The document is a worksheet about a letter from Nelson Mandela discussing progress, problems, and calls to action. It contains a word activity, a gap fill extracting quotes from Mandela, and a prompt to write a letter back to Mandela outlining plans and actions to help the poor. Mandela notes that while the world has made scientific and technological progress, many children still lack access to medicine and education. He says we spend more on weapons than basic needs and that poverty is man-made, not natural. Mandela calls for ensuring fair trade, more quality education, and for leaders to address inequality rather than ignore it, as the world wants solutions instead of just words.

1. Worksheet in Reading
What a Difference a Day Makes (A Letter to You from Nelson Mandela)
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A. Word Charge Activity
Write O if the pair of words are opposite in meaning, S if it is similar in meaning.
B. Gap Fill
Complete the text taken from the article (What a Difference a Day Makes-A Letter to You from Nelson
Mandela)) by selecting the appropriate words from the box below. (Pair Work)
actions aid knowledge man medicines
debt school look weapons world child
Mandela says…
The world has made great progress in science, technology, (1) ________ and
information.
But, millions of children die because they can’t get (2) ________ and millions of
children don’t go to (3) ________.
We spend more money on (4) ________ than on tackling the (5) ________ crisis.
Poverty is not natural, it is (6) ________-made.
Things that must be done…
 ensure trade justice and get rid of the (7) ________ of the poorest
countries
 deliver more high-quality (8)________
 the leaders of the world should not (9) ________ the other way
 the world wants (10) ________ not words
C. AGREEMENT
Write a letter to the late Nelson Mandela telling him or assuring him of your plans and actions
to help the poor and how you can make a difference and be part of that great generation.
Dear Nelson Mandela,
Thank you for opening my eyes to the issues that our generation is facing. Thank you for
telling me that I can be one of that ‘great generation’. Here are my plans and actions to help
the poor:
1. S apartheid segregation
2. issue crisis
3. impartiality inequality
4. uneducated illiterate
5. imprison liberate
6. impoverished wealthy