When we studied the story of Iqbal Masih (book page 27), we talked about the country where he was from and the difficulties he had to face. Pakistan, such as other African countries, have two things in common :

  • Slavery

(see this following article from the New York Times – a very famous US newspaper)

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  • War

(see the voc box in your copybook)

That’s why we listened to this song (No Bravery by James Blunt) and fill in the blanks connected with war / violence / fear / sadness.

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Don’t forget that James Blunt used to be a soldier and went to fight in Kosovo. There, he became conscious of his true love and passion for music and decided to write the lyrics of the song “No bravery” which deals with his experience in that country. He finally left the Army in 2002 to devote his life to music.

Here is the completed worksheet :

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