62 Unit 04 | Checks and balances Expand your vocabulary: Human rights and civil society Study the highlighted expressions on the previous page, then choose the correct option below. 1 Human rights ensure / entitle that minority groups are protected / respected from abuse / access. 2 The UN Declaration of Human Rights was restricted / ratified in 1948 to provide a universal standard / law that holds governments accountable. 3 Individual citizens or civil rights groups can sue the state for issues / violations of human rights at the national court. 4 Not all states respect / entitle the right to free primary education. 5 Human rights provide / oblige equal standards / opportunities for each citizen. 6 Unfortunately, minority citizens / groups and women are still quite often deprived of / restricted their basic rights. 7 NGOs work to promote civil rights for the disempowered / social elites. 8 Because politics is driven by elections, long-term civil goals / crises are often neglected. 9 NGOs campaign / improve for social values that make society become more humane. 10 They become underrepresented / spokespersons for those who are not heard. Go through the highlighted expressions in 15/16 again and find three verbs that can be used to talk about violations of human rights and three used to support them. What do you know about the human rights NGO Amnesty International? Work in small groups to brainstorm and prepare a short statement to share your results in class. Use as many of the green expressions from above as possible. You are going to listen to an FM4 interview with Thomas Coombes, a human rights activist from Amnesty International. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, complete the sentences (1–8) using a maximum of four words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. Human rights activism LANGUAGE 18 19 SPEAKING 20 LISTENING 21 a 16 0 The interviewer wonders whether NGOs . could communicate better 1 Coombes’ view of life was strongly influenced by . 2 At the border, one of the relatives thought about . 3 In the end, the authorities agreed to let . 4 A scientific publication provided proof that . 5 A belief in a better future is especially important when . 6 Coombes believes it is a mistake to focus on . 7 If people are repeatedly exposed to something, they . 8 A better way of communicating is to present people . Talk to a partner: What is Coombes’ main message? To what extent do you agree or disagree? b Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verl gs öbv
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