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- respecter l’ordre des questions ; - faire toujours suivre les citations du numéro de la ligne ; - recopier les phrases à compléter en soulignant l’élément introduit ; - Répondre brièvement en anglais aux questions posées sans mention du nombre de mots imposés. Follow the instructions and answer the questions in English .
What is the nature nature of the document under under study ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What is the issue which is raised raised ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Using elements from the text , g ive a definition of “Child soldier” .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The UN Convention Convention on the Rights of the Child states that every child child has certain rights that that should never be taken away from them. Using the information information listed in the text , pick out 4 rights in the UN Convention Convention on the Rights of the Child that are violated in the case of child soldiers. soldiers.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… To what extent extent can child soldiers be seen as victims or slaves. Explain in your own words making use of passive
forms in your answer. (50 words)
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What is the song topic ? Justify your answer by quoting the text .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What type of narrative narrative is it ? What does it tell tell you about the narrator.
Tick the correct box box and justify your choice by quoting the text .
a first-person narrative
a third -person narrative
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… List all the persons mentioned .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What do you learn about the narrator ? (40 words) words) (name / origin / occupation / religion / childhood /social
background )
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Briefly explain what was going wrong in the narrator’s country . .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… that the narrator was denied denied as a child . List 4 Human Rights that
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a- He was born in a lower- class family .
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………………………………………………………………………………..………………… b- His family were deprived of their belongings.
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………………………………………………………………………………..………………… c- He has overcome his trauma now .
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………………………………………………………………………………..………………… Identify the repetitions in the song .
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What is the effect produced ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What is the overall tone tone of the song ? Justify your choice by quoting quoting the text .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Read these 2 lines . What does the imagery convey? “ The pain I’m cutting is too much to handle. Who’s there to light up my candle”.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Come up with 2 adjectives to describe Emmanuel Jal .
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What do you think is the purpose of his song ? What does he hope to achieve ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Emmanuel Jal calls himself a “ warchild” . Explain why he may be called so. ( 40 words)
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Match each statement on the left with the appropriate document(s) on the right
1- Giving a personal testimony. 2- Stating facts based on a study . 3- Denouncing the situation of Child Soldiers.
Document 1 Document 2 Document 1 Document 2
Comment on the Power of Words as shown in the documents. Compare and co ntrast both documents .
To what extent could have more impact on a reader in a campaign to raise awareness about Child Soldiers in the world ? (50 words)
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CHILD SOLDIER STATISTICS
• Approximately 300,000 children under the age of 18 are thought to be fighting in conflicts around the world. • Most child soldiers are recruited from the age of 10 upwards. • Some children are tempted to become soldiers by promises promises of food or security. Many others are kidnapped and forced to fight. They do not usually get paid for their work. • Sometimes their captors force children to take addictive drugs to make them dependent and loyal. • Many of the children don’t have a strong sense of right and wrong, and will commit atrocities such as the murder of innocent people. • Child soldiers, both boys and girls, are often the victims of abuse. • Most often child soldiers are recruited in long drawn-out drawn-out civil wars. Many are orphans, or are recruited after losing their family. • Many children die or are wounded in battle. Those that survive and gain freedom need years of support to overcome their trauma and successfully reintegrate into society. • Most child soldiers have missed out out on opportunities for education and play and many have difficulty finding a place in society.
WAR CHILD
(lyrics by Emmanuel Jal) I believe I’ve survived for a reason to tell my story to touch lives I believe I’ve I’ve survived for a reason to tell my story to touch lives All the people struggling down there Storms only come for a while Then after a while they’ll be gone Blessed, blessed I’m a war child I’m a war child I believe I’ve survived for a reason to tell my m y story to touch lives (touch lives, touch lives, touch lives, touch lives, touch lives, touch lives, touch lives) My father was working for the government as a policeman Few years later I heard he joined a rebel movement that was formed to fight for freedom I didn’t understand the politics behind all this ‘cause I was only a child After a while I saw the tension rising high between the Christian and the Muslim regime We lost our possession My mother, my mother’s mother suffered depression and because of this… I was forced to be a war child kore*) I’m a war child (ane ge kore, kore*) kore*) I’m a war child (ane ( ane ge kore, kore*) I believe I’ve survived for a reason to tell my story to touch lives (touch lives, touch lives, touch lives, touch lives, touch lives, touch lives, touch lives) I lost my father in this battle My brothers too perished in this struggle All my life I’ve been hiding in the jungle The pain I’m cutting is too much to handle Who’s there please to light up my candle Is there anyone to hear my cry.
* South Sudanese dialect, translation: ‘and I’m crying, crying’