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LISTENING COMPREHENSION: MALALA YOUSAFZAI'S BIOGRAPHY

INSTRUCTIONS: LISTEN TO THE AUDIO FILE PROVIDED WITH THIS ACTIVITY AND FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT WORDS BASED ON WHAT YOU HEAR. SOME WORDS ARE IN THE PAST TENSE, SO WRITE THEM CORRECTLY.

IN 2014, A YOUNG WOMAN FROM PAKISTAN WAS AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, PROVING THAT IT IS NEVER TOO EARLY TO FIGHT FOR (PEACE/ PEACH).
"I AM VERY PROUD TO BE THE FIRST PASHTUN, THE FIRST PAKISTANI, AND THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD. ALONG WITH THAT, I AM PRETTY CERTAIN THAT I AM ALSO THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WHO STILL (FIGHTS/ FLIGHT) WITH HER YOUNGER BROTHERS."
MALALA YOUSAFZAI GREW UP IN THE SWAT VALLEY IN PAKISTAN, SHE WAS ONLY (10/11) YEARS OLD WHEN THE TALIBAN TOOK CONTROL AND (START/STARTED) IMPOSING NEW RULES.
MALALA KNEW THAT SHE HAD THE RIGHT NOT ONLY TO GET AN (EDUCATION/ EDUCATED), BUT ALSO TO EXPRESS HER OPINION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BBC, MALALA STARTED BLOGGING. UNDER A FALSE NAME, SHE WROTE A DIARY ABOUT HER LIFE, FEARS AND DREAMS, BUT SHE ALSO (CRITICIZE/ CRITICIZED) THE TALIBAN REGIME.
MALALA'S BLOG GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION IN PAKISTAN AND MANY WONDERED WHO WROTE IT. EVENTUALLY, HER FAMILY (DECIDE/ DECIDED) TO REVEAL THE SECRET, THE TALIBAN, HOWEVER, (DOES NOT/DID NOT) APPRECIATE ALL OF THIS ATTENTION, DESPITE RECEIVING THREATS, MALALA KEPT GOING. AFTER THE PAKISTANI AUTHORITIES MANAGED TO DRIVE THE TALIBAN OUT, LIFE WENT BACK TO NORMAL. BUT IN (OCTOBER/NOVEMBER) 2012, DISASTER STRUCK.
ON HER WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL BUS SUDDENLY STOPPED, TWO MEN CAME ABOARD AND ONE OF THEM (ASK/ ASKED): "WHO IS MALALA?" EVERYTHING HAPPENED VERY FAST. CRITICALLY INJURED, MALALA WAS (WERE/ WAS) FLOWN TO ENGLAND TO RECEIVE FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. MIRACULOUSLY, MALALA (SURVIVE/ SURVIVED) THE ATTACK AND RECOVERED.
THE TALIBAN'S INTENTION WAS TO SILENCE MALALA ONCE AND FOR ALL BUT INSTEAD, SHE BECAME FAMOUS. USING THAT ATTENTION AND SUPPORT, SHE (RAISE/ RAISED) AWARENESS ON THE ISSUE OF EDUCATION, NOT ONLY IN PAKISTAN BUT GLOBALLY. HER ACTIVISM LANDED HER SEVERAL AWARDS, AND IT ALL PEAKED WHEN SHE WAS AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IN 2014 WITH KAILASH SATYARTHI, AT THE AGE OF 17, SHE BECAME THE YOUNGEST NOBEL LAUREATE.
SHE MANAGED TO MAKE EDUCATION AN INTERNATIONAL PRIORITY AND (PROVED/PROVING) THAT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS A COMPELLING INSTRUMENT TO CHANGE THE WORLD, SHE HAS ALSO SHOWN US THAT, REGARDLESS OF AGE, ANYONE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. YOUR VOICE CAN ALSO BE A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO USE IT FOR?
"MY GREAT HOPE IS THAT THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME WE MUST (FIGHT/ FOUGHT) FOR EDUCATION, LET'S SOLVE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL, WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN MANY STEPS. NOW IT IS TIME TO TAKE A LEAP."
 

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Name: ____________________ 

SUCCESS

to set a goal 

to work hard

to face obstacles

to acquire new skills

to stay humble and hungry

Before Reading – Think & Discuss 

1. What do you think makes a person successful? 

2. Have you ever seen a painting with flying people, animals, or dream-like scenes? How did it make you feel? 

Reading Comprehension 

Read the biography of Marc Chagall . Then answer the questions.

True (T) or False (F)? Correct the false sentences. 

1. _ Marc Chagall was born in Paris. 

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2. He came from a wealthy family. 

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3.  He stopped painting during World War II. 

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4.  His art often included memories of his childhood. 

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5. He only painted on canvas. 

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6. He painted his most famous works in Paris.

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7. Unfortunately, Chagall`s paintings didn`t see many exhibitions during his lifetime.

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Find the evidence in the text. Give the real sentences from the text

To set a goal 

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to work hard

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to face obstacles

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to acquire new skills

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to stay humble and hungry

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A picture description

• Useful vocabulary

a flying couple, a violinist, a vibrant colour palette, floating figures, distorted perspective, symbols of childhood / love / hometown, euphoria of love, soaring happiness, nostalgia for the goal, connection to roots, the artist at work, between his homeland and new life

Topics to highlight while describing

• How does this picture reflect Chagall`s goals, dreams, obstacles etc
• What do main figures symbolize in the picture?

Reflection 

• Marc Chagall never gave up on his dream, even when life was hard. 
• What is your dream or big goal? What will help you achieve it? 

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