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1970 Vocabulary MatchingMatch the words on the left to their definitions on the right.

1 abandon ..... a nuclear energy used as a source of electricity

2 anti-war ..... b tonotallowofficially

3 ban ..... c to end a relationship

4 break up ..... d a serious bacterial infection of the intestines

5 chess ..... e apassengerairplanewhichflewfasterthanthespeedofsound

6 cholera ..... f nuclear energy used for purposes of mass destruction

7 cigarette ..... g to write music

8 compose ..... h a two-person strategy board game played with 16 pieces each

9 Concorde ..... i more important than others of the same type

10 construction ..... j a person among a group who shows an opinion in public

11 demonstrator ..... k when too much of a drug is taken at one time

12 earthquake ..... l to leave forever, or to stop something in progress

13 equality ..... m the act of building something

14 fine ..... n astrongpubliccomplaintaboutsomething

15 heavy metal ..... o when an illness begins to spread quickly and uncontrollably

16 inequality ..... p a thin paper tube of tobacco that people smoke

17 invade ..... q when people are sent somewhere to do an important job

18 major ..... r against a particular war or all wars

19 mission ..... s a sudden shake of the ground that often causes damage

20 nuclear power ..... t a situation when people are treated fairly or equally

21 nuclear weapon ..... u enter another country in order to control it

22 outbreak ..... v to make a decision based on the number of counts of support

23 overdose ..... w to reach or have an effect on an increasing area

24 protest ..... x women and men

25 remote control ..... y a kind of electronic music played loudly with a strong beat

26 soldier ..... z a competition for players or teams and one eventual winner

27 spread ..... ☭ the control of something from a distance using radio waves

28 the sexes ..... ☮ a situation when people are not treated fairly or equally

29 tournament ..... ☺ apersonwhobelongstothearmyandwhofightsinawar

30 vote ..... ☯ to make a person pay money as a punishment

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1970 Songs - Fluency Practice

Toaccessalisteningexercisewithshortclipsofthesongsbelow,visitwww.eflclub.com/music.html.

Listen and repeat. Then, without the textbook, try to repeat after your partner.

“Your Song” is a love song composed by Elton John.

It took him just twenty minutes to write the music.

He doesn’t think he has written a love song as good as “Your Song” since.

“ClosetoYou”wasthefirstsuccessfulsongofTheCarpenters.

The Carpenters were Richard and Karen, who were brother and sister.

“Let it Be” was written by Paul McCartney.

This song is about Paul’s Mother, Mary, who died when Paul was fourteen.

“I’ll Be There” was sung by The Jackson Five.

TheJacksonFivewerefivebrothersincludingtheyoungest,Michael.

In this song, a man tells his former lover that he will always be there for her.

This photo was taken in 1970. Can you talk about it for one minute?

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What happened in 1970?Say these sentences.

1 A typhoon in Bangladesh killed half a million people.

2 There were cholera outbreaks in Turkey and also in Slovakia.

3 US soldiers shot and killed four university anti-war demonstrators on campus.

4 20,000 women protested against inequality in New York.

5 The Apollo 13 mission to the moon was abandoned.

6 ThefirstNewYorkCitymarathonwasheld.

7 The Soviet Union put a remote controlled robot on the moon.

8 “Love Story” was a best-selling book and a popular movie.

9 The Beatles broke up.

10 Two popular American musicians died of drug overdoses.

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What happened in 1970?Listen. Write your partner’s sentences.

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1 There were major earthquakes in Peru and also in China.

2 The United States invaded Cambodia.

3 Construction workers attacked anti-war demonstrators in New York.

4 43 countries agreed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

5 Thefirstcomputerchesstournamenttookplace.

6 Concordeflewfasterthanthespeedofsound.

7 TeenagersintheUnitedKingdomvotedforthefirsttime.

8 Brazil beat Italy to win the Football World Cup in Mexico.

9 Heavy metal music became popular.

10 MickJaggeroftheRollingStoneswasfinedforpossessingdrugs.

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Face to FaceTake turns asking and answering questions. Have fun talking. Write her answers.

1 Which country did the US invade in 1970? ............................................

2 Who sang “I’ll Be There” in 1970? ............................................

3 Who are you close to? ............................................

4 How do people catch cholera? ............................................

5 Have you ever played chess? ............................................

6 What do you think of heavy metal music? ............................................

7 What kind of activities do people do on campus? ............................................

8 Would you like to run in a marathon someday? ............................................

9 How old do you have to be to vote in your country? ............................................

10 What do you use remote controls for? ............................................

11 Does your country have equality of the sexes? ............................................

12 Which do you prefer, love stories or war movies? ............................................

13 What (or who) have you ever abandoned? ............................................

14 Which famous people died of drug overdoses? ............................................

15 What do you think of nuclear weapons? ............................................

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Face to FaceTake turns asking and answering questions. Have fun talking. Write her answers.

1 Who won the Football World Cup in 1970? ............................................

2 Who sang “Close to You” in 1970? ............................................

3 Who will you always be there for? ............................................

4 Which do you fear most, earthquakes or typhoons? ............................................

5 What computer games do you like to play? ............................................

6 What kinds of music do you like? ............................................

7 Have you ever demonstrated against something? ............................................

8 What is the longest distance you have ever run? ............................................

9 Who do you want to vote for? ............................................

10 How many remote control units do you have? ............................................

11 Whatcanbedonetofightinequality? ............................................

12 Which do you like better, books or movies? (Why?) ............................................

13 Haveyoueverbeenfined? ............................................

14 What drugs are a social problem in your country? ............................................

15 What do you think of nuclear power? ............................................

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Conduct a SurveyUse the topics or words of this unit to help you write a class survey question.

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Ask your question to everyone in the class and record their answers below.

Draw a bar graph of your results.

Write a short summary of your survey.

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Tell your group or class about your survey.

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Research and WriteResearch one of the topics of 1970 below using the library or the Internet.

Concorde The Kent State Shootings

The 1970 Football World Cup The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

The Apollo 13 Mission to the Moon The Women’s Strike for Equality

The Hard Hat Riot Why The Beatles Broke up

In your own words, write an essay about your chosen topic.

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