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Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Activities
A: Introduction
Unfold the bottom of the posters and read them through. Talk about the questionsbelow
in pairs.
UNHCR UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UN agency devoted to protecting and supporting refugees)
owing tobecause of well-foundedwith a good reason (e.g. a fear or concern)persecutionsuffering, oppression1. What is the one difference between refugees and you and me?2. What events do you think could have happened to cause a person to flee andleave everything behind?4. How would you feel if you were a refugee who had to leave your home, familyand possessions behind and live in another country?5. Define the term ‘open mind’. What does it mean? Why does UNHCR ask thatpeople keep an open mind and a smile of welcome?Definition of a Refugee (from the UN Refugee Agency)A refugee is defined as "a person who owing to a well-founded fear of beingpersecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particularsocial group, or political opinion, is outside the country of their nationality, and isunable to or,owing to such fear, is unwilling to remain in that country" accordingto the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
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Look at the posters on the table.Who produced these posters?Do you think the posters are advertisements for Lego? If not, why not?
 
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Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Activities
Vocabulary for today`s lesson:UNHCR UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UN agency agencydevoted to protecting and supporting refugees)OverwhelmingextremelyConcludedraw meaning thatDeportsend (someone) out of a countryMap outplan (e.g. a career or life)Civil warwar between parts of the same countryVouchers
tokens that can be spent on a good or service e.g. discountvoucher
Studio flatone roomed flat (apartment)Indefiniteno pre-determined limitDesolatewithout (e.g. material possessions, or joy)Detainhold someone in custody temporarily“in the shadows”hidden from the view of the general publicOutragedisgust at an injusticeResilienceability to `keep going` in spite of a bad situationSignificanceimportance Your basic rights are set out in theHuman Rights Act 1998 as follows
to life
the prohibition of torture
the prohibition of slavery andforced labour
to liberty and security
to a fair trial
not to be held guilty of a criminal offence which did not exist in law at the timeat which it was committed
to privacy, family life, home and correspondence
to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
to freedom of expression
to freedom of assembly and association
to marry
to protection of property
to education
to free elections
to the rights and freedoms set out above without discrimination on any ground.
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