ACTIVITIES

1- The following text is about another inspiring woman, Wangari Maathai. Read and do the
exercises.

a) Where was she born? She was born in Nyeri, Kenya, Africa.

b) When was she born? She was born in 1940.

c) What is she internacionally famous for? She isinternationally recognized for her persis-
ten struggle for democracy, human right and environmental conservation.

d) What award did she receive in 2004? She most notably award is the 2004 Nobel Pe-
ace Prize.

2- Reorder the words in the items below to write sentences about Wangari Maathai.

a) to obtain a Ph.D. /She / the first woman in East and Central Africa / was
She was the first woman in East and Central Africa to obtain a Ph.D.

b) was / the first female professor / She / at the University of Nairobi

She was the first female professor at the University of Nairobi.

c) for environmental conservation / became / She/ famous for Fighting

She became famous fighting for environmental conservation.

3. Write below two phrases in the past tense taken from the text.