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Unit 2: Time and inequality
UNIT 2 SESSION 1
Daily life
WHAT IS YOUR DAY LIKE?
• What activities do you usually do
each day?
• What time do you do each activity?
Afework
Ethiopia
Here is Afework. In his spare time he likes playing football
with his friends and watching TV.
Tufa
Ethiopia
Here is Tufa at a
friend’s house.
They are using
nutshells to play a
game.
Can you see the
nutshells in Tufa’s
hand?
Harika
India
Harika has to work
hard to help her
mother at home.
Ravi
India
Here is Ravi eating
his lunch.
He is having dahl
(lentils) and rice.
What is Afework’s day like?
The next few slides show some of
the activities I do each day. The
photographs are of other people in
Ethiopia doing similar activities.
7:15am
07:15
At quarter past seven,
I walk to school with
my friend.
7:30am
Our morning
classes start at half
past seven.
07:30
12:30pm
At half past twelve I go home for
lunch. The little girl in this
photograph is learning to make
injera. This is a type of flat bread
which we eat a lot in Ethiopia.
12:30
1:30pm
13:30
After lunch I walk back to
school. Our afternoon
classes start at half past one.
3:15pm
15:15
School ends at quarter past
three and I walk home. Here
are some girls enjoying ice
pops on their way home.
4.00pm
16:00
At four o’clock I go out to
play with my friends. Here
are two of my friends
playing table football.
6:30pm
18:30
At half past six, I
study at home.
7:30pm
19:30
At half past seven I help with
the housework. Here are some
boys washing clothes in a back
street near my home.
8:00pm
20:00
We eat dinner at eight o’clock.
Here is a family eating a meal
in a village in Ethiopia.
What is Harika’s day like?
The next few slides show some of the
activities I do each day. The
photographs are of other people in
India doing similar activities.
6:00am
06:00
At six o’clock I get up,
brush my teeth, take a
bath and drink tea.
7:00am
07:00
At seven o’clock I fetch water, wash the
dishes and sweep the floor. This photograph
is of a girl collecting water in her village.
9:30am
We start school at half past
nine. This girl is using a
chalk board to write on.
09:30
4:00pm
16:00
At four o’clock, school
ends and I like to play
games with my friends.
4:30pm
At half past four I go home
and drink some tea. Then
I sweep the floor and
collect more water.
16:30
5:30pm
17:30
At half past five, I cook
dinner and take care of
my father and brother.
6:30pm
18:30
I eat dinner with my
brother and parents at
half past six.
UNIT 2 SESSION 2
How long does it take?
Afework leaves his home at 7.15am.
He arrives at school at 7.30am.
How long does it take him to walk to
school?
Afework goes outside to play with his
friends at 4.00pm.
He goes home to study at 6.30pm.
How long does Afework play with his
friends for?
Harika starts at school at 9.30am.
School finishes at 4.00pm.
How long does Harika spend in school?
Harika goes to bed at 7.30pm.
She wakes up at 6.00am.
How long does she sleep for?