WAR AND TERRORISM

1. CONFLICT
B2, EOI CARTAGENA
Isabel Bastida & Ana Mena

2. What do these graffittis by Banksy represent?

3. • When did an international crisis result in the outbreak of WWI?
a) 1914 b) 1916 c) 1918
• The total number of casualties in WWII was over …
a) 10 million b) 30 million c) 50 million
• When was a coup seized in democratic Spain?
a) Feb 23rd,1981 b) Feb 26, 1983 c) Feb 24, 1982
• What monarch was overthrown and beheaded in Paris to establish a republic?
a) Louis XIV b) Louis XV c) Louis XVI
• Which country has never had a dictatorship?
a)The USA b) Italy c) Spain
• What famous historical event do you associate with the film “Gone with the Wind?
a) American Civil War b) Abolition of slavery c) African immigration
• In which country the heir to the throne is a woman?
a) England b) Sweden c) Norway

4. ACTIVITIES
1. Put the expressions from each group into the most likely order. Start with
the word in bold.
a) Conflict escalates/ tension rises/ some fighting breaks out/ a truce is called/ war rages.
b) Have a row/ fall out/ take offence/ get in touch/ make amends.
c) Defend yourself/ be invaded/ join forces/ defeat the enemy/ gain ground/ lose ground.
d) Restart negotiations/ sign a peace agreement/ declare a ceasefire/ begin negotiations/ talks
break down/ reach a settlement.
e) Return to democracy/ seize control of the country/ plot to overthrow the president/ suffer
sanctions/ stage a coup/ undermine the economic stability.
f) Be under siege for weeks/ be surrounded/ run out of food/ become a prisoner of war/
surrender / impose a curfew on civilians.
g) Seek a UN resolution/ receive reports of human rights violations/ withdraw troops/ send in
international troops/ re-establish security.
h) Put on trial/ arrest/ cause casualties and fatalities/ track down/ claim responsibility/ plant a
bomb.

5. ACTIVITIES
2. Match the group words in activity 1 and the conflicts in activity 2. In groups. Think of an
example of the following. Give information about what happened, reasons and causes.
1. an invasion
2. civil war
3. a terrorist attack
4. a siege
5. a coup
6. a falling-out
7. an international intervention
8. a peace process

6. ACTIVITIES
3. Match the verbs and the phrases to form collocations related to terrorism. Then complete the
sentences below.
a) The terrorists are planning to ……………………….. and fly to another country.
b) Terrorists groups ………………………. on the Internet in order to recruit new members.
c) A reoffender was planning to ………………………. at the embassy, but the FBI caught him just on
time.
a) After 12 hours of negotiations, the terrorists finally decided to ………………………., mainly women.
b) The government did not want to run any risks and were forced to ………………………. by removing
their troops from the border.
a) Negotiations broke down and UN couldn’t ………………………. with the terrorists groups to save
the civilians captured by IS.
1. Hijack
2. Release
3. Negotiate
4. Agree to
5. Plant
6. Spread
a. a bomb
b. a plane
c. a prisoner exchange
d. hostages
e. propaganda
f. the terrorists’ demands

7. ACTIVITIES
1. Complete the sentences to get a collocation with peace.
a) A __________ for peace was made by all authorities after the terrorist
attacks that killed 347 civilians.
b) Waves of refugees from Syria just want to __________ in peace.
c) Jihadism poses a __________ to peace and harmony.
d) The Israeli PM has been criticised for freezing the peace __________ with
the Palestinian Authority.
e) Colombian streets are filled with joy as a peace __________ has been
signed by Colombian guerrillas to declare a ceasefire.
f) The Eiffel Tower became the new __________ of peace after the Nov 13
attacks.

8. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
• Do you think there are more conflicts now than in
the past?
• How have wars changed with the passing of time?
• Which armed conflicts are active currently?
• What are the reasons why countries /governments
come into conflict with one another?
• Would we ever live in a world with no conflicts?
• What do you know about ISIS? Are you worried
about future possible terrorist attacks? Do you think
the world has been different since 9/11? Why?

9. MINI DEBATE
Express your opinion about the following statements:
“Peaceful protests are the only ones that work”
“Wars are a necessary evil”
“There should never be international intervention in a
country’s internal affairs”

10. MEETING AT UN
In groups of 3. Read your
card.
Defend in groups your rights
and try to reach an
agreement.
Prepare a 2” speech to make a
stand for the country you
represent.

11. The President of ……………………….. speaking.