Prime Time 5, Coursebook mit Audio-CD

3 Heroes The concept of the “hero” is a very positive one in the English-speaking world. Heroes, whether famous people or “just” ordinary people, are admired as role models. a) What makes Elizabeth Eckford a hero? b) With a partner, make a list of aspects that are important for someone to be called a hero. c) Think of other people who match your definition, present them to the class and explain why you have chosen them. 4 Craig Kielburger: The children’s hero Read about the Canadian human rights hero Craig Kielburger. Decide whether you need to use to or not. When he was still in school in 1995, Craig Kielburger read about a 12-year- old boy in Pakistan, Iqbal Masih, who had been murdered. Iqbal had been trying (1) bring the world’s attention to the awful child-labour system in Pakistan’s carpet industry. Craig saw Iqbal as a hero for speaking out about child labour. He understood that a young person can (2) make a difference. Craig was eager (3) learn all about human rights. And he was sure he knew how (4) do it properly: He wanted the chance (5) see the problem of child labour for himself in Asia. His parents weren’t happy about his plans. They didn’t want (6) see him (7) go, but finally they let him (8) join Canadian human rights workers on a trip through Asia. When Craig arrived and started (9) talk to child workers in the Asian sweatshops, it was easy for him (10) see why Iqbal Masih had been protesting: The sweatshops were likes scenes out of hell. They made Craig (11) want (12) change the world more than ever. 5 Listening: Another hero – A child’s fight for HIV-positive people a) Read the sentences below. Then listen to two radio journalists talking about Nkosi Johnson from South Africa. Put the events in Nkosi’s life in the right order by giving them the numbers 1–7. He made a speech at an AIDS conference. He was adopted by Gail Johnson. His mother died of AIDS. He was born in Johannesburg in 1989. He died in 2001 when he was 12. A school would not accept him because he was HIV-positive. Soon after Nkosi developed AIDS. b) Answer the questions in your exercise book. • What did Nkosi tell the people at the AIDS conference? Mention at least two aspects. • In what ways was he a human rights hero? 2.7 96 Human rights 7 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv