Ukraine conflict 2022

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EngelsMiddelbare schoolhavo, vwoLeerjaar 2,3

This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Ukraine-Russia confict 2022

Slide 1 - Slide

Aims:
  1. To find out what we know about the conflict in Ukraine.
  2. To discuss what we think and feel about it.
  3. To practise reading and writing about current affairs in English

Slide 2 - Slide

Have you been following the events in Ukraine?
Yes, I watch events closely.
A bit, but I'm not absorbed by it.
I only know what other people have told me.
I'm not really interested.
What's 'Ukraine'?

Slide 3 - Poll

How concerned are you?
0=not at all 10=very
010

Slide 4 - Poll

Ukraine

Slide 5 - Drag question

Tell us what you know about the situation in Ukraine.

Slide 6 - Open question

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Slide 7 - Slide

Background
Ukraine was part of USSR

1991: It became independent.

The West and Russia continue to fight over Ukraine.

Slide 8 - Slide

North
Atlantic
Treaty
Organisation
N.A.T.O.

Slide 9 - Slide

Background
2013: Crimea (de Krim)
2014: pro-Russian Ukraine government chooses Russia instead of NATO
2014: large protests in Ukraine, new pro-west government is installed

2021/2022: tensions rise again...

Slide 10 - Slide

23-24 February 2022: Russia sends in forces and bombs Ukraine.

Slide 11 - Slide

Cyber war
- No freedom of speech
- No freedom of information
- State controlled television
- A lot of Russians don't know the full extend of the war

Slide 12 - Slide

Slide 13 - Video

Read or Watch
1 or 2 articles in English on the current war.
Use any of these sites:
www.cnn.com
www.guardian.com
www.nyt.com
www.aljazeera.com/english

Slide 14 - Slide

Write
a post on a forum for highschool students in Kyiv in which you give your opinion, offer support or critisim using information you have gathered. ( i.e. support your arguments)

Mind your word choice, word order and verb tenses.
Use a dictionary if you need to.

Slide 15 - Slide

Post your forum post here.

Slide 16 - Open question

Aims:
  1. To find out what we know about the conflict in Ukraine.
  2. To discuss what we think and feel about it.
  3. To practise reading and writing skills

Slide 17 - Slide