A. Text-based tasks - Lösung
27 pts
| 1. Decide whether the following statements are right or wrong. | 3 pts | ||
| a) | Malala´s father was the head of a school. | ||
| right (line 3) | |||
| b) | Under the Taliban girls were forbidden to go to school. | ||
| right (line 8-10) | |||
| c) | Malala´s blogger identity became known to the public. | ||
| right (line 15/16) | |||
| d) | The girls on the school bus talked to the gunmen. | ||
| wrong (line 19/20) | |||
| e) | Malala held a speech at an American university. | ||
| wrong (line 27/28) | |||
| f) | Nobody had ever won the Nobel Price at that early age. | ||
| right (line 36) | |||
| 2. Finish the senteces using the information from the text. | 10 pts | ||
| a) | The Taliban takeover … | 2 pts | |
| … of Malala´s hometown in northwestern Pakistan. (line 5/6) | |||
| or: … meant that education for women was banned. (line 9) | |||
| b) | Hundreds of schools in Malala´s district … | 1 pt | |
| … were destroyed by the Taliban. (line 9/10) | |||
| c) | The Taliban tried to silence Malala because … | 2 pts | |
| … she became well known for her views on girls´ education. (line 18) | |||
| or: … she wrote in her blog about her experience as a girl going to school | |||
| under the Taliban. (line 11/12) | |||
| d) | An American university … | 2 pts | |
| … was inspired by Malala´s book to start a course about the importance | |||
| of education for girls. (line 33/34) | |||
| or: … offered a course about the importance of education for girls. (line 33/34) | |||
| e) | Kaylash Satyarthi … | 1 pt | |
| … shares the Nobel Peace Prize with Malala. (line 36/37) | |||
| or: … is an Indian activist, who campains for children´s rights. (line 36/37) | |||
| f) | For millions of children … | 2 pts | |
| … it is not possible to go to school. (line 38/39) | |||
| or: … there is no opportunity to go to school. (line 38/39) | |||
| 3. Answer the questions in complete sentences. | 8 pts | ||
| a) | How did the girls
show that they were afraid of going to school under the Taliban? (2 items) | ||
| The girls did not go to school anymore and they no longer wore school uniforms. | |||
| or: They stayed away from school and they no longer wore school uniforms. | |||
| b) | Why did the UN make July 12 Malala Day? | ||
| They wanted to support Malala´s campaign for the right of children to get an education. | |||
| or: The UN made July 12 Malala Day because they wanted to support Malala´s campaign. | |||
| c) | How can you fight the extremists according to Malala? | ||
| You can fight them by using books and pens as "weapons". | |||
| or: You can fight them with education. | |||
| d) | What shows that the Taliban did not manage to silence her? (2 items) | ||
| She survived the attack of the Taliban, which made her even more famous than before. | |||
| or: Malala continues to give her voice to millions of children, spoke to the UN | |||
| and even got the Nobel Peace Prize. | |||
| 4. Ask questions. | 6 pts | ||
| - How did you feel when you got the prize? | |||
| - Who gave you the prize? | |||
| - Where did the ceremony take place? | |||
| - How was the ceremony? | |||
| - Were you accompanied by someone? Was anybody with you? | |||
| - Did you have to say anything? | |||