On 9 October 2012, Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head and neck in an assassination attempt by Atta Ullah Khan, a Taliban gunman. One year later she has been nominated for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, although The Norwegian Nobel Committee has finally decided that the prize should be awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons.
Here's a video shot before the attack. Watch it and answer the following questions (check your answers in 'comments').
1. What will happen on 15th January?
2. What does Malala's father do?
3. What has the family decided to do?
4. Why can't her father risk to keep his school open?
5. Why does Malala's father have to be careful?
6. How has the situation already affected the school?
7. Why does Malala's father face the end of his career?
8. Is Malala still hopeful?
1 comment:
1. 50,000 school girls will lose their education.
2. He owns a private school for girls.
3. They have decided to stay in Swat.
4. Because hundreds of schools have already been destroyed.
5. He's known as a social activist and, although he hasn't received direct threats, other activists have been killed.
6.- 70% of the students stayed at home.
- One student was not allowed to go to school because her parents didn't want to take the risk.
- One teacher couldn't go to school because on his way there he saw a dead man.
7. Because two thirds of the parents have not paid last month tuition and most of the girls' families will leave Swat.
8. Yes, she is. They will not stop her and she'll get her education.
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