Exercises · Goal 2 · Zero Hunger
The Banker to the Poor: exercises
Two short exercises on the book. Do them on screen or print them.
Fill the gaps
Choose the missing word for each gap. The words are in the box.
Words to use
- Abril
- deadline
- debt
- loan
- Muhammad
- produce
- slum
- Yunus
One weekend has seen some images that sadden her, so she shuts her eyes in her secret hideaway and flies off to a in Bangladesh, the setting of this story inspired by . Muhammad has only just moved there. In the market the stalls are nearly empty, the little food on sale is too expensive, and hunger shows in every thin face. When he sees a man shouting at Asha, a vegetable seller, he steps in. Asha explains that her comes from far away; if she could grow it nearby, food would be cheaper, but she has no money for seeds or land. Muhammad goes with her and her little daughter to ask a bank for a small , and the director turns them away. After a sleepless night and an early-morning jog, Muhammad has an idea, and Asha points out that she is far from the only woman who needs help. Will the men who laugh at him be proved right? The book ends with the real Muhammad Yunus and his microcredits.
Connect the dots
Join each word to its meaning. Tap a word, then tap its meaning.