Life's Great
for Abdul Now!
Try
to fill in the missing words in this story. You will find them on a
separate sheet.
Life's Great for Abdul Now!
Abdul lives in Pakistan,
the country where ……………. of all footballs in
the world are made. When he was ……….. years old, Abdul
had to go to work with his ten-year-old brother, Abu, and his mother,
Rakiya, ………..…… footballs all day. Abdul could
make ………….. footballs in one day and for this he
earned about ………….. . His mother earned about ………
a day. Abdul and his brother could not go to school because his family
was so …….….. . The family needed their wages to buy
enough …………….. and other basic necessities.
In January 2004, a new football-making
company started in Pakistan, called …………….
……………. . This company ensures that all the
people who stitch the footballs are paid a …………
………….. for their work. They are paid directly by
the company, rather than being part of a very large business which is
making …………... profits for itself.
Andul's mother, Rakiya, works
for Footballs Direct, in a small work unit in their …………….
. She now earns about ………..… a day. She enjoys working
there because she does not have to travel to work. Also the unit has
good ………….. and ……………...
and is a pleasant place to work. Abdul's father also works for the company,
printing the Fairtrade ……..….. on the footballs and ……………….
that they are properly made. (Football Direct must ensure that the quality
of their footballs is as …………... as that of any
other well-known brand.)
Abdul and Abu now go to ……………..
. they are not allowed to work for Footballs Direct because Fairtrade
companies do not allow ………………… ………….
- but now their parents can afford to pay for education for the two
boys and for their little sister, Kayak. Abdul ……………..
school and wants to be a ………….. …………….
when he grows up.
Abdul's parents find that
life is much better for the whole family now they work for Footballs
Direct. Rakiya has been able to take out a '…………….
……………' (a loan on which she does not have to
pay interest) from a ……………… ……………
……………… . She has used this to buy a pair
of …………….. in order to start a small ………………
…………., to raise extra money for her family. Abdul's
Mum has been able to buy him a new football- and also a new pair of
…………………….
The workers for Footballs
Direct have also joined together to build a ……………….
with money from their 'Social Premium' (a sum of money paid by the company
to be used for the good of the whole society) - and to pay for a …………….
to work there. Because they have a fair wage, the workers can afford
to pay for …………… …………………..
when they need it. When Abdul broke his arm he could have a ………………..
on it - and a sling.
In addition, the community
has been able to afford to pay for ……………….
and ………… - …………….. , so
they now have ………….. , clean, drinking water and
do not catch diseases from ………………….
water. They have also bought …………….. pipes
for watering the land and are beginning to grow much better crops. Abdul
has been much …………….. recently because he has
had clean water to drink and good …………….. to
eat.
When Abdul's parents and
their friends have made the footballs, some of them are exported to
…………….. . A few of them have come to Preston
and one has been signed by Preston North End's most famous footballer,
…………. ………………. .
By buying a football
from Footballs Direct we are helping to keep Abdul's family healthy
in Pakistan. Playing with the footballs can help to keep us healthy,
too!
Use the following words to
complete Abdul's story:
| Tom Finney
|
poor
|
sports teacher |
doctor
|
checking
|
micro credit
fund
|
clinic
|
water-filters
|
|
plaster
|
Logo
|
goats |
irrigation
|
child
labour
|
shorts
|
food |
eight |
|
'soft loan'
|
safe
|
three
|
ventilation
|
England
|
huge |
vegetables
|
medical treatment
|
| stitching |
Footballs Direct
|
standpipes
|
loves |
£1.50
|
school |
lighting |
70p |
| three-quarters
|
good |
milk business |
30p |
polluted |
healthier |
village |
fair wage |
Think how life has improved
for Abdul because his parents now work for the Footballs-Direct company.
Then complete the following
statement:
I think it is important to
buy Fairtrade footballs
because……………………………………………………………………
Now try to answer these
questions
The 32 panels in a football
are of two shapes. What is the proper name of these?
…………………………… and
………………………………………
Have a guess! How many stitches are there in a football?
…………….