Sample activity of integration on LSC S1:Children at work

Imagine you are part of a children’s rights team planning to visit the communities working in the mines. You need to persuade the children and adults of the value of going to school. Remain aware of both the extreme poverty in the community and the rights of children.

1. Prepare notes for the meeting with the community.
2. Prepare your speech.

Summary of key concepts
In this chapter, you have learnt to:
1. Identify the type of work done by children in your community.
2. Use vocabulary related to work and the workplace in describing and
explaining situations.
3. Talk about work that you do.
4. Compare and contrast work in different settings.
5. Express your opinion about work in both speech and writing.
6. Read and understand stories about working children.
7. Debate the value of children working and the treatment they are given.
8. Use wh-questions in a debate.
9. Use adverbs of time.