Do you know the New Internationalist Easier English wiki ? https :// eewiki . newint . org / index . php / Main _ Page
Created by Linda Ruas , Joint Coordinator of the IATEFL Global Issues SIG
It has many simplified articles for learners to read ( and Ready Lessons for teachers to use ). One way of using it is for learners to choose an Easier English article to read , then click on the link to the original article at the end and read that . As if by magic , their English will improve by simple exposure to more difficult English that they will now understand . Try it with this interview .
Read this interview with Jane Goodall to find out what she hopes for :
One of my earliest memories is watching a hen laying an egg . I went into an empty hen house and waited for four hours – at age four ! This shows how amazing my mother was . No-one knew where I was , but when everyone else was worried and looking for me , she was happy that I was excited . She didn ’ t say ‘ Why did you go off without telling us ! You mustn ’ t do that again !’ – that would have killed my excitement . She saw my shining eyes and sat down for me to tell her how a hen lays an egg …
All my childhood I was watching animals .
“ The strong human spirit is a great reason for hope .”
The Jane Goodall Institute .
I try not to interact with them . The goal is to watch them , to observe them , to be a part of the environment , not a part of their society . Of course , the young ones came to touch us . David Greybeard [ Goodall gave names to the chimpanzees she observed , not numbers like normal scientific practice ] did once when I held out fruit to him . He didn ’ t want it . But finally , he took it ; then he dropped it , and then he very gently held my hand . Then , in 1963 , a chimpanzee , who had been so afraid of me , trusted me so much - that was amazing .
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