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Navi Pillay, a South African Human Rights Lawyer, Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Short learning excerpts adapted from a public lesson sourced from The New York Times. View source

1. Read both short excerpts

Lithuanian excerpt

Navi Pillay laimėjo Nobelio taikos premiją. Ji yra teisininkė iš Pietų Afrikos Respublikos. Pillay daug metų dirbo už žmogaus teises. Ji vadovavo specialiai Jungtinių Tautų komisijai. Ši grupė tyrė karą Gazoje. Komisija paskelbė svarbią ataskaitą praėjusiais metais. Ataskaitoje rašoma, kad Izraelis padarė baisius nusikaltimus.…

German support

Navi Pillay hat den Friedensnobelpreis gewonnen. Sie ist eine Juristin aus der Republik Südafrika. Pillay arbeitete viele Jahre für die Menschenrechte. Sie leitete eine spezielle Kommission der Vereinten Nationen. Diese Gruppe untersuchte den Krieg in Gaza. Die Kommission veröffentlichte letztes Jahr einen wichtigen Bericht.…

2. Vocabulary practice

WordMeaningYour own sentence
teisininkėJuristin____________________
žmogaus teisėsMenschenrechte____________________
vadovavoleitete____________________
ataskaitaBericht____________________
nusikaltimaiVerbrechen____________________
pasaulisWelt____________________

3. Comprehension and reflection

1. Write one sentence that summarizes the main event or idea.

2. Which detail best supports your summary? Quote only a short phrase.

3. What can you infer from the excerpt that is not stated directly?

Teacher / self-study answer guidance

Accept answers that accurately identify the central idea, use a short supporting detail, and explain a reasonable inference. Wording may vary. Check the full interactive lesson and original source when context is unclear; this bounded excerpt is practice material, not a complete news report.

Only bounded excerpts are included. Use the interactive lesson and linked publisher source for the full context.

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