• Diego Alejandro Rochel Rojano

• Grade 11

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1. Look at the pictures and the quotes. Discuss in pairs.

• What do you know about these people?

Ans: These people founded the foundations of today´s society

Mahatma Gandhi: He was the founder of the nonviolence movement.

Mother Teresa: She dedicated her life to help the poorest people.
Nelson Mandela: He dedicated his life to the fight for racial equality and the end of the
apartheid segregation regime.

• Do you think they were good citizens?

Ans: Yes, they helped people, they also helped end bad times and are remembered as
heroes in their countries and throughout the world.

• What do you think the quotes mean?

Answer: the quotes mean are necessary for highlight what they said

2. Study the poster and match the verbs with the gaps. Then complete the poster with two
more ideas.

How to be a good citizen

1. __ do__ some volunteer work in your community.

2. __follow__ the rules and laws.
3. __be__ a good neighbor.
4. __protect__the environment.
5. __be__ sympathetic to other people’s problems.
 6. __read__about the world around you.
7. __learn__about and respect other people’s beliefs and cultures.
8. __respect__ other people’s property

3. Discuss in groups. Which of the things on the poster do you do? Give examples.
Example: I think I am a good neighbor. I help my neighbor do her shopping
Answer
I think I am a good neighbor because, I help my neighbor when he needs something with
their computers or some another thing.

4. Read these student essays about how to be a good citizen. Which of the ideas on the
Poster on page 48 are mentioned?

Answer
• Protect the environment, be a good neighbor

• Learn / Read about the world around you, Learn / Read about and respect
other people's beliefs and cultures, Be sympathetic to other people’s
problems

5. Read the essays again and answer the questions.

a. Which three things does James suggest you can do to look after your environment?
Answer: Pick up rubbish in the park, clean graffiti off walls, and recycle drinks cans and
plastic bottles
 b. What does James tell us to do when we see our neighbours?
Answer always be nice and smile
c. How can we help elderly neighbours?
Answer offer to do chores
d. Why does Haley say we need to read the newspaper?
Answer to learn about the world and be aware of the problems people face in other
countries
e. How can we help people who are affected by earthquakes?
Answer we can raise money for them
f. Why does she say it is important to be a good citizen?
Answer it makes the world a better place and we feel good about ourselves

6. Write a short paragraph about being a good citizen. Use the phrases in the Language box
and the essays in exercise 4 to help you.
Answer
I’m Diego I think that a good citizen is a person who complies with the obligations of the
country, acts with education and respect for others and helps to take care of the
environment in which lives.

7. Find the verbs in the text and match them with the correct prepositions.

R/=
• Pick up
• Clean off
• Learn about
• Throw away
• Help out
• Look after

8. Complete the sentences with the correct verb phrases from exercise 7.
a. Don’t __throw away__ your old clothes. Give them to a charity shop.
b. I’ve spilled orange juice on my shirt. How can I __clean__ it__off__?
c. I__look after__ my younger sister when my parents go out.
d. We often __help __ my dad __out__ in the garden.
e. We’re __learning about__ the Russian Revolution in our History lessons.
f. I can’t see the floor in your bedroom. Please __pick up__ your clothes.

9. Look back at the essays on page 49. Who says the following, James or Haley?
a. We need to be good neighbours.
Answer James
b. You need to look after your environment.
Answer James
 c. We need to learn about other people’s religions.
Answer Haley
d. We need to be aware of the problems people face in other countries.
Answer Haley
e. We need to help people who are affected by earthquakes.
Answer Haley

10. Choose the correct words to complete the rules.

We use need to to express possibility / necessity. We use the –ing form / infinitive
after need to.
Answer
• We use need to to express necessity.
• We use the infinitive after need to.

11. Write three sentences about what you can do to be a good citizen using need to.
Answer
• I need to respect other people
• I need to help the neighbors
• I need to take care of my environment

12. Read the views of these teenagers. Do you agree with them?
Answer
Yes, because these are the characteristics of a good citizen

13. Listen to the teenagers. Who is speaking in each case? Write the names.
 Answer
1. Caro
2. Abeke
3. Nakaji
4. Prakash
5. Lan
6. Amira

14. Listen again. Answer T (true) or F (false).

a) Caro thinks to be a good citizen, you need to take action globally. (F)
b) Abeke thinks that it is important to support people who don’t have basic Human Rights.
(T)
c) Nakaji believes that it is good that we are all different. (T)
d) Prakash thinks the most important thing is to know what is going on globally. (F)
e) Lan thinks the most important thing is caring about your local community. (T)
f) Amira says we need to think about things from other people’s points of view (T)

15. What do you think? Give your opinion about what being a good citizen means. Discuss in
groups.
Answer

A good citizen is one who collaborates with others, meets fairs standards and is peaceful.
In addition, he is polite, responsible, honest, fair and caring.