Lesson 6

Activity 1. Malala’s speech  

Let’s watch Malala’s speech video at the UN (New York, 12 July 2013). You can find the script under the video.
(6 min.)

 

(10'30'') Peace is necessary for education. In many parts of the world especially Pakistan and Afghanistan; terrorism, wars and conflicts stop children to go to their schools. We are really tired of these wars. Women and children are suffering in many parts of the world in many ways. In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labour. Many schools have been destroyed in Nigeria. People in Afghanistan have been affected by the hurdles of extremism for decades. Young girls have to do domestic child labour and are forced to get married at early age. Poverty, ignorance, injustice, racism and the deprivation of basic rights are the main problems faced by both men and women.

Production stage: work on Malala's speech

Here are some activities to exploit Malala’s speech at the Youth Takeover of the United Nations on 12th July 2013. The whole speech can be found here. The written text for reading comprehension begins with "Honourable Secretary General, peace is necessary for education" (min. 10:30 on the video) and finishes with "let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness" (15:43).

Age: 16 years old (4º ESO in Spain)
Time: two and a half days

DAY 1

A) Comprehension questions

We begin the reading comprehension questions by dealing with the general idea of the text (1-2). Then we move on to more specific questions where students have to look up more specific information (3-4). Finally, we ask them to look beyond the text and understand the goals of the speaker.

Lesson 4

Activity 1. Pay attention!

Listen to Malala’s speech at the United Nations. There are some differences between the transcription and the video. Point out these words or phrases.

(10'30'') Peace is necessary for education. In many parts of the world especially Pakistan and Afghanistan; terrorism, wars and conflicts stop children to go to their schools. We are really tired of these wars. Women and children are suffering in many parts of the world in many ways. In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labour. Many schools have been destroyed in Nigeria. People in Afghanistan have been affected by the hurdles of extremism for decades. Young girls have to do domestic child labour and are forced to get married at early age. Poverty, ignorance, injustice, racism and the deprivation of basic rights are the main problems faced by both men and women.

Lesson 3

 Activity 1. What would you change about your life?

 Think about your life as it is now. Would you like to change something about it? Take a look at this survey and choose!

Lesson 2

1. Listening comprehension

Watch the video and answer these questions:

• Where is Malala from?
• What did she start doing when she was 11?
• She was in hospital. What happened?
• What is she doing now?

Lesson 1

Activity 1. Guess who!

Complete the card with the information given in the video about Malala. Click here to complete it. You will see the answers once you have finished (click on "ver otras respuestas, and then "ver todas las respuestas"). If you cannot see the quiz properly, you can complete it with the card below. Good luck!

Participatory Action Research (PAR)

Participatory action research (PAR) is an approach to research in communities that emphasizes participation and action. It seeks to understand the world by trying to change it, collaboratively and following reflection. PAR emphasizes collective inquiry and experimentation grounded in experience and social history.

This PARtoolkit designed by Durham University may be very useful for future teachers.