Dear World: Bana's War

Quick Questions!

Multiple Choice

What is NOT a way we also communicate feelings?

• by leaning forward

• narrowing our eyes

• folding our arms

• closing our eyes

Multiple Choice

What is NOT a way that we use our arms and hands?

• to show moods

• ask questions

• give information

• non-verbal

Multiple Choice

What is NOT also considered non-verbal commincation?

• our tone of voice

• our way of talking

• our clothing

• the physical distance between people

Multiple Choice

Where does shaking your head mean yes?

• Russia

• Bulgaria

• England

• Japan

Multiple Select

In the US, people look directly at each other when they speak. It shows.......?

• Interest

• honesty

• passion

• curiosity

Dear World:
Bana's War

Part 1

Today we can find a variety of information on the Internet.

For example, you can get the news from many countries or information about your favorite movie star.

You can also upload information like photos to the Internet.

We live in an age when anyone can broadcast the information they have.

Bana Alabed, who lived in Aleppo, Syria, was no exception.

In 2016, this girl was seven years old.

She sent a certain message in English to the world on her smartphone on September 24th.

September
24th.

The message was, "I need peace."

Multiple Select

What 2 types of information can you get on the internet.

• news from other countries

• information about movie stars

• restaurant recommendations

• family photos

In Aleppo, a civil war has continued since 2012.

The civil war deprived Bana of everything.

She liked studying, but her school was destroyed.

She loved her friends, but the war pulled them away from her.

Almost every day, she heard bombing and felt terrible fear.

When she sent the message on the Internet, she thought...

"I don't know if anyone will listen or care, but I hope that someone will do something to stop the war."

Part 2

Bana's real-time messages from a fierce battle zone shocked the world.

She wrote that there was no food, no water, and no medicine.

She also wrote that people were dying every day.

"I might die tonight. I am very scared.

I might be killed by a bomb."

This message was sent on October 2nd, 2016, when bombs fell near her and her family.

Multiple Select

What did she say that they did not have?

• food

• water

• medicine

• safety

People all over the world saw an image of Bana with the message.

She was staring at the dark fearfully.

Her hands were covering her ears to shut out the loud noise of exploding bombs.

Multiple Choice

What month was her messaged posted in?

• October

• February

• March

• September

Bana's messages were gradually shared with people around the world.

Many of them sent her messages of encouragement.

You can do it!

In 2017, Bana was selected as one of "The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet" by the American magazine Time.

She conveyed the fear of the civil war from a place where journalists hardly went.

This was the reason why she was selected.

Find the Sentence Game

アレッポでは2012年から内戦が続いている。

In Aleppo, a civil war has continued since 2012.

毎日のように爆撃の音が聞こえ、ひどい恐怖を感じていた。

Almost every day, she heard bombing and felt terrible fear.

例えば、いろいろな国のニュースを知ることができるし、好きな映画スターの情報を得ることもできる。

For example, you can get the news from many countries or information about your favorite movie star.

彼女の両手は、爆発する爆弾の大きな音をシャットアウトするために耳を覆っていた。

Her hands were covering her ears to shut out the loud noise of exploding bombs.

これが彼女が選ばれた理由である。

This was the reason why she was selected.

激戦地からのバナのリアルタイムのメッセージは世界に衝撃を与えた。

Bana's real-time messages from a fierce battle zone shocked the world.