When a Girl Would Not Stop
Grammar: Relative Clauses
A Level 4 English lesson exploring education.
What's in this lesson
A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL lesson on education, practising relative clauses. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.
From the reading: The Girl Who Would Not Stop
"One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world." When Malala Yousafzai spoke those words at the United Nations in 2013, she was sixteen years old. She had already survived an assassination attempt, left her home in Pakistan's Swat Valley, and become the most recognised activist for girls' education on the planet. What is striking is not just what she said, but where she said it — a chamber built for the most powerful governments in the world, where she arrived carrying nothing but a microphone and a belief that education was a right, not a privilege.
Vocabulary
- advocate for
- face opposition
- literacy rate
- speak out
Grammar: Relative Clauses
- which — whole clause
- She left Mingora, which meant the campaign moved abroad. — which refers to the whole preceding idea
- where — place
- She grew up in Mingora, where her father ran a school. — adds place detail, never changes the main meaning
Discussion questions
- If your school had tried to close tomorrow, what would you have done?
- Would you move countries to continue your education?
- What is the difference between being taught and being educated?
When a Girl Would Not Stop
Grammar: Relative Clauses
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