Wednesday, June 8, 2011

UNIT 6: WHAT CAN I DO TO CHANGE THE WORLD?

 SESSION 1: LIVES THAT CHANGED OUR WORLD EXAMPLES OF INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLE

EXERCISE 1:
1. Luther King, Mandela and Gandhi took action in different ways because they saw some human rights were being denied to some groups of people. Describe the denial of human rights in their 3 cases.
 
2. How did they protest against what they thought was not right? Martin Luther King organised a march to Washington.
Nelson Mandela protested against the new “apartheid” laws in South Africa, which separated people because of the colour of their skin.

3. Did any of them go to prison? If so, how long were they there?
Nelson Mandela worked secretly for the ANC. The Police found out and he was arrested and sent to prison. Nelson spent 28 years in prison.  
The British put Gandhi in prison for six years. 

4. Are they all 3 still alive? If not, how did they die? 
In 1968, Martin Luther King was shot and killed by a white man. 
Gandhi was murdered by an angry Hinduman. 

5. Do the problems that they wanted to solve still exist in society nowadays? 

6. Do you think they contributed to improving their communities? If so, in which way?  

Friday, June 3, 2011

SESSION 4: PROBLEM 4. LACK OF FOOD

1. According to the scientist, what is the minimum number of calories per day a person needs to survive?
The minimum number of calories a day a person needs to survive is 2,200 calories.

2. Study the table, and use it to complete the passage below:


Country
Daily Calorie Intake
United Kingdom
3218
India
2204
Nigeria
2114
Uganda
2221


- I think the country least likely to experience a food shortage is the United Kingdom. My reason for choosing this country is has the highest daily calorie intake of 3218 calories per day. 
- The country most likely to experience food shortage is Nigeria. This is because it has the lowest daily calorie intake of 2114 per day. 


 

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

SESSION 3: PROBLEM 3. WAR

Decide whether the following sentences are true or false:
1. The most usual wars in developing countries are between different countries.FALSE
2. Wars are really bad for a country because money is spent on weapons instead of being spent on necessary things.TRUE