Week 10. TYPE OF WEBPAGE:

Topic: Simple present/ past simple

Skill focus: Writing

Objective: To enhance students in showing their opinion by using simple present

Language use: Wh questions

The activity will be divided into three parts:

1. Before watching the video

Answer the following questions:

a) What do you know about Malala Yousafzai?

b) Where does she live?

c) What did she experience when she was 12?

2. While watching the video:

 

Malala is a Pakistani student that believes in education as the most powerful tool to save and change the world; when she was 12, Taliban militants tried to kill her when she came from school. In 2014 she won the Nobel Peace Price considering her fight against violence and recognizing woman and children’s right in countries such as Pakistan and India where woman and children aren’t allowed to study.

After this short introduction, watch the video and regarding some of Malala’s quotes, answer the questions or propose a solution based on a previous task.

a) “Thanks to my mother who inspired me to be patient”. Do you agree with Malala’s reason exposed in this part of the video?

b) Thinking about the Colombian context : Do teachers inspire students to think and do different things in real life?

c) According to Malala’s words about going to school describe a specific situation where education plays an important role in the Bogota’s context.

After watching the video: 

 

a) Write a short reflection about Malala’s speech considering the importance of education in our country (involve the role of Public Policies)

b) Describe a situation in which Colombian children have difficulties and explain how education can change their lives.