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Vocabulary Revision 2, 3, 7 Coursebook

(Your answers in e-class messages, best before (if possible) the end of Christmas holidays!)

discovery, deportation, Declaration, liberated, Sandro Botticelli, humanism, Renaissance, grievance, prosperous, uncompromising, “Pieta”, arts, accountability, symmetry, speech, discord, unaccompanied, encountered, grips, trafficking, influential, nominated, advocates, science, utmost, recriminations, flourishing

Complete the gaps using these words

1. …........................... means the removal from a country of an alien whose presence is unlawful.

2. The illegal trade of people for exploitation is called human............................

3. An …....................... minor is a child without the presence of a legal guardian.

4. We can find passionate …................... for the rights of refugees to education and health all over the world.

5. Human rights supporters have ….................. opposition in developing countries.

6. Refugees find it difficult to get to …............ with new life in a foreign country.

7. To survive and confront the ….............. local people is one of the major challenges refugees have to face.

8. The Universal ….................... of Human Rights was signed in 1948.

9. Conflict and ….......... are the factors that can destroy a nation.

10. A nation can not prosper long when it favours only the …........................

11. The respect for human values is of …......... importance.

12. The state is responsible for citizens' well being and that should increase the government's …........

13. Unfair political decisions increase people's …................. and challenges democracy.

14. A strong nation needs to overcome........................... which disrupt and demolish unity and prosperity.

15. Everyone has the right to freedom of …............. and expression.

16. Martin Luther King was …........... for the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent campaign against racism in 1964.

17. The intellectual, artistic and philosophical movement which emphasized the value of human beings in 14^th century was called ….........................

18. Renaissance was a literary movement which promoted visual …....... and …..................

19. The end of the Middle ages was sealed with scientific...................... and …...................... of the arts.

20. Leonardo da Vinci was the most …................... artist, painter, sculptor, engineer, scientist, inventor of this era.

21. Michelangelo was a great painter, sculptor, architect and poet of the Italian Renaissance, creator of the superb sculpture of …............... in 1497.

22. The “Primavera”, an exquisite painting depicting spring and rebirth of nature, belongs to...........

23. …................... and stability are the basic characteristics of the Renaissance art.

24. The Renaissance movement …......... artists' creative imagination and developed new techniques.

25. New knowledge and the study of ancient Greek literature highlighted the idea of ….................... and the importance of human uniqueness and individuality.

Writing

Choose two of the following topics and express your opinion writing a short article (100-150 words). Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? State your opinion, using arguments and justifying your positions with examples.

1. “We do not live in the same world. Not all people enjoy the privileges of our society neither do they have access to the same resources. Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement. What are these privileges and resources that not all people have?”

2. “You can find passionate advocates for the education of girls and young women even in refugee camps. Can you give example of such cases? How did they manage to support their ideas?”

3. “Racial discrimination and racial segregation are still here today despite the long struggles and campaigns of people like Martin L. King who sacrificed their lives for these ideals many decades ago. Can you give examples of racial discrimination today? Why have all previous struggles and efforts against discrimination failed?”

4. “Schools should integrate human rights, values and principles into school life. Agree or disagree and why? Why is it or it is not necessary and how can it be done?”

5. “Why do they say that Renaissance was the literary movement that signaled the end of the Dark Ages (Middle Ages) and the rebirth of art, science and human values? What kind of changes did it bring about? ”

Your answers in eclass messages best before (if possible) the end of Christmas holidays!

• Try to reflect on the above question justifying your answer with arguments and examples.
•  Watch the following video and see if you have changed your mind
• Take a look at this article
• What is "forced displacement"? Watch to find out.