BEING BRAVE

What is courage?
What does "being brave" mean?
Who's your role model?
These were the questions of a speaking and writing activity, last week.
I think the most interesting text is the following one:



People need to show their courage in difficult situations.
My role models are immigrants. They leave their countries because of civil wars and political reasons.  They go to other countries on dangerous boats, risking their lives.
But when they arrive they need to show courage more and more because they are in poor conditions and they may be discriminated.
For them, it is difficult to show courage, but they have to  do, as they want to continue their lives. 






Another student has written about courage trying to use the linkers we've studied. Well done!!!

What's courage?

In some situations, you need to show great courage, for example disasters or incidents which may happen every day.

Firstly, having courage is a question of control. So, if you are afraid, keep calm and think over. Sometimes you need to make a choice very quickly.

Secondly, you have to act immediately, for example if there is an earthquake, you have to escape quickly, but first you have to wait some seconds under the table or under an archway.

In addition, it isn’t easy to show courage, because fear may paralyse you and you may do stupid things, so the situation may get worse and worse.

There are a lot of famous role models of bravery. They are well known heroes such as Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Pope Francis.

Mandela fought against racism and apartheid. Gandhi used non-violent means to obtain Indian independence. Pope Francis saved the life of many people in Argentina.

In conclusion, courage is a rare quality, but even common people can become heroes when they are obliged to do the right things and save lives.