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Babies given away on Pakistan TV show (4th August, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	popular	a.	viewers during Ramadan
2.	childless	b.	Hussain's show
3.	He usually gives away	c.	celebrity
4.	be more	d.	next week
5.	get more	e.	worked
6.	he baby giveaway	f.	popular during Ramadan
7.	more people watched	g.	couples
8.	He will give away a baby boy	h.	computers

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	A charity rescued the	a.	many times
2.	hurt	b.	happy I am
3.	It wants the babies to	c.	babies from the street
4.	The charity talks to new parents	d.	with the charity
5.	parents must register	e.	call me mother
6.	waited 17 years for her new	f.	go to a good home
7.	I can't describe how	g.	by animals
8.	someone will grow up and	h.	baby daughter

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A TV show in Pakistan (1) ___________________ baby girls. The show's host is the (2) ___________________ Aamir Liaquat Hussain. He gave the babies to two (3) ___________________. He usually gives away computers, bicycles, etc. People think Hussain gave away the babies (4) ___________________ popular during Ramadan. TV shows try to (5) ___________________ during Ramadan. The baby (6) ___________________ because more people watched Hussain's show. He will give away a baby boy next week.

A charity (7) ___________________ from the street. It often finds babies on the street (8) ___________________ bins. Some of them are dead or (9) ___________________. It wants the babies to go to a good home. The charity talks to new parents many times. The parents (10) ___________________ the charity. New mother Soraya Bilquis (11) ___________________ for her new baby daughter. She said: "I can't describe how happy I am because someone (12) ___________________ call me mother."

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

ATVshowinPakistangaveawaytwobabygirls.Theshow'shostisthep
opularcelebrityAamirLiaquatHussain.Hegavethebabiestotwochil
dlesscouples.Heusuallygivesawaycomputers,bicycles,etc.People
thinkHussaingaveawaythebabiestobemorepopularduringRamad
an.TVshowstrytogetmoreviewersduringRamadan.Thebabygivea
wayworkedbecausemorepeoplewatchedHussain'sshow.Hewillgi
veawayababyboynextweek.Acharityrescuedthebabiesfromthest
reet.Itoftenfindsbabiesonthestreetoringarbagebins.Someofthe
maredeadorhurtbyanimals.Itwantsthebabiestogotoagoodhome.
Thecharitytalkstonewparentsmanytimes.Theparentsmustregist
erwiththecharity.NewmotherSorayaBilquiswaited17yearsforher
newbabydaughter.Shesaid:"Ican'tdescribehowhappyIambecaus
esomeonewillgrowupandcallmemother."

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

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WRITING

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