Inside Out
e-lesson Week starting: 26th April 2004
1. I am the Greatest
On April 28th, 1967, Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the US Army to go and
fight in Vietnam. Ali, refusing on religious grounds, explained  I ain t got no quarrel with
those Vietcong. This week we take a look at the life of Muhammad Ali - one of the most
remarkable sportsmen and peace ambassadors of the 20th century.
Level
Good Intermediate and above
How to use the lesson
1. Brainstorm what your students know about Muhammad Ali.
2. Give each student in the class a copy of Worksheet A and ask them to choose an answer
from the three possibilities for each question. If students aren't sure of the answers,
encourage them to make a guess.
3. Check answers in open class, but don't give any answers at this stage.
4. Give each student in the class a copy of Worksheet B and ask students to read the text
and check the answers to the questions on Worksheet A.
5. Check answers in open class.
Answers
1. b 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. b 6. a 7. c 8. a 9. b 10. a
2. Related Websites
Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.
http://www.ali.com/
Muhammad Ali s website
http://www.courier-journal.com/ali/
Check out the Ali timeline
http://www.float-like-a-butterfly.de/indexe.htm
You can find some lovely Ali quotes on this fan page
http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/ali01.html
A profile from Time magazine
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mali1.html
Plenty of links here for Muhammad Ali
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