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ELLA (MANUAL) 43 Imagine all the people But I’m not the only one Living life in peace…. I hope someday you’ll join us You may say I’m a dreamer And the world will be as one Exercise: Imagine Imagine you meet your best friend. You have as much time as you want to write a story or to draw a picture with your friend. What would you decide to do? • Write a story about what would happen, 1. if you put yourself in your friend’s place. 2. if you were born in another country. 3. if all people spoke the same language. 4. if there were no borders. 5. if all people looked the same. 6. if there were no traditions. or • Draw a picture about it? Episode 2 Leading Idea 1: Relatives Dina is excited and tells her friends about her relatives’ visit from Iran. What makes it ex- citing? The topic provides to explore about families and relatives but also about relation- ships. For example, there is no single definition of family – there are many definitions – for example the patchwork family, the traditional family, etc. It is very different how children see the family - who belongs to the family and who does not. Some families are living far apart from each other. These days, families are often more spread out than ever before. Many people had to leave their countries because of political, religious and/or ethnic persecution. Some did not find jobs in their own country so they moved to another country. So what does it imply to belong to a family living in another country? The children can draw their families and sometimes that could help them: They can include cousins, grandparents living far apart, or their pets – children have a very elastic concept of family. Exercise: Families and relatives 1. Is there a difference between family and relatives? 2. What are the differences between family and relatives? 3. Do all relatives belong to the family? 4. What makes someone a relative of yours? 5. Does your pet count as family? 6. What is a family? Leading Idea 2: Rules You can begin by asking your students what rules are. In this episode Dina speaks about the rules in a country. What does she mean by that? Does she speak about rules, laws, orders,