English Unlimited HTL 2, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

35 Money 03 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS You’re going to find out about three people who used microcredit to start businesses. What would you like to find out? In groups of three, write three questions. Example: Where are the people from? Try to find the answers to your questions. Student A, read Alice’s story on this page. Student B, read Alemnesh’s story on p. 131. Student C, read Ana’s story on p. 132. Use a dictionary if you don’t understand a word. READING 23 a SPEAKING 24 READING 25 Tell each other about Alice, Alemnesh and Ana. Whose story do you find the most interesting? Why? Read Alice’s story (again) and fill in the loan application form. If you can’t find all the information needed, make it up. Loan application form Applicant details Name: Year of birth: Nationality: Gender: M F Marital status: single divorced married widowed Residential address: Email: Business information Business name: Business address: Nature of business: Loan applied US$ (minimum US$50; maximum US$1,000): Repayment period: Guarantor(s) details Name: Relation to applicant: b BORROWER SUCCESS STORIES Alice When Alice got married, she and her husband Hetuwa went to live in Yodagama, a tiny farming village in the west of Sri Lanka. That was in 2010. She was 18 years old and had JUDGXDWHG IURP VFKRRO WKUHH \HDUV EHIRUH EXW FRXOGQ¶W ¿QG ZRUN +HU KXVEDQG LV WKUHH \HDUV older than her. “Hetuwa works for the government, but his pay isn’t enough for both of us,” explains Alice. “I needed to make some money, so I decided to sell sweets. I’ve always loved sweets, and there weren’t any sweet shops in Yodagama.” Alice started her business ‘Sweet Alice’ with a loan of US$100 one year ago. She makes a few different kinds of sweets, all with local ingredients. She now employs six young women, and her sweets have an excellent reputation. She has to repay the loan within 12 months. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv