individuals are barred from entering Zimbabwe.
D. The U.S. has frozen all assets of the Zimbabwean government.