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    The document describes the story of Kesz Valdez, a 13-year-old boy from the Philippines who has worked to help street children. As a young child, Kesz was forced to work in a dump by his father and later ran away from home to live on the streets. He was severely injured after falling into a burning rubbish pile. Fortunately, a community worker took Kesz in and cared for his wounds, showing him kindness he had never experienced before. This experience changed Kesz's life and motivated him to help other street children. He founded an organization called Championing Community Children which has provided aid to over 5,000 children since 2006. Kesz hopes to give street children the same opportunities he received through his

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    The document describes the story of Kesz Valdez, a 13-year-old boy from the Philippines who has worked to help street children. As a young child, Kesz was forced to work in a dump by his father and later ran away from home to live on the streets. He was severely injured after falling into a burning rubbish pile. Fortunately, a community worker took Kesz in and cared for his wounds, showing him kindness he had never experienced before. This experience changed Kesz's life and motivated him to help other street children. He founded an organization called Championing Community Children which has provided aid to over 5,000 children since 2006. Kesz hopes to give street children the same opportunities he received through his

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    of 1

    The 'we' generation 1 B

    CW " V C

    3 Identify the tenses in these pairs of sentences and explain why they have been used.
    1 a Craig Kielburger has been supporting children's rights for years,
    b Craig Kielburger has believed in children's rights for years.
    2 a Our school has taken part in most of the W e Day events,
    b Our school took part in a W e Day event last year.
    3 a W e have been collecting money for W e Day all term,
    b W e have collected £250 for W e Day today.
    4 a W hen w e got to the fundraising party, Craig had already given a speech,
    b W hen w e got to the fundraising party, Craig gave a speech.
    5 a While the concert was finishing, w e took some more photos,
    b W hen the concert finished, w e took some more photos.
    6 a At the moment, she's updating her Facebook account,
    b She’s always updating her Facebook account!

    Reference and practice 1.1 Workbook page 109

    4 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

    A voice for the voiceless


    Thirteen-year-old Kesz Valdez 1 (smile) He wanted to help other street children in the same
    as he receives his award. Today is a big day as he way, so, with his guardian's help, Kesz11
    2 (just / win) the International Children’s (found) an organization called Championing
    Peace Prize for helping street children in the Philippines. Community Children. Kesz and his friends
    However, life 3 (always / not be) kind 12 (visit) underprivileged communities
    to Kesz. When he was just two years old, his father and talking to children about their rights for eight
    4 (force) him to work in the Cavite years now. They13 (give out) ‘Hope
    City dump. Life was so bad that when he was four, Gifts' to more than 5,000 children, which include
    he 5 (run away) from home and began hygiene products, clothing and toys. Since 2006, Kesz
    living on the streets. Then, a few years later, an accident 14 (become) a new voice for the voiceless.
    happened. While he 6 (look for) food in T want children in the streets to get the same chance I
    a rubbish dump one night, he 7 (fall) into had,' he says. ‘My motto is: we can change the world one
    a pile of burning rubbish and severely injured his arm. heart at a lime.'
    Things couldn't get any worse for Kesz, but fortunately,
    his luck started to change. A community worker called
    Harnin Manalaysay 8 him
    (take in),9 (look after) him and treated
    his wounds. Kesz10 (never / know) such
    kindness before, and the experience changed his life.

    5 Make questions about Kesz's life. Then ask and answer in pairs.
    1 W h y /Kesz /smile / a t the moment
    2 W h e re / h e / w o rk / w h e n he was two
    3 W h y / h e / ru n aw ay/from home
    4 W hat / he / look for / when the accident happened
    5 W h o / lo o k after/him afterwards
    6 W hat / Kesz / never / experience / before
    7 W hat effect/th is/h ave on him
    8 W hat / Kesz's organization / achieve / since it was founded

    SPEAKING Discuss the questions.


    1 Think about your local community. W hat challenges are there, e.g. poverty, environmental issues,
    crime, education, unemployment, housing?
    2 In what ways could an individual help to solve these problems? Can you give examples of people
    w ho have tried to make a difference locally or globally?

    DVD extra Oxfam


    In sp iratio n 7

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