"English Guide Book 21 : Ans: Ans: Ans: LESSON 3: WANGARI MAATHAI What did Wangari Maathai achieve for the first time from an African University? + She was the first women in east and central Africa to obtain a PhD from an African University. She was also the first woman to run a university department in Kenya. What did Wangari Maathai begin her career as? : She began her career as a vet. What made Wangari Maathai determined to address causes of poverty and environmental degradation? : While visiting Kenya's poorest areas, Wangani Maathai had first-hand experience of the degradation of the envirioment and how it created difficulties in the lives of the food. Kenya's forests were cleared and replaced with commercial plantations. The result was drought loss of bio-diversity and increased poverty. This experience made Wangari Maathai determined to address causes of poverty and environmental degradation. In what way did the activists of the Green Belt Movement protest? The activists of the Green Belt Movement planted trees in Uhuru Park in Nairobi. What was the main demand of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya? The Green Belt Movement demanded the release of writers and thinkers imprisoned by the government. The movement also demanded peaceful transition to democracy. Describe Wangari Maathai’s Green Belt Movement in about 100-120 words. Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977. It focused on environmental issues and women’s rights. The movement demanded a peaceful transition to democracy. Trees were planted in Uhuru Park to demand the release of writers and thinkers imprisoned by the government. The tree became a symbol for the democratic struggle in Kenya and a way of challenging widespread corruption and environmental mismanagement in the country. ‘ —lish Guide of 600 community groy,, than 30 cr, By 2004, more Ore ee 7 te branched in 30 countrie, | advice service, Count, 22 Gradually the movement grew i ; supervised by the people of the vii trees had been planted and the moveme! In Kenya, it has become an unofficial agricultura regeneration project and a job creation plan. 7. Find the following in the chapter. a) a word in paragraph 2 which means the same excelled “ ; b) a word in paragraph 3 which means the same as destroyed ang damaged’: degradation nto a network as ‘did very well in’ c) aword in paragraph 4 which is opposite in meaning to the word ‘rich’: impoverished d) a word in paragraph 6 which means the same as ‘existing or happening in a large area: widespread ) a word in paragraph 6 which stands for ‘a series of planned activities intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim’: protest Learn to infer 1. | What are the different ways in which the environment was getting-degraded in Kenya? Ans: People were destroying their own resources by clearing the forests. Commercial plantations were set up and in some places luxury developments. The result of this exploitation was drought, loss of bio- diversity and increased poverty. Deforestation had affected the people. especially the rural women who lacked wood, fuel, water, food and fodder. Widespread poverty also led to over exploitation of the limi mite Cutting down of forests for cultivation, charcoal burning aa sane also contributed to environmental degradation. 7 2. In what ways has the Green Belt Movement touched the lives of people? Ans: The message of the Green Belt Movement is ecolo, an | indivisible. It made the people aware of the environmen rea ~ happening in the country in the name of progress and develo pone vad the people to fight corruption and other causes of oven ia 9 helpedJe pose fe the people to restore the forests by planting more trees which in turn offered them opportunities. 3. What did the tree represent for Wangari Maathai? Do you agree with F her concept? Ans: For Wanyari Maathai, the tree was a symbol for what happened to the environment. The act of planting tree was a symbol of revitalizing the community. In her opinion, ecology and democracy were indivisible. I agree with Wangari Maathai’s concept. Trees play vital role in our life by providing us with oxygen which we cannot live without. They bind the soil, store rain water, provide food and firewood for us. VOCABULARY Make new words with the prefixes inter-, fore-, hyper-, and post- and complete these sentences. 1, The minister visited some of the backward areas of the state. 2. My younger sister is hyper active. She can’t sit still for long. 3. There is an inter department meeting in the office today. 4. The television channels aired some post election discussions. 5. The mild earthquake was a fore runner to the bigger ones. GRAMMAR ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE 1. Write these sentences in the passive voice. a) The mother told her child a story. Her child was told a story by the mother. b) The children are weeding the garden. The garden is being weeded by the children. ' c) The clerk has written the letter. f The letter has been written by the clerk. d) My teacher praised my work. My work was praised by my teacher.