1. ENGLISH 4 FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES
TELLING NEW STORIES
TASK
FOCUS
1) TELLING NEW STORIES (active and passive)
a) Introduction of new information
b) Details
2) LINKING
3) A/AN, THE, 0
Fill in the missing words.
__________ Fill in one word.
…………… Fill in one or more words.
a_________ Fill in a word starting with the given letter.
Obama urges Burma to free Suu Kyi
BBC NEWS, SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8361081.stm
__________ (1. a/an, the, 0) US President Barack
Obama ………………… (2. urge) __________ (3. a/an,
the, 0) Burma's __________ (4. a a/an, the, 0) prime
minister to release __________ (5. a a/an, the, 0)
pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Mr Obama ………………… (6. deliver) the message
a__________ (7. linking) he ………………… (8. meet) leaders
of __________ (9. a a/an, the, 0) Asean grouping of south- Aung San Suu Kyi has lodged an appeal
east Asian nations in __________ (10. a a/an, the, 0) to be released
Singapore.
__________ (11. a a/an, the, 0) White House press secretary ………………… (12. say) Mr Obama
………………… (13. raise) __________ (14. a a/an, the, 0) issue "directly" with.__________ (15.
a a/an, the, 0) General Thein Sein.
Ms Suu Kyi's house arrest ………………… (16. extend) in August beyond __________ (17. a a/an,
the, 0) elections ………………… (18. plan) for __________ (19. a a/an, the, 0) next year. She
………………… (20. spend) 14 years in detention in __________ (21. a a/an, the, 0) past two
decades.
Lawyers for Ms Suu Kyi, __________ (22. a a/an, the, 0) Nobel peace prize laureate, have
lodged an appeal with __________ (23. a a/an, the, 0) Supreme Court against her extended
house arrest.
__________ (24. a a/an, the, 0) Apec summit ………………… (25. bring) together leaders of
__________ (26. a a/an, the, 0) 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean),
__________ (27. linking) includes Burma.

2. ENGLISH 4 FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES
TELLING NEW STORIES
KEY
Obama urges Burma to free Suu Kyi
BBC NEWS, SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8361081.stm
/(1. a/an, the, 0) US President Barack Obama has
urged (2. urge) / (3. a/an, the, 0) Burma's / (4. a
a/an, the, 0) prime minister to release the (5. a a/an,
the, 0) pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Mr Obama delivered (6. deliver) the message as (7.
linking) he met (8. meet) leaders of the (9. a a/an, the, 0)
Asean grouping of south-east Asian nations in / (10. a a/an,
the, 0) Singapore. Aung San Suu Kyi has lodged an appeal
The (11. a a/an, the, 0) White House press secretary said to be released
(12. say) Mr Obama raised (13. raise) the (14. a a/an, the, 0) issue "directly" with / (15. a
a/an, the, 0) General Thein Sein.
Ms Suu Kyi's house arrest was extended (16. extend) in August beyond the (17. a a/an,
the, 0) elections planned (18. plan) for / (19. a a/an, the, 0) next year. She has spent
(20. spend) 14 years in detention in the (21. a a/an, the, 0) past two decades.
Lawyers for Ms Suu Kyi, a (22. a a/an, the, 0) Nobel peace prize laureate, have lodged an
appeal with the (23. a a/an, the, 0) Supreme Court against her extended house arrest.
The (24. a a/an, the, 0) Apec summit brings (25. bring) together leaders of the (26. a
a/an, the, 0) 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean), which (27. linking)
includes Burma.