You are going to hear a talk about a young girl who fought for her right to education. Globally, 65 million girls are not in school.What do you think are some of the reasons for this? Girls can't go to school because their contribution to the household is more valued than their education. Sometimes, they leave school due to marriage or pregnancy.
Listen to the first part of the talk and answer the questions:
1.
What do the students talk about every week?
About someone who has made a difference.
About someone who has made a difference.
2.
Where did Malala live?
She lived in a village in Pakistan.
She lived in a village in Pakistan.
3.
Why did the Taliban close girls' school?
They didn't ( don't) believe that girls should be educated.
They didn't ( don't) believe that girls should be educated.
4.
Why were most girls unwilling to protest?
Because they risked their lives by disobeying the Taliban.
Because they risked their lives by disobeying the Taliban.
Listen to the second part of the talk. Complete the sentences:
1.
Malala started writing her blog when she was ... only 11 years old.
2.
In her blog, Malala wrote about the Taliban's ban on ... girls' education.
3.
The Taliban didn't like the fact that Malala was ... criticising them.
Listen to the third part of the talk. Decide if the following statements are true or false.
1.
The two men knew what Malala looked like. FALSE. They asked who Malala was before shooting her.
2.
Malala was seriously injured.TRUE
3.
Malala is now continuing her education in Pakistan. FALSE. She is going to school in UK
4.
She will continue to fight for the rights of all children to get an education. TRUE
5.
Time magazine published an article about her. TRUE
6.
She won the Nobel Peace Prize. TRUE
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