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Indian repatriates 3,700 prisoners in UAE (5th July, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	helped repatriate	a.	the money
2.	prison	b.	to free the prisoners
3.	lacked	c.	nearly 3,700 prisoners
4.	pay off the debts	d.	over unpaid debts
5.	They could also not afford	e.	that put them in prison
6.	spent about $1,000,000	f.	inmates later this year
7.	help another 1,000	g.	the air ticket home
8.	he only helps people who were sentenced	h.	sentences

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	the UAE's economic	a.	education loans
2.	Thousands of construction workers	b.	behind bars
3.	debts from	c.	with their families
4.	a lot of people	d.	time for Ramadan
5.	this is my	e.	effort into
6.	return home in	f.	downturn in 2010
7.	put greater	g.	duty
8.	reunited	h.	lost their jobs

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

An Indian businessman in the United Arab Emirates (1) ________________ nearly 3,700 prisoners in UAE jails. The prisoners are from various Muslim nations. They (2) ___________________ prison sentences but lacked the money to (3) ___________________ put them in prison. They could also (4) ___________________ home. Firoz G. Merchant, 54, owner of the Pure Gold jewellery company, has spent about $1,000,000 to free the prisoners. He plans to help another (5) ___________________ year. Mr Merchant said he only helps people who (6) ___________________ unpaid debts.

Do-gooder Mr Merchant said the UAE's (7) ___________________ 2010 motivated him. Thousands of construction workers lost their jobs and had many debts from education loans, credit cards (8) ___________________. He recalled: "There were a lot (9) ___________________, especially labourers….It opened my eyes (10) ___________________." He added that he wanted the men to return home in time for Ramadan. He told reporters: "Ramadan is the month for giving, so I want (11) ___________________ getting these prisoners back to their own countries... (12) ___________________ families."

CHARITY SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about charity in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
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Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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g)	________________________________________________________
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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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g)	________________________________________________________
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FREE WRITING

Write about charity for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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