PARAGRAPH ONE:
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he will destroy his country's |
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to this idea |
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it might take |
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lots of money |
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it was a difficult |
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for the environment |
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needed |
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to the U.S. |
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it was bad |
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chemical weapons |
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taking the poisonous chemicals |
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its promise |
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if Syria does not keep |
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one year |
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Russia said no |
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operation |
PARAGRAPH TWO:
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rebels attacked |
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used the sarin gas |
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America says Syria's army |
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kind of war |
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Mr Assad said America was |
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prove this |
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Russia says America cannot |
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sarin in his house |
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information to show the rebels were part |
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Damascus |
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anybody can make |
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have joined the rebels |
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Syria was in a new |
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wrong |
8. |
fighters from over 80 countries |
h. |
of the sarin attack |
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, (1) ___________________ his country's chemical weapons. He told reporters that it might take one (2) ___________________. Mr Assad said it was a difficult operation and (3) ___________________ money, maybe about $1billion. He said (4) ___________________ environment, but America could pay and take the responsibility of taking the poisonous chemicals to the U.S. America wants Syria to agree to a United Nations (5) ___________________ American military action if Syria does not (6) ___________________. However, Russia said no to this idea.
President Assad told the world (7) ___________________ Damascus with chemical weapons last month. America (8) ___________________ the sarin gas, not the rebels. Mr Assad said America was wrong. Russia says America (9) ___________________. Russia's foreign minister said he has information to show the rebels (10) ___________________ sarin attack. Mr Assad said the rebels could have used the gas. He said: "Sarin gas is called kitchen gas (11) ___________________ make sarin in his house. Any rebel can make sarin." He said Syria was in "(12) ___________________" because fighters from over 80 countries have joined the rebels.
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
Syria'spresident,Basharal-Assad,saidhewilldestroyhiscountr
y'schemicalweapons.Hetoldreportersthatitmighttakeoneyeartod
othis.MrAssadsaiditwasadifficultoperationandneededlotsofmoney
,maybeabout$1billion.Hesaiditwasbadfortheenvironment,butAm
ericacouldpayandtaketheresponsibilityoftakingthepoisonousche
micalstotheU.S.AmericawantsSyriatoagreetoaUnitedNationsplan
thatincludesAmericanmilitaryactionifSyriadoesnotkeepitspromis
e.However,Russiasaidnotothisidea.PresidentAssadtoldtheworldt
hatrebelsattackedDamascuswithchemicalweaponslastmonth.Am
ericasaysSyria'sarmyusedthesaringas,nottherebels.MrAssadsaid
Americawaswrong.RussiasaysAmericacannotprovethis.Russia'sf
oreignministersaidhehasinformationtoshowtherebelswerepartoft
hesarinattack.MrAssadsaidtherebelscouldhaveusedthegas.Hesai
d:"Saringasiscalledkitchengasbecauseanybodycanmakesarininhi
shouse.Anyrebelcanmakesarin."HesaidSyriawasin"anewkindofw
ar"becausefightersfromover80countrieshavejoinedtherebels.
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)
Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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WRITING
Write about chemical weapons for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.
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