Malala Yousafzai wins Nobel Peace Prize

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Malala Yousafzai, 17, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. She won jointly with the children's rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi. Malala won two years after a gunman shot her in the head on a school bus. She recovered and toured the world speaking for the rights of girls to go to school. She said school, "is like walking through a magic door to your dreams". Malala is the youngest ever winner of the prize and the second Pakistani.

Ms Yousafzai and Mr Satyarthi won the prize, "for their struggle…for the right of all children to education." Pakistan's Prime Minister congratulated Malala. He said Pakistan was proud. He added that: "Her achievement is unparalleled and unequalled." He told all children to follow her. Satyarthi said his award was for the many children, "who are victims…across the world". He said it was important for "an Indian and a Pakistani to fight for education.

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Sources

http://abcnews.go.com/International/nobel-winner-malala-yousafzai-polarizing-figure-pakistan/story?id=26115092
http://www.dawn.com/news/1137079/malala-wins-nobel-peace-prize
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/10/malala-satyarthi-wins-nobel-peace-prize-20141010952388534.html

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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	the children's	a.	shot her in the head
2.	a gunman	b.	speaking
3.	toured the world	c.	to go to school
4.	the rights of girls	d.	winner of the prize
5.	a magic door	e.	rights campaigner
6.	the youngest ever	f.	to your dreams

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	the right of all children	a.	and unequalled
2.	He said Pakistan	b.	to education
3.	Her achievement is unparalleled	c.	education
4.	He told all children to	d.	are victims
5.	children who	e.	was proud
6.	fight for	f.	follow her

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Malala Yousafzai, (1) ___________________ Nobel Peace Prize. She won jointly with the children's (2) ___________________ Kailash Satyarthi. Malala won two years after a gunman shot (3) ___________________ on a school bus. She recovered and (4) ___________________ speaking for the rights of girls to go to school. She said school, "is like walking through a (5) ___________________ your dreams". Malala is the youngest ever winner of the prize (6) ___________________ Pakistani.

Ms Yousafzai and Mr Satyarthi won the prize, "(7) ___________________ the right of all children to education." Pakistan's Prime Minister congratulated Malala. He said Pakistan was proud. (8) ___________________: "Her achievement (9) ___________________ unequalled." He told all children to follow her. Satyarthi said (10) ___________________ for the many children, "who are (11) ___________________ world". He said it was important for "an Indian and a Pakistani to (12) ___________________.

MALALA SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about Malala in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

FREE WRITING

Write about Malala for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

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