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52 Unit 03 | Coming home Around 100 million people around the world are homeless – they do not legally rent or own a place where they can sleep. Talk in pairs: SPEAKING 29 Can’t go home “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care …” ( Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ) 1 What might it feel, sound, smell like if you live like in the pictures below? 2 What problems might there be? 3 What could be the reasons why people have to live like this? 4 Read the quote in the box. What do the Human Rights demand from governments? living on the street (sleeping rough) living in abandoned houses (squatting) living in slums Expand your vocabulary: Inadequate housing The problems people without a proper home have to face are interconnected in many different ways. Study the expressions and the example below, then try to connect as many of them as you can. Describe how they are connected by labelling the arrows. LANGUAGE 30 M p. 21 spreading of diseases young children are especially vulnerable to diseases it’s very hard to have any political influence if you can’t read or write and don’t know about politics you can’t get a good education while being sick or caring for sick family members no political influence high child mortality poor education a poor sanitation b little medical help c poor education d lack of clean water e poverty f spreading of diseases g high unemployment h high crime rate i vulnerability to disasters j no political influence k no electricity l high child mortality Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv