War in Ukraine

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome!

This lesson: War in Ukraine...

Aims:

1. To find out what we know about the conflict in Ukraine.
2. To discuss what we think and feel about it.

Talk about what you know of the situation in Ukraine. (In English)

History

Ukraine part of Sovjet-Union

1991: Ukraine independent

History

2014: Russia invades South-Ukraine

2021/2022: tension rises

23-24 February 2022: Russia invades Ukraine...

Russia          President Putin 

President of Russia:
1999-2008
2012-now

Sovjet-Union - communist

Putin wants Ukraine

Who was president of Russia from 2008 till 2012?

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

and...

Russian news is controlled by Russian Government

What does this mean?

What's the purpose of 'fake news', do you think?

What does this mean for us?

After WW2: NATO

Article (law/rule) 5:
An attack on one is an attack on all.

Ukraine is not part of NATO.
Russia is not part of NATO

So, are we at war?

North

Atlantic

Treaty

Organisation
N.A.T.O.

What would you do?

1. I would stay in my country
2. I would leave my country

What do countries do to help?

- Send money to Ukraine

- "Freeze' Russian money

- Send weapons to Ukraine

- Welcome Ukrainian refugees

- ...

And non-NATO countries sent military help!

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'?

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

010

Ukraine

Tell us what you know about the situation in Ukraine.

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

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.

Post your forum post here.

Do you know more about the Russian - Ukrainian conflict after this lesson?

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