Social and global Issues - Practice

-Write the meaning in Spanish

Unrest ……………………………………………........................................

Resign ……………………………………………........................................

Refused to ……………………………………………........................................

Step down ……………………………………………........................................

Rebel fighters ……………………………………………........................................

Political parties ……………………………………………........................................

Living in exile ……………………………………………........................................

To take the streets .…………………………………………...........................................

Protesters ……………………………………………........................................

-Complete the sentences with a word or expression from the box

1) The violence in Syria _____________ in 2011. The country is under civil

________ since then.

2) Schoolchildren were arrested for writing anti-government graffiti on a wall. The

situation ______________ people protesting and taking the streets.

3) The unrest ________________ to other parts of the country.

4) As the violence ______________, protesters demanded that President Bashar

al-Assad resign, but he refused to step down.

5) The Syrian government has to deal with the opposition, which is made up by

rebel fighters, political parties and people living in exile.

6) In 2014, an extremist group called Islamic State took over large areas of the

country. In September 2014 the US, UK and other countries joined forces to

________________the terrorist group.

7) The conflict in Syria __________ 3 milion people leaving their country. They.

They have become refugees in one of the largest refugee movements in recent

history.

Fight against - spreaded - lead to – emerged – worsened

war - resulted in

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