(1) Write down two facts about the Nobel Prize.

(2) In which category did Wole Soyinka win the Nobel Prize?

(3) Write down three facts about Wole Soyinka.

(4) Name three things that Wangari Muta Maathai achieved that are unusual for an African woman.

(6) Give your own opinion. What do you admire about Wole Soyinka? Explain why.

(7) What do you admire about Wangari Muta Maathai. Explain why.

(8) Which of the five categories would you like to win Nobel Prize for one day? Why do you choose that category?

(5) Maathai said: “I always felt that our work was not simply about planting trees. It was about inspiring people to take charge of their environment, the system that governed them, their lives, and their future.” Is this statement a fact or an opinion? Explain why.

(1) If you want to change problems in the world, you have to work hard as an ______.

(2) Wangari Maathai ______ a movement to plant millions of trees.

(3) The more people there are in the world, the more important it becomes to ______ plants and animals.

(4) Nobel Prize winners, like Soyinka and Maathai, ______ us to achieve our best in life.

(5) The Nobel Prize is given to people who make an ______ contribution to society.

(6) It is an enormous ______ to receive such a prize.

(7) I respect an ______ like Maathai, who did so much for the environment and for women.

(8) It is sometimes dangerous to be a ______ of an oppressive government.

(9) I want to be a writer one day, so my ______ is Wole Soyinka; who is yours?

(10) One day I will write a book and I will ______ it to my grandmother because she is my role model in life.

(1) Wangari Muta Maathai worked ______ to achieve success.

(2) Heroes ______ complain, they just get on with their work.

(3) The Nobel Prize winner was waiting ______ in the rain.

(4) He ______ focuses on trying to change the world around him, and works ______ at his tasks.

(5) ______, I went on a human rights march in the city

(6) If we work towards our goals, ______ we will achieve them.

(7) My cousin met Wole Soyinka ______ at a conference.

(8) She ______ writes poems.

(9) I was ______ honoured to meet the Nobel Prize winner.

(10) Thank you for doing the job ______; I am happy with the result.

(3) We eat at a restaurant about three times a year. We ______ eat at a restaurant.

(4) I walk to school; I don’t take the bus. I ______ walk to school, I ______ take the bus.

(1) My mother bakes every day. She bakes ______.

(2) We eat porridge for breakfast most days. We ______ eat porridge for breakfast.

(1) A good argument should have a good ______. ( /ʒ/) conclusion

(2) I hope you have a good ______ for being late. ( /z/)

(3) The ______ between Nigeria and the United States is almost ten hours long. ( /f/)

(4) Do you know what the ______ daytime temperature in summer is? ( /v/)

(5) You will solve the problem if you think ______. ( /s/)

(6) That ______ idea will get you into trouble! (/z/)

(7) The sun rises and sets on the ______. (/z/)

(8) Someone who is too proud of his or her looks is called ______. (/v/)

(9) The cattle are kept in an ______ to prevent them from being stolen at night. ( /ʒ/)

(10) I am always in a good mood when the sun ______. ( /ʃ/)

lazily

sadly

fast

madly

badly

quickly

sadly

enormously

cruelly

shortly

miserably

slowly

enormously

happily

tragically

backwards

slowly

beautifully

gently

quickly

well

badly

slowly

reluctantly

poorly

light and darkness

two friends

morning and afternoon

the sun and the moon

the planets

it will soon be light

the light will shine on him or her, and it will be a good day

the day will end soon

it will rain

it’s not the end of the world

comparing the struggle between morning and night to the struggle people have with the light and dark within themselves

describing the struggle to create light in the night

comparing day and night

saying that the night is a dangerous time

saying how hard it is to wake up in the dark