At War with the boers

What the paper says?

At the end of Queen Victoria’s reign, there was a quarrel between British settlers
in southern Africa and Dutch settlers, known as Boers. Under their President, Paul
Kruger, the Boers ruled and area known as the Transvaal, but Britain wanted to
take it over. In October 1899, the Boers sent Britain an ultimatum (a solemn
warning) threatening war.

We all think about thing in different ways. Writers are the same as everyone else.
Their opinions and attitudes show up clearly in what they say about an event.
You can see this if you compare reports in different newspapers.

1. Discuss how the newspapers differ and then complete the following
sentences with the word peace or war.
a. According to the Bradford Telegraph, the Boers
want__________________.
b. According to The Times, the Boers want________________.
c. According to the Daily News, the Boers want________________.
d. According to the Morning Leader, the Boers want____________.
2. Who are the Boers?

3. What is the meaning of peace?

4. What is the meaning of war?

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5. Paste the newspaper here.

Then, read what they say about a recent event. How do they differ?