kenya
A Craftsman from Kisumu
John talks about his work and life.
Vocabulary
| town | plant | water hyacinth |
| lake | use | another |
| make | stuff | like (3) |
| ear | ring | earring |
| neck | necklace | seed |
| things | local | sell |
| money | live | go on |
| a lot | a lot of | lots of |
| life | standard | standard of living |
| worry | keep | it keeps going |
| up | down | also |
| gap | rich | poor |
| between | wide | the gap between the rich and poor |
| happy | talent | give |
| was given | use | own |
| other | hand | my own hands |
| beautiful | favorite | first |
| at first | because | time |
| live | around (2) | this time around |
| catch | fish | low/lower |
| because | over (2) | overfishing |
| change | attitude | about (2) |
| afford | afford | beans |
| rice | friend | normal/normally |
| visit | really |
Questions
1. Who is this person?
2. What is water hyacinth?
3. What is his profession? What does he do?
4. What concerns (worries) John?
5. What makes him happy?
6. Has his eating habits changed over the years?
7. He would like to visit……………..because………………
8. Name ten things and seven activities from the video.
A. Do you or your friends make arts and crafts?
B. Are you from Kenya? Do you live in Kenya? Have you ever been to Kenya?
C. Describe the climate and geography of Kenya.
D. Describe the economy of Kenya. What does it import and export?
E. Does Kenya have problems or challenges?
F. What is Kenyan food like? Describe the cuisine of Kenya.
G. What are some tourist attractions (cultural, historical, natural)?
H. What comes to mind when you think of Kenya? What do you associate with Kenya?
An Electronics Dealer
Alexander talks about life and globalization.
Vocabulary
| place | pay/paid | shillings |
| every | every day | deal |
| make a deal | most | mostly |
| sell | market (2) | to market |
| to me | world | everybody/everyone |
| same | level | life |
| consider | considerate | love |
| another | one another | each other |
| other | nation | country (2) |
| together | come together | family |
| mankind | itself | myself |
| enemy | globe | globalization |
| education | worry | because |
| expensive | great | mind |
| like (3) | continue | always |
| think | peace | piece |
| people | happy | comfortable |
| love | visit | heard |
| full | miracles | grab |
| try | grab | land |
| ocean | world | I would like to |
| with | without | bullet |
| gun | bomb | better |
| start | different | make a difference |
Questions
1. Who is this person?
2. What is his profession? What does he do?
3. How does he view globalization?
4. Alexander thinks “Mankind itself is the enemy of globalization.” What does this mean? Give examples.
5. What worries him?
6. He has potential. Yes or no?
7. Selling lots of electronics makes him happy. True or false?
8. Alexander would like to visit……….because…………
9. What does he expect for the future?
10. Name ten things and seven activities from the video.
A. Where do you shop for electronics? Is there an electronics market or bazaar where you like?
B. Are you from Kenya? Do you live in Kenya? Have you ever been to Kenya?
C. Describe the climate and geography of Kenya.
D. Describe the economy of Kenya. What does it import and export?
E. Does Kenya have problems or challenges?
F. What is Kenyan food like? Describe the cuisine of Kenya.
G. What are some tourist attractions (cultural, historical, natural)?
H. What comes to mind when you think of Kenya? What do you associate with Kenya?
