Preparation

1) United Nations Children's Fund (originally United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) = UNICEF

2) to take care of children while they are growing up = to raise a family

3) an area of a country = a region

4) a fight between two or more groups of people or countries=a conflict

5) a place where children are cared for if their parents are dead or unable to take care of them = a children’s home

6) the ability to move or act freely = freedom

Are the sentences true or false?

1) Ali is on his own except for his brother and his sister. F

2) According to Ali, Syria has many conficts. T

3)  Ali's dream is to go to France. F

4) It took three weeks for the two brothers to get from Lesbos in Greece to Germany.F

5) According to Ali, Germany is a beautiful, safe. T

6) The two brothers now live in a children's home. F

7) Ali is unhappy because he is without his family and friends. T

8) Ali is happy that he and his brother arrived safely in Germany. T

Put the events in the correct order

Ali and Ahmed lived with their parents

War broke out in Syria

It was dangerous to stay in their region

They travelled to Germany together

They now live in a children’s home in Germany