54 Unit 03 | Coming home Can’t go home Around 150 million people around the world are homeless – they do not legally rent or own a place to sleep. Talk in pairs: SPEAKING 35 living on the street (sleeping rough) living in abandoned houses (squatting) living in slums 1 What might it feel, sound or smell like to live as shown in the pictures below? 2 What problems might there be? 3 What could be the reasons people have to live this way? 4 Read the quote in the box. What do human rights require of governments? “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care …” (Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights) Expand your vocabulary: Inadequate housing The challenges faced by people without secure housing are interconnected in many different ways. Study the expressions and the example below, then try to connect as many of them as you can. Explain their connections by labelling the arrows. LANGUAGE 36 a a poor sanitation b limited access to healthcare c poor education d lack of clean water e poverty f spreading of diseases g high unemployment h high crime rate i vulnerability to disasters j no political influence k no electricity l high child mortality spreading of diseases young children are especially vulnerable to diseases it’s very hard to have any political influence if you can’t read or write and don’t know anything about politics you can’t get a good education if you’re sick or caring for sick family members no political influence high child mortality poor education Just as the problems are interconnected, solutions can be too. Follow your arrows and consider how improvements like “better education” or “access to clean water” could help. Relabel the arrows in a different colour to show possible solutions to the problems. b Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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