THEME 3 HUMAN RIGHTS

FUNCTIONS
1. Expressing ideas on human rights (gender equality, children rights…)
2. Making suggestions
3. Discussing problems
LANGUAGE SKILLS and LEARNING OUTCOMES
Listening
E12.3.L1. Students will be able to guess the meaning of lexis and jargon about human rights in a recorded
text/video.
E12.3.L2. Students will be able to distinguish the positive and negative expressions about human rights in a
recorded text/video.
Pronunciation
E12.3.P1. Students will be able to practice syllable/word stress.
Speaking
E12.3.S1. Students will be able to make suggestions about improving human rights.
E12.3.S2. Students will be able to discuss the problems/difficulties of the disadvantaged people in the world.
Reading
E12.3.R1. Students will be able to find the supporting ideas in a text about good practices on human rights
around the world.
E12.3.R2. Students will be able to match the paragraphs with the correct phrases/visuals (children rights/gender
equality/animal rights/the rights of disadvantaged people, etc.).
Writing
E12.3.W1. Students will be able to write mottos/slogans about human rights.
E12.3.W2. Students will be able to write an argumentative essay including solutions for disadvantaged people’s
problems
SAMPLE USAGE
Look after those who looked after you.
Everyone deserves equal rights.
Do the educational opportunities for disabled young people grow rapidly?
Every child has the right to get health services, food, education, etc.
Freedom of expression is a basic human right.
All the goverments should do their best to meet the needs of disabled people.
SUMMARY
*** EQUALITY ISTHE WATER FOR LIFE!

*** RESPECT IS THE BEST WEAPON!

*** SKIN COLOR IS A COLOR IN LIFE!

*** RESPECT THE ELDERLY AND THE CHILDREN!

 THEME 3 HUMAN RIGHTS VOCABULARY
Student’s Book
Human Rights : İnsan Hakları Postpone : Ertelemek
Regulation : Düzenleme, yasa Commute : Evden işe gidip gelmek
Protection : Koruma Prison : Hapishane
Independent : Bağımsız News bulletin : Haber bülteni
State : Devlet Display : Göstermek
Gender : Cinsiyet Discrimination : Ayrım
Equality : Eşitlik Racism : Irkçılık
Inequality : Eşitsizlik Aim : Amaçlamak
Disadvantaged : Dezavantajlı Raise : Arttırmak, yükseltmek
Cover : Kapsamak Public awareness : Toplum bilinci
Complicated : Karmaşık Armband : Pazıband
Figure out : Çözmek, anlamak Banner : Pankart, afiş
Declaration : Bildirge Legitimacy: Yasallık, meşruluk
Official : Resmi Allocate : Tahsis etmek
Reference : Belge, referans Stall : Tezgah
Article : Madde Demonstration : Gösteri
Adopt : Benimsemek, kabul etmek Law : Kanun, yasa
Apply : Uygulamak Consumer : Tüketici
Vital : Çok önemli, hayati Copyright : Telif hakkı
Immigrate : Göç etmek Pursue : Takip etmek
Injured : Yaralı Purpose : Amaç
Disabled : Engelli Skin : Ten, deri
Supply : Tedarik, sağlama Conscience : Vicdan
Appreciate : Takdir etmek, kıymet bilmek Wheelchair : Tekerlekli sandalye
Allow : İzin vermek Nursing : Emziren anne
Vote : Oy kullanmak Dormitory : Yurt, yatakhane
Mine : Maden Launch : Başlatmak
Abuse : İstismar, kötüye kullanma Cope with : Başa çıkmak
Unemployment : İşsizlik Solution : Çözüm
Remote : Uzak, ücra Homeless : Evsiz
Primitive : İlkel Host : Ağırlamak
Deprive of : Yoksun bırakmak Municipality : Belediye
Witness : Şahitlik etmek Donation : Yardım, bağış
Seal : Fok balığı Sign language : İşaret dili
Fur : Kürk Deaf : İşitme engelli
Sterilization : Kısırlaştırma Temporarily : Geçici
Responsible : Sorumlu Treat : Davranmak
Beggar : Dilenci Slavery : Kölelik
Workhouse : Islahane Torture : İşkence
Orphan : Kimsesiz Innocent : Masum
Gift : Hediye, ihsan Blame : Suçlamak
Realize : Farkına varmak Assembly : Toplantı
Regret : Pişmanlık Shelter : Barınma
Complain : Şikayet etmek Workbook
Medical : Tıbbi Justice : Adalet
Facility : Tesis, servis Peace : Barış
Poverty : Sefalet Violate : İhlal etmek
Refugee : Mülteci Memory : Anı
Rural : Kırsal Hug : Kucaklamak
Add : Eklemek Whisper : Fısıltı
Paralyzed : Felçli Battlefield : Savaş alanı
Tent : Çadır Hell : Cehennem, felaket
Suffer : Acı çekmek Cross : Küs
Blind : Görme engelli Deprive : Mahrum bırakmak
Tribe : Kabile Incident : Olay
 THEME 3 HUMAN RIGHTS VOCABULARY EXERCISES
Exercise 1 : Look at the words in the box and match them to their meanings.
a. inequality b. deprive c. refugee d. conscience
e. disadvantaged f. racism g. paralyzed h. abuse
____ 1. A person’s moral sense of right and wrong viewed as acting as a guide to one’s behavior.
____ 2. (of a person or area) in unfavorable circumstances, especially with regard to financial or social opportunities.
____ 3. Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.
____ 4. Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that
one’s own race is superior.
____ 5. A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
____ 6. (of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled.
____ 7. Difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality.
____ 8. Use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse.
Exercise 2 : Read the sentences and fill in the blanks with the words below.
inequality / deprived / refugee / conscience / disadvantaged / racism / paralyzed / abused
1. People donate items of furniture to the society who then distributes them to ___________________________ families.
2. As a __________________, he can be deported only if he is a danger to national security or to the community.
3. In June, 2013, a stroke turned his active 58-year-old father speechless and _________________________.
4. My mother was _____________________ of an education while my uncles were sent to school.
5. Black people are imprisoned at five times the rate of white due to __________________________.
6. He has grossly misused his position and _____________________ his authority.
7. There were people who had obviously suppressed their _________________________ for the rest of their lives after
their actions
8. If you compare a violent society with a relatively peaceful one, the single biggest difference is income _____________
Exercise 3 : Match the problems with the suggestions below. More than one option is possible.
Problems About Human Rights
1. behaving badly towards the elderly ______________
2. income inequality ______________
3. domestic violence ______________
4. being physically abusive towards women ______________
5. gender difference ______________
6. behaving badly towards animals ______________
Suggestions For The Problems
a. Everybody should respect the elderly.
b. Every child has the right to be loved and respected.
c. Every government should do their best to prevent the unfair distribution of income.
d. Everyone deserves equal rights.
e. Everybody has the duty of protecting the animal rights.
f. Animals have right to live as well as humans on earth.
g. Men shouldn’t use brute force against women.
h. Every workplace must give the equal chance for women to work as well as men.
i. Every parent should recognize the children rights all over the world.
j. Every government should supervise the sheltered housing organizations regularly.
k. Every government should do its best to prevent the violation of human rights.
 THEME 3 HUMAN RIGHTS VOCABULARY EXERCISES ANSWER KEY
Exercise 1 : Look at the words in the box and match them to their meanings.
1. D
2. E
3. B
4. F
5. C
6. G
7. A
8. H
Exercise 2 : Read the sentences and fill in the blanks with the words below.
1. Disadvantaged
2. Refugee
3. Paralyzed
4. Deprived
5. Racism
6. Abused
7. Consciences
8. Inequality
Exercise 3 : Match the problems with the suggestions below. More than one option is possible.
1. a,d,j,k
2. c,d,k
3. bd,i,k
4. d,g,k
5. d,h,k
6. d,e,f,k
 THEME 3 HUMAN RIGHTS SUMMARY
Some Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1. We Are All Born Free & Equal. We are all born free. We all have our own thoughts and ideas. We should
all be treated in the same way.
2. Don’t Discriminate. These rights belong to everybody, whatever our differences.
3. The Right to Life. We all have the right to life, and to live in freedom and safety.
4. No Slavery. Nobody has any right to make us a slave. We cannot make anyone our slave.
5. No Torture. Nobody has any right to hurt us or to torture us.
6. We’re All Equal Before the Law. The law is the same for everyone. It must treat us all fairly.
7. Your Human Rights Are Protected by Law. We can all ask for the law to help us when we are not treated
fairly.
8. We’re Always Innocent Till Proven Guilty. Nobody should be blamed for doing something until it is
proven. When people say we did a bad thing we have the right to show it is not true.
9. The Right to Seek a Safe Place to Live. If we are frightened of being badly treated in our own country, we
all have the right to run away to another country to be safe.
10. Marriage and Family. Every grown-up has the right to marry and have a family if they want to. Men and
women have the same rights when they are married and when they are separated.
11. Freedom of Thought. We all have the right to believe in what we want to believe, to have a religion, or to
change it if we want.
12. Freedom of Expression. We all have the right to make up our own minds, to think what we like, to say
what we think, and to share our ideas with other people.
13. The Right to Public Assembly. We all have the right to meet our friends and to work together in peace to
defend our rights. Nobody can make us join a group if we don’t want to.
14. Workers’ Rights. Every grown-up has the right to do a job, to a fair wage for their work, and to join a trade
union.
15. The Right to Play. We all have the right to rest from work and to relax.
16. Food and Shelter for All. We all have the right to a good life. Mothers and children, people who are old,
unemployed or disabled, and all people have the right to be cared for.
17. Copyright. Copyright is a special law that protects one’s own artistic creations and writings; others cannot
make copies without permission. We all have the right to our own way of life and to enjoy the good things that
art, science and learning bring.
18. A Fair and Free World. There must be proper order so we can all enjoy rights and freedoms in our own
country and all over the world.
19. No One Can Take Away Your Human Rights.