Sample Activity of Integration on FURTHER EDUCATION

Many girls today drop out of school at secondary level for different reasons. They do not get the opportunity to go for further education. After completing her end- of-year examinations, Martina, a sixteen-year-old girl, was forced by her father into marrying a man twice her age, for dowry. Although she always topped her class, her father rendered girl-child education useless. Her future and dreams were shattered for four bags of sugar and five head of cattle. Today, being a young mother hasruined her vision for a brighter future. Martina is now a young woman whose life has been
tatally ruined.

Use:

• phrasal verbs
• adverbs of degree
• the past participle tense
  conditional phrases
• clauses of purpose
  past simple tense
  declarative statements

Task:
Write a letter to encourage Martina not to give up on her dreams.