Tanzania's president advises against birth control

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Tanzania's President John Magufuli has advised women in his country to stop taking birth control pills. He said the reason was because Tanzania needed more people and the country was now wealthy enough to feed and educate many children. President Magufuli said: "Women can now give up contraceptive methods." He supported his argument by citing the example of European countries that he says are struggling to find enough workers because people use different methods of birth control. He told reporters: "I have traveled to Europe and I have seen the effects of birth control. In some countries they are now struggling with a declining population. They have no labor force."

President Magufuli accused those of using birth control of laziness. He said: "Those going for family planning are lazy. They are afraid they will not be able to feed their children. They do not want to work hard to feed a large family and that is why they opt for birth control and end up with one or two children only." He added: "You have cattle. You are big farmers. You can feed your children. Why then resort to birth control? I see no reason to control births in Tanzania". One politician pointed out the fact that Tanzania does not help large families. He said: "Our health insurance schemes can only accommodate a maximum of four children from one family."

1.Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1.adviseda.Mentioning something as an example.
      2.pillsb.Having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich.
      3.wealthyc.A small round mass of solid medicine to be swallowed whole.
      4.contraceptived.Becoming smaller, fewer, or less; decreasing.
      5.citinge.Offered suggestions about the best course of action for someone to take.
      6.strugglingf.A method, pill or device to stop a woman becoming pregnant.
      7.decliningg.Having difficulty in achieving or attaining something in the face of difficulty or resistance.

    Paragraph 2

      8.accusedh.Cows.
      9.feedi.A large-scale plan or arrangement for reaching some particular object or putting a particular idea into effect.
      10.optj.Turn to and use a strategy or course of action, especially a difficult one, to make a difficult situation go away.
      11.cattlek.Give food to a baby, family, pet, animal, fish, etc.
      12.resort tol.Fit in with the wishes or needs of someone.
      13.schemesm.Claimed that someone has done something wrong.
      14.accommodaten.Make a choice from a range of possibilities.


2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. advised
  2. wealthy
  3. struggling
  4. effects
  5. declining
  6. accused
  7. opt
  8. resort
  9. pointed out
  10. accommodate
  1. turn
  2. consequences
  3. rich
  4. charged
  5. help
  6. choose
  7. recommended
  8. highlighted
  9. battling
  10. falling

3.Role play

Role  A – Cost
You think cost is the hardest thing about raising children. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least hard of these (and why): mess, noise or worry.

Role  B – Mess
You think mess is the hardest thing about raising children. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least hard of these (and why): cost, noise or worry.

Role  C – Noise
You think noise is the hardest thing about raising children. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least hard of these (and why): mess, cost or worry.

Role  D – Worry
You think worry is the hardest thing about raising children. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least hard of these (and why): mess, noise or cost.

OR

  • less space
  • weddings
  • teenage years
  • loud music

 

4.Discussion - Tanzania's president advises against birth control

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS 

  1. What do you think of birth control?
  2. What's the best number of children to have?
  3. Is it becoming more difficult to bring up children?
  4. Are there enough people in your country?
  5. What problems are caused by declining populations?
  6. Is it better to have a large or small family?
  7. How can European countries get more workers?
  8. How can governments encourage people to have more children?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS 

  1. Is birth control lazy?
  2. How sad is it that people worry about feeding their family?
  3. Should we grow food ourselves to feed our family?
  4. Should governments help any size of family?
  5. How many children would you like?
  6. Is it better to come from a small or large family?
  7. What questions would you like to ask the president?

5.Spelling

Paragraph 1

  1. the country was now whlayet enough
  2. give up ivetatoenccpr methods
  3. gtcnii the example
  4. emtdhos of birth control
  5. they are now ltuggingsr
  6. a dgnncilie population

Paragraph 2

  1. President Magufuli dcsacue those
  2. You have ltetac
  3. teosrr to birth control
  4. One tnlipcoiai
  5. health insurance mhcssee
  6. a ammxium of four children

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