Topical News Lessons

The Guardian We e k l y 2 0 - 0 9 - 0 3 , page 14
The "Dirty Wa r "

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The ‘Dirty War’
Level 1 | 
Elementary
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Vocabulary: Word Building
Complete the table. Use your dictionary to help you.
Verb
Noun
1.
investigate
_____________________________
2. 
punish
_____________________________
3.
examine
_____________________________
4.
react
_____________________________
5.
publish
_____________________________
6.
agree
_____________________________
7.
mean
_____________________________
8.
disappear
_____________________________
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Comprehension check
1.
In Argentina, people guilty of torture and
murder ....
2.
In Chile, people guilty of torture and murder ....
3.
In Peru, people guilty of torture and murder ....
4.
Some conservative journalists say ....
5.
President Bush says ....
6. 
Some people say ....
7.
In Argentina, the military ....
8.
The purpose of the advertisement was ....
a.
.... that all terrorists are evil.
b.
.... will have to answer for their crimes.
c.
.... that you have to fight fire with fire.
d.
.... to stop people using their car horns.
e.
.... might go to prison.
f.
.... killed 15,000 people.
g.
.... that it is better to think about the future and
forget about the past.
h.
.... will not go to prison if they give information
to the authorities.
Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences:

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