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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was born into a political family in 1947. Her father was president of the Philippines during her teenage years. She is the fourteenth Philippine president and the country's second female president. She has governed her country during very stormy times and has survived many attempts to remove her from office. She is fluent in English, Tagalog and Spanish.
Arroyo’s father became president when she was 14. The family moved into the Malacanang Palace in Manila. She studied economics at university in Washington D.C. where she was a classmate of former US President Bill Clinton. She returned to the Philippines and married her childhood sweetheart. They had three children and then Gloria returned to her studies to get her Master’s degree and Ph.D.
In 1987, she joined the government as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry. She entered politics in 1992 and was elected as Senator in the national elections. She wrote or sponsored 55 laws including anti-sexual harassment and indigenous people's rights laws. She became vice president in 1998 but quit in 2000 because of accusations of corruption against President Estrada.
Arroyo became Philippine president in January 2001, on the same day that US President George W. Bush assumed office in the USA. Arroyo outlined her vision of “building a strong republic”. She won the 2004 election by more than a million votes over her nearest rival. She has been praised for making “tough decisions” but is constantly dogged by allegations of corruption.
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SYNONYM MATCH
Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the right. Are your answers the same as other students’?
Paragraphs 1 and 2
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during
a.
doctorate
2
stormy
b.
expel
3.
remove
c.
relocated
4.
moved
d.
troubled
5.
sweetheart
e.
throughout
6.
Ph.D.
f.
boyfriend
Paragraphs 3 and 4
7.
entered
g.
resigned
8.
quit
h.
claims
9.
accusations
i.
opponent
10.
vision
j.
got into
11
rival
k
troubled
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dogged
l
dream
PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article:
1.
Arroyo was born
a.
remove her from office
2
She has governed her country
b.
for making “tough decisions”
3.
survived many attempts to
c.
indigenous people's rights laws
4.
she was a classmate of former
d.
during very stormy times
5.
married her
e.
by allegations of corruption
6.
anti-sexual harassment and
f.
into a political family
7.
accusations of
g.
her vision
8.
Arroyo outlined
h.
US President Bill Clinton
9.
She has been praised
i.
childhood sweetheart
10.
constantly dogged
j.
corruption
LISTENING GAP FILL
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo _____________ political family in 1947. Her father was president of the Philippines during her teenage years. She is the fourteenth Philippine president _____________ second female president. She has governed her country during _____________ and has survived many attempts to remove her from office. _____________ English, Tagalog and Spanish.
Arroyo’s father became president _____________. The family moved into the Malacanang Palace in Manila. She studied economics at university in Washington D.C. _____________ classmate of former US President Bill Clinton. She returned to the Philippines and married _____________ sweetheart. They had three children and then Gloria returned to her studies _________________ degree and Ph.D.
In 1987, _____________ government as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry. She entered _____________ and was elected as Senator in the national elections. She wrote or sponsored 55 laws including anti-sexual harassment and indigenous _____________ laws. She became vice president in 1998 _____________ because of accusations of corruption against President Estrada.
Arroyo became Philippine president in January 2001, _____________ that US President George W. Bush _____________ in the USA. Arroyo outlined her vision of “building a strong republic”. She won the 2004 election by more than a million votes _____________ rival. She has been praised for making “tough decisions” but is constantly _____________ allegations of corruption.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics:
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was born into a politics / political family in 1947. Her father was president of the Philippines during / between her teenage years. She is the fourteenth Philippine president and the country's second female president. She has / was governed her country during very stormy times and has survived many attempts to remove her from desk / office. She is fluent in English, Tagalog and Spanish.
Arroyo’s father became president when she was 14. The family moved into / onto the Malacanang Palace in Manila. She studied economics at university in Washington D.C. where she was a classmate / student of former US President Bill Clinton. She returned to the Philippines and married / marriage her childhood sweetheart. They had three children and then Gloria returned to her students / studies to get her Master’s degree and Ph.D.
In 1987, she joined the government as / was Assistant Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry. She entered political / politics in 1992 and was elected / erected as Senator in the national elections. She wrote or sponsored 55 laws including anti-sexual harassment and indigenous people's rights laws. She became vice president in 1998 but quit in 2000 because of accusations of / with corruption against President Estrada.
