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9 Reading: Slavery Read the text about modern-day slavery. Some parts are missing. Choose the correct part (A–H) for each gap (1–5). There are two extra parts that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. Of human bondage 2 When a ship carrying hundreds of people was recently turned away from Benin, Africa, officials suspected that the children on board were human slaves. … 0 At this moment, millions of men, women and children – roughly twice the population of Rhode Island – are being held against their will as modern-day slaves. … 1 However, modern-day slaves differ from these workers because they are actually held in physical bondage (they are shackled, held at gunpoint, etc.). Modern-day slaves can be found labouring as servants or concubines in Sudan, as child “carpet slaves” in India or as cane-cutters in Haiti and southern Pakistan, to name but a few instances. According to Anti-Slavery International, the world’s oldest human rights organisation, there are currently over 20 million people in bondage. Where does this slavery take place? Who are the faces behind these atrocities? … 2 Yet forced labour continues to be practised in West and Central Africa today. UNICEF estimates that 200,000 children from this region are sold into slavery each year. … 3 They are sold into the domestic, agricultural and sex industries of wealthier, neighbouring countries such as Nigeria and Gabon. The enslavement of the Dinkas in southern Sudan may be the most horrific and well-known example of contemporary slavery. According to 1993 US State Department estimates, up to 90,000 blacks are owned by North African Arabs, and often sold as property in a 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Can express his/her ideas and opinions with precision, present and respond to complex lines of argument convincingly. (B2) Speaking: School rules The headmaster of your school has decided to rewrite the school rules. Because he wants the rules to be democratic, he has asked responsible pupils for their ideas. Discuss the following topics: • the use of mobile phones at school • punishment for not doing homework • food and drink in class • punishment for not going to class • dress code (School uniform? Jewellery? Provocative clothing?) Decide which topics you would like to support. Agree on three. 1 110 Ideals and reality Check-out Now you can • Talk about ideal concepts of our society and compare them with the reality we live in. • Explain the responsibility of the media concerning our society. • Discuss the term “political correctness” and its implications. • Talk about rules and regulations in our society. • Interpret a literary dystopia. • Improve your style by avoiding repetition. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentu des Verlags öbv