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Peace and Conflict Resolution Activities

The document provides a reading comprehension activity about Martin Luther King Jr. and his message of peace and equality. Students are asked to complete tasks matching vocabulary words and their definitions, filling in blanks, answering true/false questions, and finding synonyms related to a passage about King's life and advocacy for racial integration and justice. The tasks assess students' understanding of concepts like racism, slavery, and King's vision for a society without discrimination.

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Peace and Conflict Resolution Activities

The document provides a reading comprehension activity about Martin Luther King Jr. and his message of peace and equality. Students are asked to complete tasks matching vocabulary words and their definitions, filling in blanks, answering true/false questions, and finding synonyms related to a passage about King's life and advocacy for racial integration and justice. The tasks assess students' understanding of concepts like racism, slavery, and King's vision for a society without discrimination.

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Unit 

: Make Peace. Topic : Peace and Conflicts Resolutions. Sequence: Reading and writing.
Pre-reading:
Task One: Match the following words with their definitions and the picture that represent:

Words Definitions Pictures

1 Slaves a   a skin group-based classification 8 One picture is repeated


used for specific people with a
mid to dark who live or lived in
Africa

2 Slave trade b The belief that 9


some races are better than other
s, or the unfair treatment of
someone because of his or
her race

3 Black c a person in control of 10
Africans a group, country, or situation:

4 Racism d a person of African origin with  11
dark skin

5 leader e a person who is legally owned by 12


someone else and has to work for
that person.

6 Negro f 13
7 Martin g The buying and selling of slaves, e 14
Luther King specially of African people who
were taken
to North and South America
from the 16th to the
19th century.

Task Two: Fill in the gaps with the following words


Slaves/slave trade/leader/racism.
1/ Al Amir Abdelkader was a great…………………………
2/Black Africans suffered from…………………………………….in America.
3/………………………………was banned in all countries.
4/……………………….were obliged to work in farms and houses without being paid.
While reading:
Task One: Skim trough the text (text p 48/49), then match paragraphs with their general idea.

Paragraphs General idea

Paragraph 1 a- Martin wanted freedom to his people.

Paragraph 2 b-Martin’s dream was to live equally, black and white people.

Paragraph3 b- Now, black people enjoy the same rights as white.

Task Two: Read the text again, and then say whether the following statements are T or F, correct the
false ones.
1/Black African can go to the same school as white.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2/Black people were judged because of their behavior.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3/Martin encouraged racism.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Task three: Read the text and answer the following questions:
1/What were the hopes of Martin Luther king?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2/Martin’s address in the article is in an oratorical style what are the characteristics of this style and
why did he use it?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3/Have you appreciated reading the part of king’s address reproduced in the article? Why?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Task Four: Find in the text the synonyms of these words:
fight§1= dislike§1= prior§2=
Task Five: Complete the following table:

Verb Noun Adjective


//////////////////// …………………………………………… free

////////////////////// racism -------------------------------

doubt …………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………..

Task six: Ask the questions which the underlined words answer:
1/Luther was a great leader.
………………………………………………………..
2/Black people worked in farms.
………………………………………………………..
3/Black people can go to school.
……………………………………………………………..
Task Seven : Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final “ed”
Judged/dreamed/wanted/doubted/used/punished/practised

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