Part A
Text-based tasks
1
Decide whether the following statements are right or wrong.
| a | Bali has always had a problem with rubbish. |
| b | In a fourteen-storey building in Bali 680 cubic metres of plastic are produced a day. |
| c | Most of the plastic bags in Bali do not get recycled. |
| d | Pastic bags are forbidden in Rwanda. |
| e | The Balinese governor reacted within eighteen months. |
| f | The governor arrested the girls with the help of the police. |
(3)
2
Finish the sentences using the information from the text.
| a | The day when plastic bags will be illegal in Bali... | (2) |
| b | Beach clean-ups and school presentations... | (2) |
| c | A famous Internet channel in London... | (1) |
| d | A huge reaction on social media... | (2) |
(7)
3
Answer the questions in complete sentences.
| a | How do Melati and Isabel attract the tourists' attention at the airport. |
| b | Why are plastic bags bad for marine animals? |
| c | How did the two girls get motivated to start a campaign? (2 items) |
| d | What did the girls learn from Mahatma Ghandi's political actions? |
(8)
4
Ask questions.
You have the possibility to talk to Melati and Isabel.
Ask them four questions about their meeting with the governor.
Use four different question forms.
Ask them four questions about their meeting with the governor.
Use four different question forms.
(6)
(24)
1
Decide whether the following statements are right or wrong.
| a | Bali has always had a problem with rubbish. | wrong |
| b | In a fourteen-storey building in Bali 680 cubic metres of plastic are produced a day. | wrong |
| c | Most of the plastic bags in Bali do not get recycled. | right |
| d | Pastic bags are forbidden in Rwanda. | right |
| e | The Balinese governor reacted within eighteen months. | wrong |
| f | The governor arrested the girls with the help of the police. | wrong |
2
Finish the sentences using the information from the text.
| a | The day when plastic bags will be illegal in Bali is the day Melati and Isabel dream of. |
| b | Beach clean-ups and school presentations were part of the girls' campaign. |
| c | A famous Internet channel in London invited the two girls for a video talk. |
| d | A huge reaction on social media was the reason why the Balinese governor finally reacted. |
3
Answer the questions in complete sentences.
| a | How do Melati and Isabel attract the tourists' attention at the airport. They greet them with the Balinese greeting gesture as well as ask them if they have plastic bags (to declare) |
| b | Why are plastic bags bad for marine animals? Plastic bags can lead to the death of many fish and other animals living in the sea. |
| c | How did the two girls get motivated to start a campaign? (2 items) At school, they learned about people like Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King who made a change. They found out that Rwanda had banned plastic bags successfully. |
| d | What did the girls learn from Mahatma Ghandi's political actions? They have learned about peaceful political actions like hunger strikes and marches. |
4
Ask questions.
You have the possibility to talk to Melati and Isabel.
Ask them four questions about their meeting with the governor.
Use four different question forms. Note: These are only possibilities, you can ask different questions as well.
Ask them four questions about their meeting with the governor.
Use four different question forms. Note: These are only possibilities, you can ask different questions as well.
- What does the governor say about your campaign?
- Did you ask him what he intends to do now?
- How did he react when he saw you?
- Were you nervous when you met him?
- What did you talk about exacly?