GC1 2. Who am I - lesson 2 - tale of 2 boys

• Global Citizenship
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Migration as part of my shared history

What do you see?

Migration as part of my shared history

What do you see now?

Migration as part of my shared history

What do you think now?

Migration as part of my shared history

Goals of this lesson

At the end of this lesson you...

- can relate to someone else's situation 

- can empathise with the concerns and needs of others.

- can form an opinion 

- know how to come up with, write and ask questions

- can use your gathered information to write a text

 

A tale of two brothers

Ali and Ahmed are teenagers. They had to leave their home because of war. This video tells the story of their journey to Germany. They are just two of the thousands of refugees in the world today.

Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video and read the subtitles 

Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–f next to the numbers 1–6.

a. an area in a country.

b. the ability to move or act freely.

c. United Nations Children's fund, 

d. a fight between two or more groups of people or countries.

e. a place where children are cared for if their parents are dead or unable to care for them.

f. to take care of children while they are growing up

(originally United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)

Play from Youtube if problem with sound

1. Ali is on his own except for his brother and his sister.

1. True
2. False

2. According to Ali, Syria has many conflicts.

1. True
2. False

3. Ali's dream is to go to France.

1. True
2. False

4. It took three weeks for the two brothers to get from Lesbos in Greece to Germany.

1. True
2. False

5. According to Ali, Germany is a beautiful, safe place.

1. True
2. False

6. The two brothers now live in a children's home.

1. True
2. False

7. Ali is unhappy because he is without his family and friends.

1. True
2. False

8. Ali is happy that he and his brother arrived safely in Germany.

1. True
2. False

Discussion

What can we do to help refugees like Ali and Ahmed?

We could ... 

We can ...

I would ...

I think ...

Homework: Research Task

Please bring your findings to the next

lesson and be prepared to share and

discuss what you have found out

See next slide for Homework Task....................

Homework!!!!

Plenda: Homework 

1.Create at least 5 interview questions  for family members, grandparents, great- grandparents, aunts and uncles.

• Where did they come from?
• Why did they move to this area?
• Was there some sort of crisis involved in their decision to relocate? 
• Have they ever regretted moving here?

2. Write a short text IN ENGLISH about your family include all the information you have gathered while talking to your family members. 

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