1. Piracy in Somalia LO – To describe where modern piracy is occurring and the impacts that it is having. Starter What might be happening in this picture?

2. What would make you become a pirate?

3. Watch intro movie

4. Where is Somalia? Hemisphere? Continent? Compass Points? Countries it borders? Oceans it borders?

5. Why is Piracy happening? 1.Read the news report why are pirates capturing ships? 2.What do the pirates use the money for? 3.How are the lives of the pirates affected? 4.Why has the number of hijacking increased in the last few years? 5.How do the hijackings affect our lives?

6. Watch Pirate capture

7. Pirate Letter Task I could see I could hear I could taste I could smell I touched Cold Metal Salt Fear Engine Noise Waves Clanking Rifle Shouting Horn

8. Watch Somalia crew

9. Captured Crew Letter Task I could see I could hear I could taste I could smell I touched Alarms Running Shouting Gunfire Blood Cold Metal Speed Boat

10. Responses

11. Paying the ransom- Sirius Star Ransom of $3 million paid to pirates Ship is one of world’s largest oil tankers and is 333m long Carrying $100 million of Oil Crew count of 25 people Pirates are likely to strike again Q) Why did the owners pay $3 million for the release of the Sirius Star?

12. Ransom being paid to pirates

13. Why is it difficult trying to stop the pirates?