Arroyo became Philippine president in January 2001, on the same day that US President George W. Bush assumed / resumed office in the USA. Arroyo outlined her eyesight / vision of “building a strong republic”. She won the 2004 election by more than a million votes over her nearest trivial / rival. She has been praised for making “tough decisions” but is constantly dogged / doggy by allegations of corruption.
SPELLING
The underlined, jumbled words are from the text. Spell them correctly.
Paragraph 1
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during her enegtae years
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survived many stetapmt to remove her from office
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The family odvme into the Malacanang Palace
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she was a cmassealt of former US President Bill Clinton
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married her childhood etsatherwe
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Gloria ernrdute to her studies
Paragraph 3
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She edrntee politics in 1992
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the national letosecin
11.
anti-lseuxa harassment
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accusations of tcpruooirn
Paragraph 4
13.
George W. Bush amduses office
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outlined her osviin of “building a strong republic”
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her nearest vlria
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making “guhot decisions”
PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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In 1987, she joined the government as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry. She entered
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Arroyo’s father became president when she was 14. The family moved into the Malacañang Palace in
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politics in 1992 and was elected as Senator in the national elections. She wrote or sponsored 55 laws including
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in January 2001, on the same day that US President George W. Bush assumed office in the USA. Arroyo outlined her
( )
vision of “building a strong republic”. She won the 2004 election by more than a million votes over her nearest
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Manila. She studied economics at university in Washington D.C. where she was a classmate of
( 1 )
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was born into a political family in 1947. Her father was president of the Philippines during her
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teenage years. She is the fourteenth Philippine president and the country's second female
( )
sweetheart. They had three children and then Gloria returned to her studies to get her Master’s degree and Ph.D.
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president. She has governed her country during very stormy times and has survived many
( )
rival. She has been praised for making “tough decisions” but is constantly dogged by allegations of corruption.
( )
anti-sexual harassment and indigenous people's rights laws. She became vice president in 1998 but quit
( )
US President Bill Clinton. She returned to the Philippines and married her childhood
( )
in 2000 because of accusations of corruption against President Estrada. Arroyo became Philippine president
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attempts to remove her from office. She is fluent in English, Tagalog and Spanish.
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With your partner, put the words back into the correct order.
1.
in into 1947 a Arroyo political was family born
2.
country She during has very governed stormy her times
3.
from her remove to attempts many survived office
4.
Arroyo’s 14 was she when president became father
5.
a Bill classmate Clinton of she US was President
6.
as entered 1992 elected She in was Senator politics and
7.
1998 in became in quit She president but 2000 vice
8.
of Arroyo building outlined a her strong vision republic
9.
2004 election by more than a million votes She won the
10.
She decisions tough making for praised been has
GLORIA ARROYO DISCUSSION (Write your questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.
What do you know about Gloria Arroyo?
2.
Would you like to meet Gloria Arroyo?
3.
What would you like to know about Gloria Arroyo and why?
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about Gloria Arroyo. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. GLORIA ARROYO POSTER: Make a poster showing the different stages of the life of Gloria Arroyo. Show your poster to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all find out similar things?
4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Gloria Arroyo. Include an imaginary interview with her. Write about what she does every day and what she thinks about.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to Gloria Arroyo. Ask her three questions about her life. Give her three suggestions on what she should do in her future. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your “Gloria Arroyo expert” partner(s) will try and answer your questions.
ANSWERS
SYNONYM MATCH:
Paragraphs 1 and 2
1.
during
a.
throughout
2
stormy
b.
troubled
3.
remove
c.
expel
4.
moved
d.
relocated
5.
sweetheart
e.
boyfriend
6.
Ph.D.
f.
doctorate
Paragraphs 3 and 4
7.
entered
g.
got into
8.
quit
h.
resigned
9.
accusations
i.
claims
10.
vision
j.
dream
11
rival
k
opponent
12
dogged
l
troubled
PHRASE MATCH:
1.
Arroyo was born
a.
into a political family
2
She has governed her country
b.
during very stormy times
3.
survived many attempts to
c.
remove her from office
4.
she was a classmate of former
d.
US President Bill Clinton
5.
married her
e.
childhood sweetheart
6.
anti-sexual harassment and
f.
indigenous people's rights laws
7.
accusations of
g.
corruption
8.
Arroyo outlined
h.
her vision
9.
She has been praised
i.
for making “tough decisions”
10.
constantly dogged
j.
by allegations of corruption
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