dance4life
A) Introduction: Reading
dance4life is an international organisation that is empowering young people to push back the spread of HIV and AIDS. Go to http://www.dance4life.com/en/organisation/dance4life!/ to learn more about it and to answer the following questions.
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How does the organisation work? Which four steps are mentioned? |
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What do they actually do to get attention? |
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What are the young people called who take real action? |
B) Listening
The talk you are going to listen to is part of the Ted Youth Amsterdam talks. Kruti Shah is a Dutch girl who talks about her passion for dance4life.
Go to http://www.tedxyouthamsterdam.nl/2010/11/kruti-shah/and listen to the first five minutes of the talk. Then try to answer the following questions.
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How old is Kruti? |
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Where is she originally from? |
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Why is today special? |
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What kind of person is Kruti? |
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Why did she search for something new? |
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When did she come across dance4life? |
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What did she think in the beginning that dance4life was all about? |
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What is Kruti's advice to other people? |
C) Reaction
What is your reaction to the video? What is your passion in life? Work with a partner.
Step 1
Watch the video again on http://www.tedxyouthamsterdam.nl/2010/11/kruti-shah/.
Write down a few things that interest you. Do you agree with Kruti that it is important to have a passion for something? Would you like to take part in dance4life? Why or why not?
Step 2
Brainstorm together about your own passions. Do you have one and if so what? Describe what you do and what your goal is. Talk together about it. If not, would you like to have one? Why or why not?
Step 3
Finally write an essay about a passion in life: your own or someone else's. Do this individually. Use at least 150 words.
If you have no ideas yourself, write about what you think of Kruti's passion for dance4life.