Citizenship is a sacred honor, a plaque we carry proudly on our chests and a burden
pressing hard on our backs. A citizen is a member of a country. He has
the right to ask for its protection, and the duty to protect it and obey its
laws and rules. In other words, citizenship is the relationship between an
individual and a state in which the individual belongs, and owes allegiance to
the state and in turn is entitled to its protection. Fortunately, being
a good citizen doesn’t stop at the exchange of rights and duties, it requires
a lot of civilized behavior, and responsible acts.
Simple acts to do in
your daily life
All the members of our community, from the youngest to the eldest, have to
cooperate. By cooperating, I don’t mean giving huge efforts. Simple acts and
easy behavior can help us ameliorate our level of
life. As citizens, and students in particular, all we have to do are the
steps below:
Start with your own home,
clean it regularly, and take care of your front door area.
Don’t overuse water and
electricity.
Respect your neighbors, help them if necessary, and act politely.
Don’t litter, or throw trash
in the street.
Don’t spit in the street, it
doesn’t only bother the other passengers, but it also affects your discipline,
and it’s very far from being civilized.
Try to cross the street in
the crossing passage. The town will look organized, and it lowers the level of
accidents. Let’s try to walk in the sidewalk, or the pavement, because it
causes fewer difficulties to drivers in the city.
Respect your school,
especially its doors, walls and windows. They are not yours; you only borrow
them for a year or more.
Being Moroccan is a source of
pride. Don’t try to ignore your origins in front of foreigners. Have you ever
seen any of them deny being who he really is?
Act nicely with tourists and
try to attract them. (For example, while chatting with foreigners, tell them
about
If you can study about
If you don’t vote, who will?
A simple act can place the right person in the right place.
In emergencies, don’t be
afraid. Help the people in need. (Blood donations, call the police, the
ambulance, and help a lady in the street...) Imagine you were at there place,
wouldn’t you like to have other people standing by your side?
When you become a parent,
teach these things as well as others to your children. Citizenship starts from childhood,
and only ends by the time you die. It’s only by practicing those really simple
acts that our daily life can get better.
COMPREHENSION
1. The writer of this essay is... (Justify your answer)
a.
Moroccan. r
b.
Canadian. r
c.
British. r
d. American. r
e.
Indian. r
f.
Jamaican. r
2. The writer of this essay is a ... (Justify your answer)
a.
Teacher. r
b.
Student. r
c.
Journalist. r
d.
Engineer. r
e.
Craftsman. r
f.
Headmaster. r
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4. Answer the following questions briefly, in your own words as far as
possible.
a. According to the text, what is citizenship?
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b. What should all the members of our community do to be good citizens?
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c. What are some of your duties toward
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d. How can you help people in emergencies?
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5. Match the following words with their definitions.
Word |
|
Definition |
1)
Sacred |
a) When you give
something to someone and they give you something else. |
|
2)
Burden |
b) To drop rubbish on
the ground in a public place. |
|
3)
Allegiance |
c) To reduce something. |
|
4)
Owe |
d) To force out the
contents of the mouth, especially saliva. |
|
5)
Exchange |
e) To use something too
often or too much. |
|
6)
Overuse |
f) To need to pay or
give something to someone. |
|
7)
Litter |
g) Loyalty and support
for a ruler, country, group or belief. |
|
8)
Spit |
h) A heavy load that
you carry. |
|
9)
Lower |
i) Considered to be
holy and deserving respect. |
6. What do the underlined words in the text refer to?
a. He ( paragraph
1 )
:…………………….……………
b. It
( paragraph 1 )
:…………………….……………
c. We ( paragraph 2 )
:…………………….……………