DharaviDharavi, in the heart of Mumbai, is one of the largest in Asia. About one million people are into less than a square mile. After the success of the film Slumdog , it has become a tourist : many foreigners come to see , and many residents don't want this kind of .
Tours that helpMany tour companies want to in on the phenomenon, but some try to make life better. One company students from the slum and trains them to be . This part-time job helps them pay for their , and they meet people from all over the .
Two points of viewA business traveller explains that visiting the slum is more than reading about it or seeing . But a guide has seen tourists taking photos of children, roofs and open : they come with in their mind.
The realityReality Tours has 80% of its profits to its sister NGO, Reality Gives. These tours provide jobs and can help dispel negative . The guides want to show the reality: why there is no proper or access to . For them, the people of Dharavi are happy, but happy does not mean : they want to their lives.
Watch the video again if you need. Drag the words into the summary, or tap a word, then tap a gap. Then click Check. Hover over the dotted words for a translation.
The words of the video in new sentences. Choose the right word, then click Check and read the explanations.
- The streets of Mumbai are always : there are people everywhere.bustling = full of people and activity.
- The family's got worse when the father lost his job.a plight = a very difficult or sad situation.
- Thousands of fans to the stadium to see the band.to flock = to go somewhere in large numbers.
- After the storm, the beach was with rubbish.strewn = covered with things lying everywhere.
- Some companies only want to on the success of the film.to cash in on = to make money from something.
- Meeting people from all over the world gives the students to other cultures.exposure to = the experience of meeting or discovering something.
- There are no toilets and no clean water: is a big problem here.sanitation = toilets, clean water, waste water systems.
- Dirty water runs in along the alleys.a drain = a channel that takes waste water away.
- Reality Gives is an that runs projects in the community.an NGO = a non-governmental organisation, a charity (une ONG).
- Most of the go back to the community.profits = the money a company earns after paying its costs.
- The guides want to the stereotype that slum dwellers are lazy.to dispel = to make a false idea disappear.
- He likes his life, but he is not : he wants it to improve.satisfied = happy because you have everything you want.
Production écrite / Writing: 200 to 250 words.
Over to you: write 200 to 250 words
Choose one of these two subjects. Write on a sheet of paper. Use the words of the video (the summary and the vocabulary quiz will help you).
Subject 1 — Slum tourism: help or show?
Some people say that slum tourism helps poor communities: it brings jobs and money, and it changes the way the world sees them. Others think that it turns poverty into a show for rich tourists. What do you think? Give your opinion, with examples from the video, and say what a “good” slum tour should be like.
Some people say that slum tourism helps poor communities: it brings jobs and money, and it changes the way the world sees them. Others think that it turns poverty into a show for rich tourists. What do you think? Give your opinion, with examples from the video, and say what a “good” slum tour should be like.
Subject 2 — A guide in Dharavi
You are a student from Dharavi and you work as a guide for Reality Tours. Write a post for the company's blog: present your neighbourhood (its problems and what makes you proud), explain why you do this job, and give tourists some advice: what they should and shouldn't do during the visit.
You are a student from Dharavi and you work as a guide for Reality Tours. Write a post for the company's blog: present your neighbourhood (its problems and what makes you proud), explain why you do this job, and give tourists some advice: what they should and shouldn't do during the visit.
Useful words: a slum · squeezed · the plight of · to cash in on · a part-time job · to donate · profits · an NGO · living conditions · sanitation · access to water · to dispel stereotypes · to improve
Useful phrases: In my opinion… · On the one hand… on the other hand… · What is more… · However… · That's why… · To conclude…
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