AL GHARBIA MS GRADE 11/ART READING

STUDENT’S NAME: ___________________________________

Vocabulary Being a good citizen

-agree How can we call someone a good citizen? It’s not easy to

- aware answer a question like this, however, let’s agree that if you want to

- rights be a good citizen, you have to be good person first. A good person is
someone who is aware of his rights, duties and responsibilities
- duties
towards his family, his neighbours, his friends and to his community
- responsibilities in general. So, we can say that when someone has principles, ethics

-principles and morals, he can be a good citizen.

- ethics I believe that there are many things that reflect your principles
and ethics as a good citizen in your country. When you help others
- morals
and volunteer to provide your services to them on your won free
-reflect
will, in this case you are a good citizen. When you help the poor and
-volunteer pay money for charities and orphanages, in this case you are a good

-orphanages
person and a good citizen too. When you obey the rules of traffic
and government laws in general, you are a good citizen. A good
- charities
citizen helps the elderly and young children. He also protects and
-the elderly keeps his environment clean. He treats people with respect and

-dignity preserves the dignity of others. Whoever violates the laws of the
country will never be a good citizen.
-violates

A good citizen knows his rights too, but his rights should never
- sum it up
violate the rights of others. Respecting other’s opinion and faith is
-privilege
also an important part of being a good citizen.
-burden
To sum it up, I believe that citizenship is not a privilege given to
-selfless
everyone but a huge responsibility and a burden on the shoulder of
every faithful and selfless citizen in this country.
A). Read the text and tell whether these statements are true (T) or false (F).

1- Every person is a good citizen.

2- Paying money for charities is part of being a good citizen

3- A rich man is a good citizen.

4- Citizenship is to be a ware of your rights only.

5- Helping the elderly does not make you a good citizen.

6- A good citizen is only responsible for his family only.

7- If you vote in the elections, you are a good citizen.

8- Ethics and principle are reflected in your actions.

9- A good citizen keeps his environment clean.

10- Citizenship is a privilege.

B). With your partner, write some examples about being a good citizen.

Example: A good citizen does not drive fast in a busy street……………………………….………………

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