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Christiane Amanpour is one of the world’s most successful international news reporters. She was born in London in 1958 to an Iranian father and British mother. She attended exclusive schools in England before moving to the USA to study journalism. She graduated in 1983 and landed a job with CNN in their Atlanta headquarters. She speaks fluent English, Persian and French.
In 1989, Amanpour was posted to Eastern Europe to cover the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism. She began to earn her reputation as a world-class correspondent with her quality reporting. This was followed by an assignment to cover the Gulf War in 1990. She became known for her bravery and her willingness to work in dangerous conflict zones.
For two decades Amanpour has seen history being made and had exclusive interviews with many of the history makers. She reported from many of the world’s hotspots, including, Afghanistan, the Balkans Iraq, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Rwanda and Somalia. She said one of her most memorable interviews was with Iran’s President Ahmadinejad. She has received wide acclaim and won numerous awards for her work.
In 1998, Christiane married former US Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin. Their son was born in 2000. In 2007 she was given one of Britain’s top honours by Queen Elizabeth. She lives with her family in New York and is currently posted to CNN’s New York office. She continues to be a cornerstone of CNN’s coverage of major international news stories.
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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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reporters
a.
got
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exclusive
b.
sent
3.
landed
c.
fall
4.
posted
d.
desire
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collapse
e.
journalists
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willingness
f.
elite
Paragraphs 3 and 4
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hotspots
g.
praise
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acclaim
h.
reporting
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numerous
i.
heart
10.
honours
j.
danger zones
11
cornerstone
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awards
12
coverage
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many
PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article:
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She attended exclusive
a.
Secretary of State
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She graduated in 1983 and landed
b.
conflict zones
3.
posted to Eastern Europe to cover the
c.
schools in England
4.
earn her reputation as a
d.
being made
5.
her willingness to work in dangerous
e.
fall of the Berlin Wall
6.
Amanpour has seen history
f.
of the history makers
7.
exclusive interviews with many
g.
a job with CNN
8.
one of her most memorable
h.
world-class correspondent
9.
Christiane married former US Assistant
i.
CNN’s coverage
10.
a cornerstone of
j.
interviews
LISTENING GAP FILL
Christiane Amanpour ______________ world’s most successful international news reporters. She was born in London ______________ Iranian father and British mother. She attended exclusive schools in England before moving to the USA to study journalism. She graduated in ______________ job with CNN in their Atlanta headquarters. ______________ English, Persian and French.
In 1989, Amanpour was posted to Eastern Europe to ______________ the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism. She ______________ reputation as a world-class correspondent with her quality reporting. This ______________ an assignment to cover the Gulf War in 1990. She became known for her bravery and her willingness to work in dangerous ______________.
______________ Amanpour has seen history being made and had exclusive interviews with many of the ______________. She reported from many of the ______________, including, Afghanistan, the Balkans Iraq, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Rwanda and Somalia. She said one of her most memorable interviews was with Iran’s President Ahmadinejad. She has received wide acclaim and ______________ awards for her work.
In 1998, Christiane ________________ Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin. Their son was born in 2000. In 2007 she was given one of Britain’s ______________ Queen Elizabeth. She lives with her family in New York and is currently ______________ New York office. She continues to be a cornerstone of CNN’s _________________ international news stories.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics:
Christiane Amanpour is one of the world’s most / mostly successful international news reporters. She was born in London in 1958 of / to an Iranian father and British mother. She attended exclusive schools in England before moving to the USA to / for study journalism. She graduated in 1983 and landed a job with CNN in their Atlanta headquarters. She speaks / speaking fluent English, Persian and French.
In 1989, Amanpour was posted / pasted to Eastern Europe to cover the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism. She began to learn / earn her reputation as a world-class correspondent with her quality reporting. This was following / followed by an assignment to cover the Gulf War in 1990. She became known for her bravery / brave and her willingness to work in dangerous conflict zones.
For two decades Amanpour has seen history being making / made and had exclusive interviews with many of the history / historical makers. She reported from many of the world’s hotspots, including, Afghanistan, the Balkans Iraq, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Rwanda and Somalia. She said one of her most memory / memorable interviews was with Iran’s President Ahmadinejad. She has received wide / long acclaim and won numerous awards for her work.
In 1998, Christiane married / marriage former US Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin. Their son was born in 2000. In 2007 she was given one of Britain’s top / topped honours by Queen Elizabeth. She lives with her family in New York and is current / currently posted to CNN’s New York office. She continues to be a cornerstone of CNN’s coverage / covering of major international news stories.
SPELLING
The underlined, jumbled words are from the text. Spell them correctly.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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For two decades Amanpour has seen history being made and had exclusive interviews with many of
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President Ahmadinejad. She has received wide acclaim and won numerous awards for her work
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In 1998, Christiane married former US Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin. Their son was born in 2000. In
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for her bravery and her willingness to work in dangerous conflict zones.
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of communism. She began to earn her reputation as a world-class correspondent with her quality
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moving to the USA to study journalism. She graduated in 1983 and landed a job with CNN in their
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In 1989, Amanpour was posted to Eastern Europe to cover the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse
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to an Iranian father and British mother. She attended exclusive schools in England before
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reporting. This was followed by an assignment to cover the Gulf War in 1990. She became known
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posted to CNN’s New York office. She continues to be a cornerstone of CNN’s coverage of major international news stories.
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Atlanta headquarters. She speaks fluent English, Persian and French.
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the history makers. She reported from many of the world’s hotspots, including, Afghanistan, the Balkans Iraq,
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Christiane Amanpour is one of the world’s most successful international news reporters. She was born in London in 1958
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Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Rwanda and Somalia. She said one of her most memorable interviews was with Iran’s
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2007 she was given one of Britain’s top honours by Queen Elizabeth. She lives with her family in New York and is currently
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With your partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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2.
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3.
with headquarters CNN landed in a their job Atlanta
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has Amanpour decades two For unravel history seen
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DISCUSSION (Write your questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.
What do you know about Christiane Amanpour?
2.
Would you like to meet Christiane Amanpour?
3.
What would you like to know about Christiane Amanpour 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 Christiane Amanpour. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR POSTER: Make a poster showing the different stages of the life of Christiane Amanpour. 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 Christiane Amanpour. 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 Christiane Amanpour. 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 “Christiane Amanpour expert” partner(s) will try and answer your questions.
ANSWERS
SYNONYM MATCH:
Paragraphs 1 and 2
1.
reporters
a.
journalists
2
exclusive
b.
elite
3.
landed
c.
got
4.
posted
d.
sent
5.
collapse
e.
fall
6.
willingness
f.
desire
Paragraphs 3 and 4
7.
hotspots
g.
danger zones
8.
acclaim
h.
praise
9.
numerous
i.
many
10.
honours
j.
awards
11
cornerstone
k
heart
12
coverage
l
reporting
PHRASE MATCH:
1.
She attended exclusive
a.
schools in England
2
She graduated in 1983 and landed
b.
a job with CNN
3.
posted to Eastern Europe to cover the
c.
fall of the Berlin Wall
4.
earn her reputation as a
d.
world-class correspondent
5.
her willingness to work in dangerous
e.
conflict zones
6.
Amanpour has seen history
f.
being made
7.
exclusive interviews with many
g.
of the history makers
8.
one of her most memorable
h.
interviews
9.
Christiane married former US Assistant
i.
Secretary of State
10.
a cornerstone of
j.
CNN’s coverage
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