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Watch the video until 6:33 to check your ideas.
Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbjRIFJfMcE
Ask the students to read the sentences and fill in the blanks with words form the video. Then play it again to
check.
1. Tererai has become a symbol of _____ for the people in her village.
2. This is the most incredible story of_____ a dream.
3. There was no _____ water or electricity when Tererai was little.
4. In her village there was no hope for____ .
5. As a little girl, Tererai was _____to learn.
6. At the age of_____, Tererai was married off and she became a mother by the time she was 18.
7. A lady told Tererai that if she ____ something, it is achievable.
8. Tererai wrote her dreams on a piece of____ and buried it under a rock.
9. She earned her ______ in just two years.
Watch the video to find out. Play it until 3:13.
Link to the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqwaBHF45QI
1. What are your dreams?
2. Dr Tererai Trent says: “This story is not about me but what can come out of my story.” What do you
want to come out of your story?
3. Jo Luck, the president of Heifer International, told young Tererai that if her dreams were desirable, then
they were achievable. Who makes you believe that your dreams are achievable?
1. Prepare a talk about an inspiring person.
2. Create a research project about Dr Tererai Trent’s work.
You can find more information about Dr Tererai Trent on her website: http://www.tereraitrent.org/
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