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TASK SHEET 3<br />

Friendly school!<br />

Pre-reading (or dramatisation)<br />

Look at the title and comment on it. What does it suggest about the school?<br />

After reading (or dramatisation)<br />

Discuss the title again and comment on it.<br />

Compare the meaning of the word “illegal” in the following sentence:<br />

“It is illegal to steal things from others”<br />

and the term “illegal” in the passage Friendly school!<br />

Do you agree with the use of this term? (Consider what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says<br />

about the issue.)<br />

What is the difference between illegal immigrants and asylum seekers?<br />

How does Tony’s father feel about immigrants?<br />

How does Maria’s mother feel about people who appear to be different?<br />

Do you agree with Tony’s father and Maria’s mother? If you do, why? If you don’t, what would you say to<br />

them?<br />

If you were the teacher or the head in the passage, what would you do to teach the students to respect<br />

ALL people as unique individuals?<br />

Follow-up activity<br />

Imagine you were Hamsa. Write a paragraph about how you feel in this school.<br />

<strong>TASKs</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>democracy</strong> Page 100

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