A CHILDREN’S RIGHTS ACTIVIST
Reporter: Well, Julie, could you tell us more about child labour?
First, are there reliable figures?
Julie: Yes, there are, all over the world, as many as 250 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 work for a living.
Some 120 million work full time while the rest combine work and schooling.
Reporter: So, what kind of work?
Julie: Some children are more or less slaves, they’re forced to work very long hours in factories, mines, plantations. Others are used in pornography or the production and trafficking of drugs. Others are recruited to serve in armed conflicts.
Reporter: So, what about the consequences?
Julie: These children risk their health and break their bodies in awfully dangerous working conditions, a lot of them often risk their lives too.
Reporter: Hmm, could you give us some examples of countries where there is child labour?
Julie: Oh ! There is so many ... from Indonesia to Guatemala ... Poor children as young as 6 are sent off to work. Often, they’re mistreated and punished for not working hard enough. In China, children mix the gun powder for firecrackers. And in India, they knot the threads for carpets all for a few pennies a day. Sometimes, they are sold as slaves.
Reporter And what about Pakistan?
Julie: You should know that 80% of the world soccer balls are made in Pakistan, and the situation of children is especially bad there. There are 11 to 12 million working children there. At least, half of them will die of starvation or disease before they reach their twelfth birthday.
Reporter: I see.. Is Pakistan then the worst country as regards child labour?
Julie: Oh no ! Not at all ! The problem is far worse in India and anywhere else in the world. The total population of India is 940 million and between 44 and a hundred million children under the age of 14 work there, probably more than the combined total of the rest of the world, more than the entire population of the United Kingdom.
Reporter : Well ....Thank you very much indeed, Julie!
Pour la dictée en bas de page: je dicterai moi-même 6 nombres à la classe (cela me permet d'avoir 20 espaces pour une note sur 20)
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A CHILDREN’S RIGHTS ACTIVIST ( ___ / 14)
Reporter: Well, Julie, could you tell us more about child labour?
First, are there reliable figures?
Julie: Yes, there are, all over the world, as many as ______children between the ages of ______and ______work for a living.
Some ______work full time while the rest combine work and schooling.
Reporter: So, what kind of work?
Julie: Some children are more or less slaves, they’re forced to work very long hours in factories, mines, plantations. Others are used in pornography or the production and trafficking of drugs. Others are recruited to serve in armed conflicts.
Reporter: So, what about the consequences?
Julie: These children risk their health and break their bodies in awfully dangerous working conditions, a lot of them often risk their lives too.
Reporter: Hmm, could you give us some examples of countries where there is child labour?
Julie: Oh ! There is so many ... from Indonesia to Guatemala ... Poor children as young as ______are sent off to work. Often, they’re mistreated and punished for not working hard enough. In China, children mix the gun powder for firecrackers. And in India, they knot the threads for carpets all for a few pennies a day. Sometimes, they are sold as slaves.
Reporter And what about Pakistan?
Julie: You should know that ______of the world soccer balls are made in Pakistan, and the situation of children is especially bad there. There are ______to ______working children there. At least, ______of them will die of starvation or disease before they reach their ______birthday.
Reporter: I see.. Is Pakistan then the worst country as regards child labour?
Julie: Oh no ! Not at all ! The problem is far worse in India and anywhere else in the world. The total population of India is ______and between ______and a ______children under the age of ______work there, probably more than the combined total of the rest of the world, more than the entire population of the United Kingdom.
Reporter : Well ....Thank you very much indeed, Julie!
Dictation: ( ___ / 6):a. ______b. ______c. ______d. ______e. ______f. ______