Student's Book – Dec 2009 (5.9mb) - The Curriculum Project

eviewanalysingcartoonsLook at the cartoon above and answer the following questions:1. Describe what is happening in this cartoon.2. Look at the faces of each of the people in the drawing. What expressions do you see? Howdo these expressions compare to real relationships between countries in Southeast Asia?3. Which of the following statements below do you think is the most true? Give reasons foryour choice.The ASEAN ministers’ shirts aretied together to represent howASEAN tries to make the nationsof Southeast Asia appear unifiedwhen in reality their hands are freeto act as they like.The ASEAN ministers’shirts are tied togetherto represent how nationscan have their ownindependence while stillworking together.The ASEAN ministers’shirts are tiedtogether to representhow powerless theorganisation really is.Nobody can act.reviewanalysingcartoonsWhen something “has teeth” thenwe can also say it “has bite.” Boththese idioms means that the thingis powerful and capable of takingaction.1. What kind of human rightsproblems happen in ASEANcountries?2. What actions does ASEAN takeagainst human rights violators?3. In order to get an ASEAN HumanRights Commission “with teeth,”what needs to change about theway ASEAN works?75