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THEME HUMAN RIGHTS

D. Reread the text and answer the questions.

1. According to the writer, what are some people not aware of? _________________________________
2. What do you think is a gift? _________________________________
3. According to the definition in the text, which of the following people/groups can be classified as
disadvantaged?
a. children who have lost their houses at war
b. a footballer who got injured at a game
c. a doctor who cannot go to work because of heavy rain
d. a paralyzed old woman
e. villagers who don’t have running water and Internet at home
f. refugees who have to live in tents

E. Work in pairs. Discuss everyday lives of the disadvantaged in the world and make a list
of the problems you think they suffer. Then, share them orally with your friends.

E.g. 1. There are not yellow lines (Tactile Ground Surface Indicators- TGSI) on sidewalks in most
cities so the blind have difficulty walking around on their own.
2. Some tribes in remote parts of the Amazon and Africa are still deprived of schools and
hospitals.

3 A. Below are newspaper headings related to human rights. What do you think about them?
Discuss why they may be good examples.

ORPHANAGE SYSTEMS They marry in prison!!!
GET EVEN BETTER IN
TURKEY

JAPAN POSTPONES CLOSING
THE RAIL LINE SO THAT
A YOUNG GIRL CAN
COMMUTE TO SCHOOL

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