Student's Book – Dec 2009 (5.9mb) - The Curriculum Project

extensionroleplayImagine that you and your group are Zemblan nationalists. You are starting a ZemblaIndependence political party. You have to explain your position to the people and makearguments for fighting for independence. Make sure you cover the following points inyour presentation:- What is your party platform? This means, what is your objective, what are you tryingto achieve?- What are the reasons for trying to get independence? Why does your party believethat Zembla should become independent?- Organise your arguments into a presentation.- Explain your position to the people so that they will follow you.Now give your presentation in front of the class.Nationalism in VietnamKEY WORDSdecisive (adj) – definite, ready to make decisioninvasion (n) – forceful entry into a new area; conquestpull out (v) – to remove or withdrawsiege (n) – when a city is completely surrounded by enemy army for a long timesovereignty (n) – not controlled by outside sources; the ability to govern one-selfsurrender (v) – to give up or accept defeatpreviewbrainstorming,orderingBefore you read, look at this timeline:1940 1945 1946 1954 1954May OctoberA. What do you know about events in the world during these years?B. What about in Southeast Asia? In your country?C. What do you know about Vietnam during these years?D. Can you put some events on this timeline?exercisescanningScan the story and list all the countries that were involved in the history of Vietnambetween 1940 and 1954. Do you know what role they had?Vietnam: Part OneIn 1940, during World War II, the French gave up control of Vietnam to Japan. Ho Chi Minh, theVietnamese independence leader, saw a chance to free his country. He created the League for theIndependence of Vietnam, also called the Vietminh. The Vietminh began fighting the Japaneseand successfully resisted the invasion. On 2 September 1945, Ho Chi Minh gave a speech thatannounced his nation’s freedom.50