US general says invasion of Ukraine would be 'horrific'

 

US general says invasion of Ukraine would be 'horrific'   

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5Gx4zhgq-o

Amid growing tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border, a top US general has warned of "horrific" consequences of any armed conflict. General Mark Milley warned that any Russian action would result in a significant number of deaths. He said: "An invasion will not be cost-free in terms of casualties." General Milley told reporters that Russia's 100,000 troops on Ukraine's border was very worrying. He said: "This is larger in scale and scope in the massing of forces than anything we have seen in recent memory, and I think you'd have to go back quite a while into the Cold War days to see something of this magnitude." Russia says it has no plans to invade and says US support for Ukraine is the biggest threat.

Russia has accused the USA and NATO of being the aggressors in the latest tensions. It says it is unacceptable for US and NATO forces to be so close to Russia's borders. Moscow also called for Ukraine to be banned from joining NATO. The US said this request was untenable. NATO said Ukraine had the right to choose its own allies. Russia said NATO should end any military activity in Eastern Europe, and pull troops out of Poland and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In addition, it called for NATO not to deploy missiles in countries near or bordering Russia. Ukraine's President Zelensky has accused the West of creating "panic" over a possible invasion.


3. NATO: Students A strongly believe NATO is a threat to Russia; Students B strongly believe it isn't. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. NATO STATES: What is the history between these conflicts ?

 

History

Relationship Today

US-Soviet Union

 

 

 Russia-Ukraine

 

 

Israel-Palestine

 

 

Rowanda

 

 

China- Hong Kong

 

 

Spain-Morocco


Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1.

amid

a.

The great size or extent of something.

      2.

consequences

b.

Involving the use of weapons.

      3.

armed

c.

People killed or injured in a war or accident.

      4.

significant

d.

In the middle of.

      5.

casualties

e.

The extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with.

      6.

scope

f.

Results or effects, typically ones that are unwelcome or unpleasant.

      7.

magnitude

g.

Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy.

    Paragraph 2

      8.

accused

h.

Not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

      9.

aggressor

i.

A person or country that attacks another first.

      10.

forces

j.

Move troops or equipment into position for military action.

      11.

untenable

k.

Say that someone has done something wrong.

      12.

ally

l.

A country formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose.

      13.

state

m.

Organized bodies of military personnel or police.

      14.

deploy

n.

A nation or territory under one government.

 

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

  1. The USA's most important general commented on Ukraine.     T / F
  2. An American general said a conflict would create significant casualties.    T / F
  3. The American general said the Cold War has returned.     T / F
  4. Russia said the USA's support for Ukraine was the biggest threat.     T / F
  5. Russia wants Ukraine to be barred from joining NATO.     T / F
  6. NATO said Ukraine shouldn't be able to choose its own allies.     T / F
  7. Russia wants NATO troops out of the Baltic states.     T / F
  8. Ukraine's president said the West was creating panic.     T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. tensions
  2. conflict
  3. casualties
  4. massing
  5. magnitude
  6. accused
  7. banned
  8. untenable
  9. troops
  10. deploy
  1. clash
  2. soldiers
  3. blamed
  4. barred
  5. victims
  6. strained relations
  7. indefensible
  8. assembling
  9. position
  10. size

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

  1. Amid growing
  2. warned of horrific
  3. result in a significant
  4. This is larger in scale
  5. see something of this
  6. unacceptable for US and NATO
  7. called for Ukraine to be banned
  8. The US said this request was
  9. pull troops
  10. deploy
  1. consequences
  2. missiles
  3. and scope
  4. forces to be so close
  5. tensions
  6. untenable
  7. out of Poland
  8. number of deaths
  9. magnitude
  10. from joining NATO

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

scope
warned
recent
threat
casualties
magnitude
significant
troops

Amid growing tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border, a top US general has (1) _____________________ of "horrific" consequences of any armed conflict. General Mark Milley warned that any Russian action would result in a (2) _____________________ number of deaths. He said: "An invasion will not be cost-free in terms of (3) _____________________." General Milley told reporters that Russia's 100,000 (4) _____________________ on Ukraine's border was very worrying. He said: "This is larger in scale and (5) _____________________ in the massing of forces than anything we have seen in (6) _____________________ memory, and I think you'd have to go back quite a while into the Cold War days to see something of this (7) _____________________." Russia says it has no plans to invade and says US support for Ukraine is the biggest (8) _____________________.

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

banned
deploy
allies
accused
panic
forces
invasion
pull

Russia has (9) _____________________ the USA and NATO of being the aggressors in the latest tensions. It says it is unacceptable for US and NATO (10) _____________________ to be so close to Russia's borders. Moscow also called for Ukraine to be (11) _____________________ from joining NATO. The US said this request was untenable. NATO said Ukraine had the right to choose its own (12) _____________________. Russia said NATO should end any military activity in Eastern Europe, and (13) _____________________ troops out of Poland and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In addition, it called for NATO not to (14) _____________________ missiles in countries near or bordering Russia. Ukraine's President Zelensky has accused the West of creating "(15) _____________________" over a possible (16) _____________________.

