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Twitter twitter.com/SeanBanville Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/BreakingNewsEnglish/155625444452176 Google + https://plus.google.com/+SeanBanville THE ARTICLE From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1901/190115-asylum-seeker.html The teenage Saudi asylum seeker who fled Saudi Arabia two weeks ago has been granted asylum by Canada. Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, 18, arrived at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Saturday. She was greeted by Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, who told reporters: "This is a very brave new Canadian." She added: "Rahaf wanted Canadians to see that she has arrived at her new home. She has had a very long and tiring journey and so would prefer not to take questions today. And she is now going to go to her new home.” Rahaf was all smiles as she was whisked through the airport wearing a hoodie emblazoned with the word "Canada". Rahaf is fleeing alleged abuse by her family, whom she claims want to kill her. She was detained in Bangkok on January 6th while trying to board a flight to Australia, where she initially wanted to seek asylum. She appealed for help on Twitter and her plight gained worldwide attention. She was then granted refugee status by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Canada's decision to grant asylum to Rahaf could worsen relations between Canada and Saudi. Relations are already strained after Canada called for the release of a jailed Saudi human rights activist. Saudi suspended new trade with Canada, froze Saudi flights to and from Toronto, and cancelled scholarships for Saudi students in Canada. Sources: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-12/urgent-the-latest-saudi-woman-fleeing- family-arrives-in-canada https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-saudi/saudi-teen-who-fled-family-welcomed-as- brave-new-canadian-in-toronto-idUSKCN1P60IE https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/freeland-welcomes-brave-new-canadian-as-saudi-teen-lands-in- toronto-1.4250934 Level 6 Saudi teen welcomed as refugee in Canada – 15th January, 2019 More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville 2019 2 WARM-UPS 1. ASYLUM SEEKERS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about asylum seekers. Change partners often and share your findings. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life? teenager / asylum / airport / brave / new home / tiring journey / questions / hoodie / abuse / flight / help / worldwide attention / decision / relations / human rights Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. ASYLUM: Students A strongly believe anyone seeking asylum should be granted it; Students B strongly believe otherwise. Change partners again and talk about your conversations. 4. REFUGEES: How can we help refugees? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote. What we can do Problems with this In-country Education Travel Housing Education Emotional support 5. AIRPORT: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "airport". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. 6. HUMAN RIGHTS: Rank these with your partner. Put the most important human rights at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings. • The right to play • The right to own things • Workers rights • The right to trial • The right to democracy • The right to privacy • Freedom of expression • The right to a nationality Level 6 Saudi teen welcomed as refugee in Canada – 15th January, 2019 More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville 2019 3 VOCABULARY MATCHING Paragraph 1 1. asylum a. An act of traveling from one place to another. 2. fled b. Agreed to give or allow something requested. 3. granted c. Ran away from a place or situation of danger. 4. greeted d. Clearly and visibly put a design or words on something. 5. journey e. The protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee. 6. whisked f. Welcomed someone on meeting someone. 7. emblazoned g. Took or moved someone or something in a particular direction suddenly and quickly. Paragraph 2 8. alleged h. A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation. 9. abuse i. Temporarily prevented from continuing or being in force or effect. 10. detained j. Of an atmosphere, situation, or relationship that is not relaxed or comfortable; tense or uneasy. 11. plight k. Cruel and violent treatment of a person or animal. 12. strained l. Stopped things from being used for a period of time. 13. suspended m. Claimed that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case. 14. froze n. Kept someone in official custody, typically for questioning about a crime or in a politically sensitive situation. Level 6 Saudi teen welcomed as refugee in Canada – 15th January, 2019 More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville 2019 4 BEFORE READING / LISTENING From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1901/190115-asylum-seeker.html 1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F). a. The article says the teenager fled Saudi Arabia over three weeks ago. T / F b. The teenager was met at a Canadian airport by Canada's Prime Minister. T / F c. The teenager (Rahaf Mohammed) had a long and tiring journey. T / F d. Rahaf did not smile as she walked through the Canadian airport. T / F e. Rahaf was detained in Australia while on her way to Bangkok. T / F f. Rahaf got worldwide attention after posting on Twitter. T / F g. Relations between Saudi Arabia and Canada are strained. T / F h. Saudi stopped Saudi airplanes flying to and from Toronto. T / F 2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms. The words in bold are from the news article. 1. fled a. difficulty 2. granted b. decorated 3. greeted c. held 4. whisked d. gave 5. emblazoned e. stopped 6. alleged f. hurried 7. detained g. ran away 8. plight h. tense 9. strained i. claimed 10. froze j. welcomed 3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.) 1. asylum a. by her family 2. granted b. the word "Canada" 3. a very long and c. to and from Toronto 4. she was whisked d. relations 5. emblazoned with e. asylum by Canada 6. fleeing alleged abuse f. attention 7. trying to board a g. tiring journey 8. her plight gained worldwide h. flight to Australia 9. worsen i. seeker 10. froze Saudi flights j. through the airport Level 6 Saudi teen welcomed as refugee in Canada – 15th January, 2019 More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville 2019 5 GAP FILL From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1901/190115-asylum-seeker.html The teenage Saudi asylum seeker who (1) ____________ Saudi brave Arabia two weeks ago has been granted (2) ____________ by prefer Canada. Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, 18, arrived at Toronto’s asylum Pearson International Airport on Saturday. She was emblazoned (3) ____________ by Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, who told reporters: "This is a very (4) ____________ new fled Canadian." She added: "Rahaf wanted Canadians to see that she whisked has arrived at her new home. She has had a very long and tiring journey (5) ____________ and so would (6) ____________ not to take greeted questions today. And she is now going to go to her new home.” Rahaf was all smiles as she was (7) ____________ through the airport wearing a hoodie (8) ____________ with the word "Canada". Rahaf is fleeing (9) ____________ abuse by her family, whom she initially claims want to kill her. She was (10) ____________ in Bangkok on grant January 6th while trying to board a flight to Australia, where she froze (11) ____________ wanted to seek asylum. She appealed for help alleged on Twitter and her (12) ____________ gained worldwide attention. She was then granted refugee status by the United Nations scholarships Commission on Human Rights. Canada's decision to plight (13) ____________ asylum to Rahaf could worsen relations detained between Canada and Saudi. Relations are already strained (14) ____________ after Canada called for the release of a jailed Saudi human rights activist. Saudi suspended new trade with Canada, (15) ____________ Saudi flights to and from Toronto, and cancelled (16) ____________ for Saudi students in Canada. Level 6 Saudi teen welcomed as refugee in Canada – 15th January, 2019 More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville 2019 6 LISTENING – Guess the answers.