ACTIVITY B
Read the following text.
Tawakkol Karman, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee win Nobel Peace Prize
1 The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was awarded to three women from Africa and the Middle East, a decision intended to draw attention to the suppression of women's rights around the world and spur their fight for greater equality.
5 The winners were Tawakkol Karman, a leading figure in Yemen, who inspired thousands of women to rise up in a region where women are considered second-class citizens; Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first elected female president in post-colonial Africa; and peace activist Leymah Gbowee, from the same country.
This year's award arrives as women in Africa and the Middle East find themselves at a crossroads, trying to break away from a history of restrictions fueled by culture and traditions.
10 While women have become more visible in government and social activism, deep challenges remain in many areas, including education, employment and access to health care.
Tawakkol Karman called the award «a victory for our revolution, for our methods, for our struggle, for all Yemeni youth, and all the youth in the Arab world.
This will give the people more strength.
Peace is the only way to make a new Yemen,» she said.
Her activism is all the
15 more unusual because it is happening in a deeply conservative Yemen, where women face restrictions and are often treated violently.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been involved in Liberian politics for more than 30 years.
As Liberia's president, she worked fervently to promote development in her country and the rights of women and girls.
«We are now going into our ninth year of peace, and every Liberian
20 has contributed to it,» she said.
«We particularly give this credit to Liberian women, who have consistently led the struggle for peace, even under conditions of neglect.
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Leymah Gbowee, the other Liberian laureate, organized Muslim and Christian women who, wearing white T-shirts, demonstrated together in large numbers.
They were instrumental in bringing an end to Liberia's civil war in 2003.
Gbowee now heads the Women Peace and
25 Security Network Africa.
«I'm shocked, I'm numb, I'm still really feeling like it's all a dream to me,» said Gbowee.
«There is no way we can negotiate peace and security if we leave out the women of the world.
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Campaigners for women's political rights in West Africa say the role of women in Liberia sparked a continent-wide movement, but Gbowee believes many challenges still remain around
30 the world.
1.
Match the names on the left with the corresponding statements on the right, according to the information in the text.
Three of the statements do not apply.
Write only the letters and the corresponding numbers.
(a) Tawakkol Karman
(b) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
(c) Leymah Gbowee
(1) thinks that, despite the difficult conditions women have endured in her country, they have never given up on fighting for peace.
(2) considers that peace is the sole solution for her country.
(3) fights for religious freedom in Africa.
(4) thinks equality for all women is still far from being achieved.
(5) is the head of state of her country.
(6) gathered food contributions from wealthy countries.
(7) managed to unite women with different religious beliefs.
(8) has taken an active part in politics for some decades now.
(9) is a leading African economist.
(10) believes the prize will encourage the people's commitment.
N1 Associa corretamente os nomes a duas afirmações. Caso opte por escrever as respostas, pode fazê-lo com incorreções de transcrição não impeditivas da compreensão. Erra ou omite as outras associações.