1. Starter: What do these pictures show and how are they all linked together?

2. Sierra Leone Diamonds A sign in Sierra Leone Kanye West We’ll come back and look at how they’re linked at the end of the lesson…

3. Read the Mystery Sheet. Write the answers to the following questions in your books: 1.Where is Sierra Leone? 2.What are rebel troops? 3.What do the United Nations (UN) think about rebel troops? 4.What are conflict (or blood) diamonds? 5.Who collected the diamonds from Sierra Leone in 2002? 6.Who’s profiting from the diamonds sold from Sierra Leone? 7.Is anyone suffering as a result of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone? 8.Why doesn’t Kanye want to wear his bling? Title – Why doesn’t Kanye want to wear his bling?

4. TASK 2: You will now be given a copy of a news article. We’ll read through it together. You need to write a short summary of the article. Address the following three points. What does this article tells us about efforts to eliminate the sale of conflict diamonds? How have the major diamond companies responded to the release of the ‘Blood Diamond’ movie? How might this film impact on the sale of diamonds?

5. Sierra Leone Diamonds A sign in Sierra Leone Kanye West Now can you explain the link?

6. Kanye West – Diamonds From Sierra Leone TASK: Listen to the track whilst looking at your lyric sheet. Underline any lyrics that you think are important to the lesson today. Be prepared to talk about this after the track has finished.