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There are now one million Syrian child refugees. The United Nations called this "shameful". The children left Syria because it is too dangerous. They went to Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon. Some are in Europe and North Africa. The UN said the children are not numbers. They lost their home and face horrors we cannot understand. Two million children in Syria have no home. Over 740,000 of Syria's 2 million refugees are children under eleven. Syria's civil war started in 2011. The UN says it is the worst refugee crisis since Rwanda in 1994. It said Syria's youth are losing their homes, family members and futures. After they cross a border to safety, they are shocked, sad and have no hope. The children are in danger. Many are used for child labour. Others are sold for early marriages or for the sex trade. Not many of the children go to school. The UN said just 118,000 of them are in education.
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Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23803308
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/1m-children-displaced-from-syria-says-united-nations-8781424.html
Try Level 0 (easier) or Level 2 (one level higher) or Level 3 (two levels higher)
MATCHING
PARAGRAPH ONE:
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one million Syrian |
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it is too dangerous |
2. |
The United Nations called this |
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no home |
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The children left Syria because |
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numbers |
4. |
Some are in |
d. |
"shameful" |
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The UN said the children are not |
e. |
are children under 11 |
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face horrors we |
f. |
child refugees |
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Two million children in Syria have |
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Europe |
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740,000 of Syria's 2 million refugees |
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cannot understand |
PARAGRAPH TWO:
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Syria's civil |
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border to safety |
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the worst refugee |
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losing their homes |
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Syria's youth are |
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child labour |
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they cross a |
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war started in 2011 |
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they are shocked, sad and have |
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danger |
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The children are in |
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go to school |
7. |
Many are used for |
g. |
crisis since Rwanda |
8. |
Not many of the children |
h. |
no hope |
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
There are now one million Syrian child refugees. The United Nations (1) ___________________. The children left Syria because (2) ___________________. They went to Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon. (3) ___________________ and North Africa. The UN said the children (4) ___________________. They lost their home (5) ___________________ we cannot understand. Two million children in Syria have no home. Over 740,000 of Syria's 2 million refugees are (6) ___________________.
Syria's civil (7) ___________________. The UN says it is the worst (8) ___________________ Rwanda in 1994. It said Syria's youth are losing their homes, family members and futures. After they (9) ___________________ safety, they are shocked, sad and have no hope. The children (10) ___________________. Many are used for child labour. Others (11) ___________________ marriages or for the sex trade. Not many of the children go to school. The UN said just 118,000 (12) ___________________ education.
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
TherearenowonemillionSyrianchildrefugees.TheUnitedNationsc
alledthis"shameful".ThechildrenleftSyriabecauseitistoodangero
us.TheywenttoJordan,TurkeyandLebanon.SomeareinEuropeand
NorthAfrica.TheUNsaidthechildrenarenotnumbers.Theylosttheir
homeandfacehorrorswecannotunderstand.Twomillionchildrenin
Syriahavenohome.Over740,000ofSyria's2millionrefugeesarechi
ldrenundereleven.Syria'scivilwarstartedin2011.TheUNsaysitisth
eworstrefugeecrisissinceRwandain1994.ItsaidSyria'syoutharelo
singtheirhomes,familymembersandfutures.Aftertheycrossabord
ertosafety,theyareshocked,sadandhavenohope.Thechildrenarei
ndanger.Manyareusedforchildlabour.Othersaresoldforearlymarr
iagesorforthesextrade.Notmanyofthechildrengotoschool.TheUN
saidjust118,000ofthemareineducation.
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)
Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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WRITING
Write about refugees for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.
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