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WARM-UPS
CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics you are interested in, which do not
look interesting and which look really boring:
North Korea / nuclear missiles /spy satellites / plutonium / negotiating tables /
diplomats / Kim Jong Il / Kyoto / nuclear powers / South Korea
Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and partners
frequently.
NORTH KOREA: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you
associate with North Korea. Share your words with your partner / group and talk about them.
NUCLEAR POWERS: Should countries have nuclear weapons? Which countries
should have nuclear weapons? Should countries that have nuclear weapons tell other
countries not to have nuclear weapons?
Look at this list of countries that have nuclear weapons. Talk about whether these countries
need nuclear weapons. How many do they need?
COUNTRY NUMBER OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS*
United States 10,240
Russia 8,400
China 390
France 350
United Kingdom 200-300
India 60-90
Pakistan 30-52
North Korea 0-18
Israel Suspected of having nuclear weapons.
* http://www.nrdc.org/nuclear/nudb/datainx.asp
1-MINUTE NUCLEAR OPINIONS: Look at the opinions below. Choose one
opinion for your partner. Read the opinion to your partner. Your partner has to talk about this
opinion for one minute (or longer). You must then talk about what your partner said for one
minute. After you have both talked for one minute each, have a conversation about what you
said.
a. North Korea should stop its nuclear test plans today.
b. The United States should attack North Korea.
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c. North Korea can have nuclear weapons if it wants.
d. China should pressure North Korea more.
e. The world should trust North Korea. It is a peaceful country.
f. George W. Bush should be friendlier towards Kim Jong Il .
g. All countries should destroy their nuclear weapons.
h. The money spent on nuclear weapons would end world hunger.
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PRE-READING
WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other
meanings, information, synonyms & of the words nuclear and weapon .
TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article s headline and guess whether these sentences are
true (T) or false (F):
a. North Korea is on the verge of testing its first nuclear missiles. T / F
b. Spy satellite photos show tunnels that look like underground test sites. T / F
c. The International Atomic Energy Agency doubts N. Korea has weapons. T / F
d. North Korea has always denied it is has nuclear weapons. T / F
e. Diplomats have been trying to bring N. Korea back to the negotiating table. T / F
f. Six-party talks on N. Korea s nuclear status should happen immediately. T / F
g. America uses very kind language when talking about Kim Jong Il. T / F
h. North Korea is more interested in becoming a nuclear power than talking. T / F
SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
a. show talks
b. estimates common
c. declared immediately
d. crude cold
e. widespread reveal
f. without further delay stated
g. dialogue basic
h. hostile guesses
PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than
one combination is possible):
a. North Korea may soon negotiating table
b. American spy satellites manner towards Kim Jong Il
c. the technology becoming a nuclear power
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d. Pyongyang already has one or two to make five or six weapons
e. back to the test its first nuclear missiles
f. change crude nuclear bombs
g. America ends its hostile its stance
h. more interested in photos of tunnels
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READING:
WHOOPS: There are eight mistaken words in the article. Find and circle them. Tell each
other how confident you are of each mistake. These sentences might be useful:
I m 100 per cent sure this one is wrong.
I m very sure this word is wrong.
I m pretty sure something is wrong with this word.
This word doesn t look right to me.
I think this one s wrong.
Guess / Agree which words should replace the ones you thought were wrong.
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BNE: North Korea may soon test its first nuclear missiles. North Korean spy
satellites show paintings of tunnels that look very similar to an underground test
site. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates that North
Korea may have six chemical weapons. IAEA boss Mohamed ElBaradei said
North Korea has the steel and the technology to make five or six weapons.
North Korea itself declared in February that it has nuclear weapons. American
intelligence reports that Pyongyang already has one or two crude nuclear
bombs.
The international community wants to get the North Koreans back to the
negotiating desk. The widespread feeling is that Pyongyang should return to
six-party talks with South Korea, China, the United States, Russia and Japan
with further delay . The talks would aim to persuade South Korea to change
its stance and create a non-nuclear Korean peninsula. North Korea says it will
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not continue any dialogue until America ends its friendly manner towards
Kim Jong Il. However, it may be that North Korea has no desire to talk. It may
be more interested in becoming a nuclear power.
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DISCUSSION
a. Did this article worry you?
b. What went though your mind as you read the article?
c. What do you know about North Korea?
d. Would you like to visit North Korea?
e. What do you think North Korea s plans are?
f. Do you think North Korea is a dangerous country?
g. Do you think it s OK for countries with nuclear weapons to tell other countries not to
build them?
h. Will the world change if North Korea has nuclear weapons?
i. Which country will be next to join the world s nuclear club?
j. Do you think people will be stupid enough to use nuclear weapons again?
k. Do you think North Korea would use nuclear missiles against its neighbours?
l. What do you know about North Korea s leader Kim Jong Il?
m. Should the United States attack North Korea and remove its nuclear weapons?
n. Do you think George W. Bush should be nicer to Kim Jong Il?
o. Do you think China should pressure North Korea to stop building nuclear missiles?
p. When do you think the North and South Korea will become one country again?
q. Did you like this discussion?
r. Teacher / Student additional questions.
HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a
dictionary or Google s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations /
collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find information on North Korea. Share your
findings with your class in the next lesson.
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3. NUCLEAR CLUB: Make an information poster on the countries that have, are
suspected of having, or who are trying to build nuclear weapons.
4. LETTER TO KIM JONG IL: Write a letter to North Korea s leader explaining
why it is a mistake to continue building his nuclear weapons programme. Bring your letter to
your next class. Gather other ideas from the letters of your classmates. With all of your new
ideas, make a super letter with many reasons. Send the letter to your nearest North Korean
embassy or consulate.
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SPEAKING:
THE NUCLEAR CLUB: You are head of the new World Nuclear Club You have the
power to allow countries to have nuclear weapons and to take away any weapons a country
already has. The countries below want to join the club. In pairs / groups, write notes about
why each country may or may not join.
COUNTRY REASONS FOR ACCEPTING REASONS FOR REFUSING
USA
China
Japan
North Korea
Iran
Egypt
Israel
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Brazil
Change partners. Decide together which three countries can join and which three countries
can never join the club.
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TEXT
WHOOPS:
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BNE: North Korea may soon test its first nuclear missiles. American
spy satellites show photos of tunnels that look very similar to an
underground test site. The International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) estimates that North Korea may have six nuclear weapons.
IAEA boss Mohamed ElBaradei said North Korea has the plutonium
and the technology to make five or six weapons. North Korea itself
declared in February that it has nuclear weapons. American
intelligence reports that Pyongyang already has one or two crude
nuclear bombs.
The international community wants to get the North Koreans back to
the negotiating table. The widespread feeling is that Pyongyang
should return to six-party talks with South Korea, China, the United
States, Russia and Japan without further delay . The talks would
aim to persuade North Korea to change its stance and create a non-
nuclear Korean peninsula. North Korea says it will not continue any
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dialogue until America ends its hostile manner towards Kim Jong
Il. However, it may be that North Korea has no desire to talk. It may
be more interested in becoming a nuclear power.
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