Comprehension questions

  1. What is the US general's name?
  2. What did the general say would not be "cost-free"?
  3. How many troops did the general say are on the border?
  4. When was the last time we saw such a buildup of troops?
  5. What did Russia say was the biggest threat?
  6. What does Russia want Ukraine to be banned from joining?
  7. What did NATO say Ukraine had a right to choose?
  8. Where does Russia want NATO to stop military activity?
  9. What does Russia not want to be deployed near its borders?
  10. Who did Ukraine's president say was creating panic?

Role play

Role  A – Ukraine
You think Ukraine is the world's most worrying situation. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their situation isn't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least worrying of these (and why): war on drugs, Yemen or India-Pakistan relations.

Role  B – War on Drugs
You think the war on drugs is the world's most worrying situation. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their situation isn't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least worrying of these (and why): Ukraine, Yemen or India-Pakistan relations.

Role  C – Yemen
You think Yemen is the world's most worrying situation. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their situation isn't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least worrying of these (and why): war on drugs, Ukraine or India-Pakistan relations.

Role  D – India-Pakistan
You think India-Pakistan relations is the world's most worrying situation. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their situation isn't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least worrying of these (and why): war on drugs, Yemen or Ukraine.

Discussion - Ukraine

  1. What do you know about Ukraine?
  2. What do you know about the current tensions?
  3. How likely do you think war is?
  4. How serious might a possible war be?
  5. Why are so many troops on Ukraine's border?
  6. What do you know about the Cold War?
  7. Is the US support for Ukraine the biggest threat?
  8. What advice do you have for Russia and the USA?
  1. What would happen if Russia gave military aid to the USA's neighbours?
  2. Why does Russia think the USA and NATO are aggressors?
  3. Should Ukraine be banned from joining NATO?
  4. What do you know about NATO?
  5. What three adjectives best describe this story?
  6. How do you think this situation will develop?
  7. What questions would you like to ask Ukraine's president?

Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

Amid growing (1) ____ on the Russia-Ukraine border, a top US general has warned of "horrific" consequences of any armed conflict. General Mark Milley warned that any Russian action would result (2) ____ a significant number of deaths. He said: "An invasion will not be cost-free in (3) ____ of casualties." General Milley told reporters that Russia's 100,000 troops on Ukraine's border was very worrying. He said: "This is larger (4) ____ scale and scope in the massing of forces than anything we have seen in recent (5) ____, and I think you'd have to go back quite a while into the Cold War days to see something of this magnitude." Russia says it has no plans (6) ____ invade and says US support for Ukraine is the biggest threat.

Russia has accused the USA and NATO of being the (7) ____ in the latest tensions. It says it is unacceptable for US and NATO (8) ____ to be so close to Russia's borders. Moscow also called for Ukraine to be banned from joining NATO. The US said this request was (9) ____. NATO said Ukraine had the right to choose its own allies. Russia said NATO should end any military activity in Eastern Europe, and (10) ____ troops out of Poland and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In addition, it called for NATO not to (11) ____ missiles in countries near or bordering Russia. Ukraine's President Zelensky has accused the West of creating "panic" (12) ____ a possible invasion.

Which of these words go in the above text?

  1. (a)     tenses     (b)     tensions     (c)     tense     (d)     tensile    
  2. (a)     at     (b)     in     (c)     of     (d)     to    
  3. (a)     teams     (b)     tomes     (c)     trams     (d)     terms    
  4. (a)     at     (b)     in     (c)     of     (d)     to    
  5. (a)     fact     (b)     memory     (c)     knowing     (d)     nostalgia    
  6. (a)     for     (b)     at     (c)     to     (d)     by    
  7. (a)     aggro     (b)     aggression     (c)     aggressors     (d)     aggress    
  8. (a)     asserts     (b)     coerces     (c)     forces     (d)     amasses    
  9. (a)     swinging     (b)     standby     (c)     decline     (d)     untenable    
  10. (a)     pull     (b)     shuttle     (c)     aid     (d)     run    
  11. (a)     deploy     (b)     ploy     (c)     employ     (d)     reemploy    
  12. (a)     abut     (b)     abet     (c)     over     (d)     under

Spelling

Paragraph 1

  1. warned of horrific qnsconeucees
  2. a igisinacfnt number of deaths
  3. in terms of tiusalceas
  4. larger in scale and oecps
  5. see something of this dateuigmn
  6. it has no plans to ievand

Paragraph 2

  1. Russia has ucseacd the USA and NATO
  2. the rsoagssreg in the latest tensions
  3. The US said this request was nlunbtaee
  4. the right to choose its own lalsie
  5. odelyp missiles
  6. creating "panic" over a possible isvionan

 

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