Sunday 11 October 2009

Rachel Corrie


Rachel Corrie was born in America in 1979  and was only 23 when she was killed in Israel in 2003. She was a peace activist. Her death was on the news all over the world. She went to Israel to help the Palestinians whose houses Israel wanted to demolish. She was not alone. She had several peace activists with her. They were all standing in front of Israeli bulldozer that was trying to demolish one of the houses. There were a lot of Palestinians as well.
The Israeli soldiers came with tanks and machine guns and started shooting in the air. Rachel and her colleagues did not want to move and kept standing in front of the bulldozer. The driver kept moving and she was killed immediately. There was a lot of anger around the world when Rachel was killed. Many web sites praised her efforts and said that she was brave. 
Her parents became involved too. When Israel attacked Gaza in 2008, more than 1000 Palestinian civilians were killed. Her parents travelled there and helped provide civilians with food and medicine. 

 Now Rachel Corrie is on the news again many years after her death. This time she is on the news because an Israeli film director made a film about her life. The film director interviewed many Israeli soldiers who were in the same place where Rachel died. They told her horrible stories about killing many Palestinian civilians. 
Millions of Palestinians live under Israeli occupation in Gaza and the West Bank. They are not allowed to travel freely and a lot of them do not have jobs. They depend on help from outside to get their food and medicine.
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Rachel Corrie was born in America in 1979  and was only 23 when she .............. killed in Israel in 2003. She was a peace activist. Her death was on the news all over the world. She went to Israel to help the Palestinians whose houses Israel ............ to demolish. She was not alone. She had several peace activists with her. They were all standing in front of Israeli bulldozer that was trying to demolish one of the houses. There were a lot of Palestinians as well. The Israeli soldiers came with tanks and machine guns and ............... shooting in the air. Rachel and her colleagues did not want to move and kept standing in front of the bulldozer. The driver kept moving and she was ........... immediately. There was a lot of anger around the world when Rachel was killed. Many web sites praised her efforts and said that she was brave. Her parents became involved too. When Israel attacked Gaza in ..........., more than 1000 Palestinian civilians were killed. Her parents travelled there and helped provide civilians with food and medicine. Now Rachel Corrie is on the news again many years after her death. This time she is on the news because an Israeli film director made a ............. about her life. The film director interviewed many Israeli soldiers who were in the same place where Rachel died. They told her horrible stories about killing many Palestinian civilians. Millions of Palestinians ............ under Israeli occupation in Gaza and the West Bank. They are not allowed to travel freely and a lot of them do not have jobs. They depend on help from outside to ........... their food and medicine. 
Can you find some mistakes? 
Rachel Corrie was born in Australia in 1979  and was only 23 when she was killed in Israel in 2003. She was a peace activist. Her death was on the news all over the world. She went to Israel to help the Palestinians whose houses Israel wanted to demolish. She was not alone. She had several peace activists with her. They were all standing in front of Israeli car that was trying to demolish one of the houses. There were a lot of Palestinians as well. The Israeli soldiers came with tanks and machine guns and started shooting in the air. Rachel and her colleagues did not want to move and kept standing in front of the bulldozer. The driver kept moving and she was killed immediately. There was a lot of happiness around the world when Rachel was killed. Many web sites praised her efforts and said that she was brave. Her parents became involved too. When Israel attacked London in 2008, more than 1000 Palestinian civilians were killed. Her parents travelled there and helped provide civilians with food and medicine.  Now Rachel Corrie is on the news again many years after her death. This time she is on the news because an Israeli film star made a film about her life. The film director interviewed many Israeli soldiers who were in the same place where Rachel died. They told her horrible stories about killing many Palestinian civilians. Millions of Palestinians live under Israeli occupation in Gaza and the West Bank. They are not allowed to study freely and a lot of them do not have jobs. They depend on help from outside to get their chocolate and medicine.