Unit Citizenship
Date : ………………………………….………..
Part : 1 VOCABULARY : Active Citizenship
Activity 1 • Work in pairs to fill in the blanks and define the words in italics.
1. What is citizenship?.......................................................................................................................
2. What do you understand from this quote?
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3. What are rights? ............................................................................................................................
4. What are duties? ...........................................................................................................................
Activity 2 • Analyse the pictures, and decide whether they represent rights or duties. Then, name them from the list.
to vote - to do voluntary work - to have access to healthcare - to have access to education - to pay taxes - to obey the law - to be safe -
to respect the environment - to have a say - to respect the national flag/anthem - to have residency - to be concerned with the common good
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Activity 3 • Categorize the verbs into positive/negative ones. Then, use them to fill in the diagram.
Obey - Protect - Harm - Are not - Do - Do not do - Break - Are - Respect - Do not take - Participate - Vandalise
Good citizens ................... active and responsible. Bad citizens ................... active and engaged.
................... the law and the rules. ................... the law and the rules.
................... other citizens. ................... other citizens.
................... voluntary work. ................... voluntary work.
................... in democratic process. ................... part in community service.
................... the environment. ................... public property.
Activity 4 • Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the list.
voluntary work - care - the common good - national anthem - active citizen - taxes - the law - service
1. Citizens must pay ………………………..……. so that the government can finance social services such as health ....................., education, and infrastructure.
2. Helping old people in hospitals or visiting orphanages is part of community ……………………………….. .
3. Kamal is an …………………………….…….. He always does ……………..…..……………...……… for elders in hospitals and charitable institutions. He likes to help people in need.
4. Whenever King Mohammed VI makes a speech to the nation, the ………………..…………………….. is sung before and after his speeches.
5. All the good citizens obey ......................................... so as not to make from our society a jungle.
6. ...................................................... means to be engaged in actions and political decisions that benefit the entire community.
Activity 5 • Do you think you’re an active citizen or not? What do you do/advise people do to be good citizens? 56
