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Level 6 - 8th June, 2019 China's Huawei will build Russia's 5G network

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Contents

The Article

2

Discussion (Student-Created Qs)

15

Warm-Ups

3

Language Work (Cloze)

16

Vocabulary

4

Spelling

17

Before Reading / Listening

5

Put The Text Back Together

18

Gap Fill

6

Put The Words In The Right Order

19

Match The Sentences And Listen

7

Circle The Correct Word

20

Listening Gap Fill

8

Insert The Vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

21

Comprehension Questions

9

Punctuate The Text And Add Capitals

22

Multiple Choice - Quiz

10

Put A Slash ( / ) Where The Spaces Are 23

Role Play

11

Free Writing

24

After Reading / Listening

12

Academic Writing

25

Student Survey

13

Homework

26

Discussion (20 Questions)

14

Answers

27

Please try Levels 4 and 5 (they are easier).

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THE ARTICLE

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The Chinese technology company Huawei will set up Russia's 5G communications network. A deal was signed between the two countries on Wednesday following a meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Huawei will develop the very latest next-generation 5G network in Russia over the next year. Reporters say the deal will see, "the development of 5G technologies and the pilot launch of fifth generation networks in 2019 and 2020". This will bring cutting-edge technology and high-speed Internet to Russia. Huawei's chairman Guo Ping said he was "very happy" with the agreement "in an area of strategic importance like 5G".

The Huawei deal with Russia comes as a relief for the tech company, which has had a turbulent time in recent months. The USA has blocked the company, citing it as a national security risk. This resulted in Google denying key services to Huawei phones. Huawei gets half of the chips it uses from US suppliers. Some journalists say the US banning of Huawei could be the beginning of the biggest trade war ever. In addition, the UKbased technology company ARM has cut ties with Huawei. ARM was a key supplier of semi-conductors for Huawei's phones. Australia, Japan and New Zealand have followed suit in banning Huawei from participating in government contracts due to security concerns.

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Level 6

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WARM-UPS

1. INTERNET NETWORKS: Students walk around the class and talk to other

students about Internet networks. 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?

technology / communications / network / meeting / pilot / cutting-edge / agreement / deal / security / risk / journalists / trade war / semi-conductors / contracts / concerns

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. SECURITY: Students A strongly believe every country should develop its own

communications network to protect its security; Students B strongly believe this is not doable. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

4. 5G ISSUES: What do you know about these 5G issues? How serious are they?

How can they be resolved? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

National security Industrial espionage Insecure wi-fi Health problems Environmental costs High setup costs

What You Know

How Serious

Resolutions

5. MEETING: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate

with the word "meeting". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

6. CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY: Rank these with your partner. Put the

best cutting-edge technology at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

? Augmented Reality ? Holograms ? Internet of Things ? Driverless cars

? Drone taxis ? Robot chefs ? Space travel ? Cashless payments

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VOCABULARY MATCHING

Paragraph 1 1. set up 2. deal 3. develop 4. pilot 5. generation 6. cutting-edge 7. strategic

a. Relating to the gaining of overall or longterm advantage in business, sport, war, etc.

b. Grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.

c. a single stage in the development of a type of product.

d. Started from the beginning and established.

e. The latest or most advanced stage in the development of something.

f. An agreement entered into by two or more people, businesses or countries.

g. Test a plan, project, etc. before introducing it more widely.

Paragraph 2 8. relief

9. turbulent 10. citing 11. denying 12. tie 13. key 14. followed suit

h. Refusing to give or grant something requested or desired to someone or something.

i. A thing that unites or links people.

j. Did the same as other people.

k. A situation of conflict, disorder, or confusion.

l. Of great or crucial importance.

m. Mentioning as an example.

n. A feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress.

Level 6

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BEFORE READING / LISTENING

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1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a. A deal was signed between Russia, China and the USA. T / F b. The leaders of China and Russia met in Moscow ahead of the deal. T / F c. Huawei will pilot Russia's 5G network in 2022. T / F d. Huawei's chairman said he wasn't so happy with the deal. T / F e. The article said the deal was a relief for Huawei. T / F f. Huawei gets over 75 per cent of its chips from the USA. T / F g. A UK-based company called ARM cut off ties with Huawei. T / F h. Japan and New Zealand banned Huawei from government contracts. T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH:

Match the following synonyms. The words in bold are from the news article.

1. set up 2. deal 3. develop 4. pilot 5. cutting-edge 6. relief 7. turbulent 8. denying 9. key 10. banning

a. reassurance b. test c. state-of-the-art d. prohibiting e. agreement f. crucial g. refusing h. establish i. rough j. expand

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1. set up Russia's 5G 2. A deal was signed between 3. develop the very 4. This will bring cutting-edge technology 5. in an area of strategic 6. The Huawei deal with Russia comes 7. had a turbulent 8. citing it as a national security 9. the biggest trade 10. participating in government contracts

a. latest next-generation 5G b. risk c. and high-speed Internet d. war ever e. communications network f. due to security concerns g. as a relief h. importance like 5G i. time j. the two countries

Level 6

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