Topical News Lessons

The Guardian Weekly 
14-11-2002,
page 2
World’s richest man
gives $100m ‘gift’
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Comprehension check
Match the beginnings of the sentences with their endings:
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Bill Gates gave $100 million to India…
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The Indian government said Mr Gates’ gift …
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While Bill Gates was in India …
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South Africa …
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The new report says that …
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India’s nationalist rulers …
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The Indian health minister said …
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People in Indian films …
Luke Harding
a
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… he visited an Aids hospice.
b
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… up to 105 million people will die of Aids in India,
China and Russia by 2025.
c
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… India would not have an Aids epidemic.
d
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… to help fight HIV/Aids.
e
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… has the largest number of Aids cases in the world.
f
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… are not allowed to kiss each other.
g
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… do not like listening to advice from foreigners.
h
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… would cause panic in India.

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World’s richest man gives $100m ‘gift’
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Vocabulary Building I: Opposites
Find words in the text which mean the opposite of these words:
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poorest
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happy
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popular
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better
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late