Simple ideas, Big results

Simple ideas, Big results

Before reading

1. Do you know about people who work for charity?

2. Have you ever worked for charity? What was your experience like?

Multiple Choice

Muhammed Yunus, often called “the world’s banker to the poor,”

• True

• False

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When did he receive the Nobel Peace Prize ?

• in 2005

• in 2006

• in 2007

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What did Yunus say he would use the $1.35 million prize money for?

• to build a house

• to buy a car

• to help the poor

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When was the Garmeen bank founded?

• in 1976

• 1876

• 1967

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When did the idea of the bank came to yusnus?

• While he was eating in a restaurant

• While he was teaching at university

• While he was sick in hospital

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Yunus ' expirement with his students was to>>>>>>>>>>

• lend poor people small amount of money to start business

• offer job opportunities to the poor

• build houses for the poor

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How many countries duplicated the Garmeen bank?

• 100

• 1000

• 10000

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How many branches does the bank have in Bangladesh?

• 24

• 240

• 2400

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How much has the bank lent over 30 years?

• 6.55 million Dollars

• 7.84 million Dollars

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What's the award that Jameel received in 2012?

• Nobel prize

• Academy award

• Saudi Volunteer

  of the Year”

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What did Jameel establish?

• job creation program

• Garmeen Bank

• Charity event

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What's the main cause of poverty?

• lack of education

• unemployment

• disease

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Why was the organization renamed J-PAL ?

• after his name

• in honor of his father, Abdul Latif Jameel

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How many jobs did BRJ create between 2003 and 2012?

• 2,0000

• 230,000

• 2300

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Choose the correct meaning:

1. poverty (line 2)

• a. pollution

• b. being poor

• c. disease

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2. to rely on (line 9)

• a. to accept .

• b. to trust

• c. to depend on

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3. loan (line 13)

• a. money you borrow

• b. money you earn

• c. money lost

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4. to establish (line 20)

• a. to create c.

• b. to buy

• to give money to

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5. unemployment (line 21)

• a. lack of money

• b. lack of education

• c. lack of jobs

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6. to reduce (line 27)

• a. to make more

• b. to stop

• c. to make less

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3. loan (line 13)

• a. money you borrow

• b. money you earn

• c. money lost