Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan

for first time since Taliban shooting

Hugh Tomlinson
March 29 2018, 9:00am, The Times

1. Fill in the gaps in this article with the verbs given in brackets in
the right active or passive tense. Follow the example.

The Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai (0) _____has returmed_____ (Present Perfect Simple - return) to Pakistan for the
first time since she (1) ____________________ (Past Simple - shoot) by Taliban militants in 2012 for campaigning for women’s
education.
Under tight security, Ms. Yousafzai, now 20, (2) _________________ (Past Simple - land) in Islamabad overnight, accompanied
by her parents. Her trip (3) ____________________ (Present Simple - expect) to last four days. She is due to* meet senior
Pakistani officials, including the prime minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
Now famous worldwide as simply Malala, Ms. Yousafzai was only 15 when a Taliban gunman (4) _____________________
(Past Simple - board) her school bus in the Swat Valley of Pakistan and demanded, “Who is Malala?”, before shooting her in
the head. For years she (5) ______________________ (Past Perfect Simple - infuriate) the militants by keeping an anonymous
diary detailing her life in the Taliban-ruled area and her determination to continue her studies even after the Islamists
(6)
_______________________ (Past Simple - burn down) her school, deeming female education “un-Islamic”.
The murder attempt (7) ______________________ (Past Simple - spark) an international wave of sympathy and she
(8)
____________________ (Past Simple - dub) “the most famous teenager in the world” as she (9) ___________________
(Past Simple - cling) to life in a Rawalpindi hospital. Eventually stabilised, she (10) ___________________ (Past Simple - fly) to
Britain and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. The Taliban (11) ___________________ (Past Simple - continue) to
denounce her and it (12) ___________________ (Present Simple - think) that a second assassination attempt (13) ___________
__________ (Past Perfect Simple - plan) before Ms. Yousafzai (14) __________________ (Past Simple - leave) the country.
She (15) __________________ (Past Simple - recover) and became the youngest ever winner of the Nobel peace prize in 2014.
She starred in an Oscar-nominated documentary about her life and last year (16) ___________________ (Past Simple - begin)
studying for a degree at the University of Oxford. She (17) _________________ (Past Simple - set up) the Malala Fund with her
father, Ziauddin, with the goal of “working for a world where every girl can learn and lead without fear”.
(18)
Her return home _____________________ (Present Perfect Simple - greet) on social media with outpourings of joy and
national pride.
“Pakistan’s daughter and the global symbol of female education is back in Pakistan. Welcome home Malala,”
(19)
_____________________ (Past Simple - write) by Umar Saif, a cabinet minister in Punjab state.
Ms. Yousafzai had been eager to return. “There is this lust for change. People want to see change in their country. I
(20)
_________________________ (Present Continuous - already / do) work there but I want my feet to touch that land,” she
said recently.
Some conservatives and religious groups (21) ____________________ (Present Simple - remain) hostile towards her, however.
Just as the Taliban once denounced her in the mosques of Swat for spreading western ideology, some are now suspicious of
what her return (22) _____________________ (Present Simple - augur) for the country. Her continued demands for gender
equality and education for all inspire fear in some circles in a country that still has a dismal record on women’s rights. Amid
the joy on social media this morning were many comments denouncing her as a spy with the CIA or MI6.
(*expected)
2. Find words in the article that mean:

a. ________________ 1. in the middle of g. ________________ 7. made noticed

b. ________________ 2. got on (a vehicle) h. ________________ 8. desire
c. ________________ 3. held tightly i. ________________ 9. expressions
d. ________________ 4. considering j. ________________ 10. during the night
e. ________________ 5. depressing k. ________________ 11. led to
f. ________________ 6. called, nicknamed l. ________________ 12. high level

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Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan
for first time since Taliban shooting
Hugh Tomlinson
March 29 2018, 9:00am, The Times
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/malala-returns-to-pakistan-0tt0fj6b6

1. Fill in the gaps in this article with the verbs given in brackets in
the right active or passive tense. Follow the example.

The Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai (0) _____has returned____ (Present Perfect Simple - return) to Pakistan for the
first time since she (1) _____was shot______ (Past Simple - shoot) by Taliban militants in 2012 for campaigning for women’s
education.
Under tight security, Ms. Yousafzai, now 20, (2) _____landed______ (Past Simple - land) in Islamabad overnight, accompanied
by her parents. Her trip (3) _____is expected_____ (Present Simple - expect) to last four days. She is due to* meet senior
Pakistani officials, including the prime minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
Now famous worldwide as simply Malala, Ms. Yousafzai was only 15 when a Taliban gunman (4) _______boarded_______
(Past Simple - board) her school bus in the Swat Valley of Pakistan and demanded, “Who is Malala?”, before shooting her in
the head. For years she (5) _____had infuriated_____ (Past Perfect Simple - infuriate) the militants by keeping an anonymous
diary detailing her life in the Taliban-ruled area and her determination to continue her studies even after the Islamists
(6)
_____burned down____ (Past Simple - burn down) her school, deeming female education “un-Islamic”.
The murder attempt (7) _______sparked______ (Past Simple - spark) an international wave of sympathy and she
(8)
______was dubbed____ (Past Simple - dub) “the most famous teenager in the world” as she (9) _______clung_______
(Past Simple - cling) to life in a Rawalpindi hospital. Eventually stabilised, she (10) _____was flown_____ (Past Simple - fly) to
Britain and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. The Taliban (11) _____continued_____ (Past Simple - continue) to
denounce her and it (12) _____is thought___ (Present Simple - think) that a second assassination attempt (13) ____had been
planned__ (Past Perfect Simple - plan) before Ms. Yousafzai (14) _______left______ (Past Simple - leave) the country.
She (15) _____recovered____ (Past Simple - recover) and became the youngest ever winner of the Nobel peace prize in 2014.
She starred in an Oscar-nominated documentary about her life and last year (16) ______began______ (Past Simple - begin)
studying for a degree at the University of Oxford. She (17) ______set up_____ (Past Simple - set up) the Malala Fund with her
father, Ziauddin, with the goal of “working for a world where every girl can learn and lead without fear”.
Her return home (18) ____has been greeted___ (Present Perfect Simple - greet) on social media with outpourings of joy and
national pride.
“Pakistan’s daughter and the global symbol of female education is back in Pakistan. Welcome home Malala,”
(19)
_____was written_____ (Past Simple - write) by Umar Saif, a cabinet minister in Punjab state.
Ms. Yousafzai had been eager to return. “There is this lust for change. People want to see change in their country. I
(20)
_____am already doing____ (Present Continuous - already / do) work there but I want my feet to touch that land,” she
said recently.
Some conservatives and religious groups (21) ______remain______ (Present Simple - remain) hostile towards her, however.
Just as the Taliban once denounced her in the mosques of Swat for spreading western ideology, some are now suspicious of
what her return (22) ______augurs______ (Present Simple - augur) for the country. Her continued demands for gender
equality and education for all inspire fear in some circles in a country that still has a dismal record on women’s rights. Amid
the joy on social media this morning were many comments denouncing her as a spy with the CIA or MI6.
(*expected)
2. Find words in the article that mean:

a. _____amid_____ 1. in the middle of g. ____greeted____ 7. made noticed

b. ____boarded___ 2. got on (a vehicle) h. _____lust______ 8. desire
c. _____clung_____ 3. held tightly i. _outpourings___ 9. expressions
d. ____deeming___ 4. considering j. __overnight____ 10. during the night
e. _____dismal____ 5. depressing k. ___sparked____ 11. led to
f. _____dubbed___ 6. called, nicknamed l. ____tight______ 12. high level

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