Lectura: El UNICEF y una convención para los niños UNICEFºtiene

Lectura: El UNICEF y una convención para los niños UNICEFºtiene

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Lectura: El UNICEF y una convención para los niños
A. The reading in your textbook talks about the organization UNICEF (United Nations
International Children’s Emergency Fund). You will see many cognates in the reading.
Look through the reading and find the Spanish words that most closely resemble the
ones below. Write the words in the spaces provided.
1. convention
______________________
convención
6. diet
______________________
dieta
2. dignity
______________________
dignidad
7. opinions
______________________
opiniones
3. nations
______________________
naciones
8. community ______________________
comunidad
4. protection
______________________
protección
9. violence
______________________
violencia
5. special
______________________
10. privilege
especial
______________________
privilegio
B. Look at the first paragraph from the reading in your textbook. Write down three
things that are said to be privileges for children.
1. _____________________________
being in school
Other possible answers:
2. _____________________________
having a backpack
books, pencils, paper, a calculator
3. _____________________________
a good teacher
C. Read the following excerpt from your textbook and answer the questions that follow.
UNICEFºtiene siete oficinas regionales en diversas naciones y un
Centro de Investigaciones en Italia.
1. Where does UNICEF have seven regional offices?
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in various nations
____________________________________________________________________________
2. Where is there a Center of Investigation for UNICEF?
in Italy
____________________________________________________________________________
D. Look again at the bulleted list in your textbook and list five things in the spaces
below that the convention said that all children need.
1. ____________________________________________________________________________
Possible answers: dignity, a house, protection, a good diet,
2. ____________________________________________________________________________
practicing sports, special attention to children with
3. ____________________________________________________________________________
physical problems, love and understanding of a family,
4. ____________________________________________________________________________
expressing their opinions, a community without violence,
5. ____________________________________________________________________________
to go to school
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