A. Text-based tasks - Lösung
19 pts
A. | Text-based tasks | 24 pts | ||
1. Decide whether the following statements are right or wrong. | 3 pts | |||
a) | Bali has always had a problem with rubbish. | |||
wrong (line 10/11) | ||||
b) | In a fourteen-storey building in Bali 680 cubic metres of plastic are produced a day. | |||
wrong (line 13/14) | ||||
c) | Most of the plastic bags in Bali do not get recycled. | |||
right (line 14, 15) | ||||
d) | Plastic bags are forbidden in Rwanda. | |||
right (line 24) | ||||
e) | The Balinese govenor reacted whithin eighteen months. | |||
wrong (line 32/33) | ||||
f) | The govenor arrested the girls with the help of the police. | |||
wrong (line 39, 40) | ||||
2. Finish the senteces using the information from the text. | 7 pts | |||
a) | The day when plastic bags will be illegal in Bali … | 2 pts | ||
…will be a dream come true for Melati and Isabel. | ||||
…will be a great day for the two girls Melati and Isabel. | ||||
b) | Beach clean-ups and school presentations … | 2 pts | ||
… were organized by the sisters. | ||||
… were an important part of their campaign. | ||||
c) | A famous Internet channel in London … | 1 pt | ||
…asked Melati and Isabel to give a video talk (online). | ||||
d) | A huge reaction on social media … | 2 pts | ||
… was caused by their hunger strike. | ||||
… made their hunger strike successful. | ||||
… was the reason why the govenor agreed to meet the girls and to help them. | ||||
3. Answer the questions in complete sentences. | 8 pts | |||
a) | How do Melati and Isabel attract the tourists´ attention at the airport? (line 1 - 6) | |||
They greet the tourists with the Balinese greeting gesture. | ||||
They ask them if they have plastic bags to declare. | ||||
b) | Why are plastic bags bad for marine animals? (line 16 - 19) | |||
Plastic bags cause the death of fish and other animals. | ||||
Plastic bags can make it hard for marine animals to hunt and eat. | ||||
c) | How did the two girls get motivated to start a campaign? (2 items) (line 20 - 25) | |||
They had learned about change makers like Mahatma Gandhi at Green School. | ||||
They found out, that Rwanda, one of the poorest countries, had banned plastic bags in 2008. | ||||
d) | What did the girls learn from Mahatma Gandhi´s political actions? | |||
They learned that you can reach your goal through peaceful actions like hunger strikes and marches. | ||||
They learned that peaceful actions can change things. | ||||
4. Ask questions. | 6 pts | |||
You have the
possibility to talk to Melati and Isabel. Ask them four questions about their meeting with the govenor. Use four different question forms. | ||||
- Were you nervous when you met teh govenor for the first time? | ||||
- Did you talk about the future of your projekt? | ||||
- How is the govenor going to help you with your projekt? | ||||
- What did the govenor promise? | ||||
- What did you talk about with the govenor? | ||||
- Where did the meeting take place? | ||||
- How did you feel at the meeting? | ||||
- How is the govenor going to support your projekt? | ||||