Workbook chapter 11
The American passion for guns
Work in pairs.
Work out one list of arguments in favor of having a gun. Then try to find a list of arguments against. Which view would you defend?
Discuss your lists!
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Across Down
1. ansatt 2. tillate 15. vold
3. såret 3. våpen 16. jakt
5. til tross for 4. demokrati 17. heller
7. våpen 5. forsvare
11. øke 6. beskyttelse
13. innbygger 8. evne
14. våpen 9. overlevelse
18. grunnlov 10. amerikanere
19. hevde 12. innrømme
20. risiko 13. gjemme
Form four groups. Each group should find information about one of these persons: Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King and John Lennon.
Use the library or the Internet.
Give a short talk in class.
Read about giving talks in chapter 2 “Reading and writing strategies”.
An increasing number of people in Norway have illegal weapons. Who are these people? Can you think of any reason why they keep weapons? Discuss in class.