Μάθημα : English B4 - 2024

Read the following text and decide whether the following sentences are True - False - Not mentioned. At the end of the exercise feedback will be provided.

Kakuma is found in Turkana district which is situated in the north-western part of Kenya, bordering
Ethiopia, Uganda and the Sudan. The area where the refugee camp is located is dry, dusty and
sunny. Sometimes you feel the heat as if the sun is only kilometers away. The air is full of dust
particles.

At the far end of the refugee camp stands a lone plastic make-shift hut, as if ithas no care for what exists in the world. The owner is also lonely; he lives byhimself in an alien land. The shabby shelter is neither a house nor a pen. But itpartially protects its owner from the sun and the big grains of sand and it is the only worldly thing which relates Mesfin with property. He says "It is my
house", but deep inside he knows that he does not deserve it. When Mesfin feels the stress from the combined forces of loneliness, lack of love and hunger he usually wanders in the forest. Moreover, when there is a shortage of firewood, which is more often than not, he walks for about twenty kilometres to fetch wood sticks. The wood is essential to provide the energy required to boil the beans which are hard to cook. The firewood rationed is hardly enoughto make a day's meals, so fetching wood is one of Mesfin's main activities.

Buying charcoal is out of the question since money is hard to come across; collecting from around
the camp is illegal and it would invite confrontation with the uncompromising local Turkana people. But having a piece of wood is the difference between eating and going without food. So, to cook and eat a decent meal, he has to rise with the sun and go in search of firewood.
(300 words)

Using the information in the two texts of Unit 2, your school council has decided to write a letter to the international community to sensitise people about the human rights of refugees. Your letter will be publised in the BBC webpage. You can write about the horrible living conditions refugees face, the impact that being a refugee will have on their life, the reasons why the international community must help refugees. You can appeal to reason and/or emotions. Your letter should be 120 - 150 words long.

Remember:

1. to begin your letter with the phrase "To the international community", and to finish as

"The Student Council of the 3rd General Lyceum of Nea Ionia"

2. to write in paragraphs

3. to use the vocabulary on p. 30 and all the vocabulary of the unit

4. to try to touch people's emotions

5. to use formal language (lots of fancy words, lots of nouns, no phrasal words or idioms, formal linking words, passive voice)

6. to read your text and correct any mistakes when you finish.

Using one of the pictures on page 30, create the story of the people in the picture and then write an article in your school newspaper about them and their life. Remember to include (= write about) their names and family names, the country they come from, their background, where they are now, what their life is like now, their expectations and hopes for the future. You can also add any other information you think will be interesting to your readers. Your article should be 120-150 words long.

Remember:

1. to use an interesting title

2. to write in paragraphs

3. to use the vocabulary on p. 30 and all the vocabulary of the unit

4. to use direct speech in quotes to record what the people say " ....."

5. to use semi-formal language (formal language with some idioms, phrasal verbs, and simple linking words)

6. to read your text and correct any mistakes when you finish.