1995 Vocabulary Matching

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1 1995 Vocabulary Matching Match the words on the left to their definitions on the right. 1 acquit... a the act of saying that a person, thing or situation is not good 2 astronaut... b a strip of DNA or RNA that replicates itself in living things 3 ballad... c a music genre with a strong rhythm and spoken words 4 campaign... d to establish or set up 5 collapse... e to fall down or fail suddenly 6 criticism... f the large planet which is between Mars and Saturn 7 devastate... g a kind of bomb which explodes by nuclear fusion or fission 8 dishonesty... h National Aeronautics and Space Administration 9 ex... i a person who has been trained to fly in a spacecraft 10 found... j a young person 11 gang... k a vehicle used for traveling in space 12 government... l physical activity by people which harms or injures others 13 hang... m to work in an organized way to achieve a goal 14 inequality... n water that falls from a high place to a much lower place 15 Jupiter... o to try something in order to find out if it works or is safe 16 NASA... p a group of young people who do bad things together 17 nuclear bomb... q capable of causing harm or death even in small quantities 18 poisonous... r behavior that is not honest 19 rap... s less good 20 religious... t underground railway 21 spacecraft... u to kill a person with a rope tied around the head and dropping 22 subway... v the group of people who run a country 23 test... w former 24 trader... x to decide that a person is not guilty in a law court 25 tragedy... y an event which causes great suffering or death 26 violence... z a slow form of popular love song 27 virus... to destroy completely 28 waterfall... a person who buys and sells 29 worse... a situation when people are not treated fairly or equally 30 youth... having belief or devotion to a god or supernatural creator 41

1995 Songs - Fluency Practice The songs and a listening worksheet are available at http://www.eflclub.com/music.html. Listen and repeat.

2 1995 Songs - Fluency Practice The songs and a listening worksheet are available at Listen and repeat. You Are Not Alone is a rhythm and blues ballad sung by Michael Jackson. It was his last number one song while he was alive. Waterfalls was sung by American girl group, TLC. The words mean, don t go after something that might be dangerous. Listen to your mother. Don t do drugs. Look after your health. Gangsta s Paradise is a rap song sung by Coolio. A gangsta is a member of a youth gang who deals in drugs. The song is a criticism of the violence and tragedy of drug dealing. Always is a power ballad sung by Bon Jovi. The song was originally written for a movie about a dishonest policeman. This photo was taken in Can you talk about it for one minute? 42

3 What happened in 1995? Say these sentences. 1 Eight thousand men and boys were killed in a village in Bosnia. 2 Members of a religious group released poisonous gas on the Tokyo Subway. 3 Thousands of black American men protested against inequality. 4 France tested a nuclear bomb in the Pacific Ocean. 5 An environment campaigner was hanged by his government in Nigeria. 6 A trader caused one of Britain s oldest banks to collapse. 7 A NASA spacecraft arrived at Jupiter. 8 Yahoo and ebay were founded. 9 South Africa won the Rugby World Cup. 10 Toy Story was released as the first computer generated movie. Listen. Write your partner s sentences

4 What happened in 1995? Say these sentences. 1 Leaders of Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia signed a peace agreement. 2 An earthquake killed more than six thousand people in Japan. 3 A car bomb devastated a government building in Oklahoma. 4 The prime minister of Israel was killed by a gunman. 5 A virus killed over two hundred people in central Africa. 6 A former American football player was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife. 7 American and Russian astronauts met in space. 8 The World Trade Organization was formed. 9 The first DVDs went on sale in Japan. 10 Pocahontas and Braveheart were popular movies. Listen. Write your partner s sentences

5 Face To Face Ask and answer the questions with your partner. 1 Which countries signed a peace agreement in 1995?... 2 Which Internet companies were founded in 1995?... 3 Where was there a large earthquake in 1995?... 4 Do you want to protest against inequality?... 5 Have you ever bought or sold something online?... 6 How often do you use the subway?... 7 Would you like to work in a bank?... 8 Where is the safest place to keep your money?... 9 What do you do to look after your health? Do you like rap? Which do you prefer, American football or rugby? In which situations is dishonesty okay? How many DVDs do you have? Which Toy Story movie did you like best? If you went to Japan, what would you do?... 45

6 Face to Face Ask and answer the questions with your partner. 1 Where was there a poisonous gas attack in 1995?... 2 Which country tested a nuclear bomb in 1995?... 3 Which country s prime minister was killed in 1995?... 4 Have you ever campaigned for the environment?... 5 Which websites do you visit most?... 6 Would you like to travel in space?... 7 What is the most amount of money you have lost?... 8 What do people do to prepare for an earthquake?... 9 Which viruses have been in the news recently? Who are you sometimes dishonest to? Do you do anything that might be dangerous? Which are worse, religious groups or youth gangs? Which do you prefer, DVDs or going to the cinema? Have you seen Braveheart or Pocahontas? If you went to Africa, where would you go?... 46

7 Conduct a Survey Use the topics or words of this unit to help you write a class survey question....? Ask your question to everyone in the class and record their answers below. Draw a bar graph of your results. Write a short summary of your survey.... Tell your group or class about your survey. 47

8 Research and Write Research one of the topics of 1995 below using the library or the Internet. The Bosnian War The Srebrenica Massacre The Great Hanshin Earthquake The Million Man March O.J. Simpson The Tokyo Subway Sarin Gas Attack Toy Story The World Trade Organization In your own words, write an essay about your chosen topic. Source:... 48

1982 Vocabulary Matching

1982 Vocabulary Matching Match the words on the left to their definitions on the right. 1 anti-nuclear... a to think about 2 apartheid... b the International Whaling Commission 3 ban... c to not allow