COMPREHENSION

1) Read the article and complete the sentences with the correct alternative.
1. Gandhi saw the injustices of imperialism in
a. India and South Africa.
b. India and Britain.
c. South Africa and Britain.

2. Gandhi was not interested in
a. non-violence.
b. typical revolutionary methods.
c. political activism.

3. Gandhi believed that violent methods produced
a. permanent good outcomes.
b. temporary evil outcomes.
c. permanent evil outcomes.

4. Gandhi believed that non-violence was
a. meek submission.
b. stronger than conventional weapons.
c. better than passive resistance.

5. Martin Luther King believed that Christ and Gandhi
a. were important 20th-century political activists.
b. were fundamental to the Civil Rights Movement.
c. were important leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.

6. Apartheid was
a. a racist political system.
b. supported by Nelson Mandela.
c. a Civil Rights movement.

7. The Politics of Nonviolent Action wants to prove that
a. non-violent tactics have failed 198 times.
b. non-violent tactics work only during certain historical periods.
c. non-violent tactics are successful.

8. Why Civil Resistance Works shows that
a. violent campaigns are twice as effective as non-violent ones.
b. non-violent campaigns do not produce durable democracies.
c. violent campaigns are less successful than non-violent ones.

9. The #KindnessMatters Campaign is primarily aimed at
a. young people.
b. the elderly.
c. political activists.

10. You can participate in the #KindnessMatters Campaign by
a. performing simple acts of kindness.
b. ignoring the Sustainable Development Goals.
c. celebrating the International Day of Non-Violence.  


VOCABULARY

2) Complete the sentences with the following words. Put the nouns, verbs and adjectives in the right form, if necessary.

to pioneer  *  mighty  *  meek  *  to boycott  *  wrongdoing  *  mutiny  *  durable  *  sustainable  *  to secure  *  shelter

1. Gandhi believed that non-violence was ………………………………………. than the sword.
2. After a long and difficult struggle, we finally ……………………………………….  peace.
3. These are ……………………………………….  clothes: you can wear them for years without losing quality.
4. He’s a ……………………………………….  person; he’s submissive and likely to do what other people tell him to do.
5. We built ……………………………………….  to provide temporary homes for the refugees.
6. The soldiers stopped obeying the general’s orders. It’s a ………………………………………. !
7. The opposition party is ……………………………………….  the elections by instructing its supporters not to vote.
8. The investigation uncovered political ……………………………………….  within the government.
9. Her company ……………………………………….  new technologies in renewable energy.
10. Investing in renewable energy is a key step towards a ……………………………………….  future.


GRAMMAR – Past simple and past continuous

3) Complete the sentences using the verbs provided. Use the past simple or the past continuous.

1. Gandhi ……………………………………….  (to write) many publications while he ……………………………………….  (to live) in South Africa.
2. While he ……………………………………….  (to live) in London, Gandhi ……………………………………….  (to join) the London Vegetarian Society.
3. Gandhi ……………………………………….  (to fight) for Indian independence when World War II ……………………………………….  (to begin).
4. British authorities ……………………………………….  (to feel) that Gandhi ……………………………………….  (to threaten) British colonial power.
5. The police ……………………………………….  (to arrest) Martin Luther King while he ……………………………………….  (to protest) against racial discrimination.
6. Gandhi ……………………………………….  (to go) to a prayer meeting in New Delhi when a terrorist ……………………………………….  (to shoot) him.
7. When he ……………………………………….  (to promote) civil rights, Martin Luther King ……………………………………….  (to face) significant political resistance.
8. I ……………………………………….  (to surf) the Internet when I ……………………………………….  (to read) about the #KindnessMatters Campaign.
9. I ……………………………………….  (to read) one of Martin Luther King’s speeches when I ……………………………………….  (to realize) that his message resembled Gandhi’s.
10. That old lady ……………………………………….  (to try) to cross the street, so I ……………………………………….  (to stop) to help her.


SHORT ESSAY

4) Comment on one of the following statements by Gandhi (60-80 words):

●      “Poverty is the worst form of violence.”
●      “Non-violence is a weapon of the strong.”
●      “Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.”
●      “If one man gains spiritually, the whole world gains with him and if one man falls, the whole world falls to that extent.”

5) Have you ever done or received a significant act of kindness? Describe. (60-80 words)


DEBATE

6) Pair up with one of your classmates and look at the proposition below; one of you will argue in favour of it and one of you against it.

Proposition: All conflicts can be resolved using non-violent methods.