Finals

• who took up an activity to improve their behavior

  Amir Khan
• who did people think had gone mad

  william kamkwamba
• who did people think was doing sports just to make friends

  esther vergeer
• who changed country to go to school

  william kamkwamba
• who decided to concentrate on just one sport

  esther vergeer
• who influenced people from the same background

  amir khan
• esther spent two years

  receiving medical treatment
• from the beginning of Esthers's sport career

  it was obvious that she was talented
• extreme weather conditions in Malawi

  forced William to change his way of studying
• After William connected his home to the windmill

  his family could see better at night
• When Amir Khan was a child

  he became a better student thanks to boxing
• Thanks to Amir's succes

  British Asian became more active
• F\O: she cant have imagined the nightmare that was awaiting her

  opinion
• F\O

  his parents vouldnt pay his school fees

  fact
• F\O

  Amir was born in England to Pakistani parents
• F\O

  Amir's father must have been desperate to take such a step

  O
• hyperactive

  having more energy than normal and unable to keep still or quiet
• shatter

  to destroy something completely
• background

  the type of family and social class you come from and th education and experience you have
• all round

  able to do many different thing well
• fees

  the money you pay for professional advice or sevices from doctors lawyers schools universities
• socialize

  to meet and spend time with friends
• pump

  a machine that is used to force liquid or gas in a particular direction
• compatriots

  people who come from the same country as you
• mainstream

  considered normal and used or accepted by most people
• overcoming

  succeeding in dealing with a problem
• stood out

  was very noticeable
• consciousness

  the state of being awake and knowing what is happening around you
• elite

  thought to be the best
• transformed

  changed completely
• the project in the arabian peninsula will

  avoid causing damage to the enviroment
• at present the citizens of the united arab emirates are

  aware of their carbon footprint
• the government of abu dhabi

  is already building an ecological city
• the planners of the Masdar city will

  protect the city from the local climate
• when construction is finished Masdar willl

  become home to companies interested in improving the environment
• supporters of the project think that Masdar

  is a chance for Abu Dhabi to be a world leader in the field of green cities
• T\F: some experts claim that people will not be able to live in some parts of the world

  true
• T\F: walls will stop the desert sand from entering the city

  false
• T\F: in Masdar they will use waste water to grow plants

  true
• T\F: students are already attending classes in universities of Masdae

  false