MY HERO - listening activity

To make a discovery

To risk your life

To campaign against slavery

To spend all day working

To become aware of the danger

To be interested in ecology

To admire someone for...

TOTAL SCORE is 7 out of 7 

1. someone who was dedicated to world peace D

2. someone who has been the victim of violence as a result of their campaigning B

3. someone who left a more conventional job to help young people in their country B

4. someone who was excluded from the professional community of the time A

5. someone who she wishes she could meet D

6. someone who wrote a book about the effect humans could have on nature C

7. someone who made an important scientific discovery while still a child A

8. someone who faced strong criticism from big business C

TOTAL SCORE is 8 out of 8

Mary Anning's discovery was important because it showed that an animal could become extinct

Mary Anning's dog died because a large amount of earth and rocks fell on it 

Mary Anning didn't write a famous book because she did not have access to a formal education

Kailash Satyarthi first saw the problems of child slavery when he was 6 years old 

Kailash Satyarthi has saved over 80.000 children from enforced labour 

Because of their work, two of Kailash Satyarthi's coworkers were murdered 

Rachel Carson first specialized in marine biology 

Rachel Carson's book made people realize that using pesticides was damaging the ecosystem

These days, more and more people are buying organic food 

The speaker is apologetic because John Lennon is an obvious choice of hero 

The speaker likes all the Beatles' songs and Lennon's solo music

It’s amazing that Imagine is still so well loved today

TOTAL SCORE is 12 out of 12