1. Slumdog Millionaire: Urban issues in the DharaviSlum, Mumbai
Where is the Dharavi Slum and why has it become famous?
Why do people come to live in the Dharavi slum?
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Watch the Slumdog scenes (on the server) and complete the following table, identifying urban problems.
Scene Brief description Problem/Issue
of what happens What are some of the conditions that make living here difficult?
1 Kids playing game. +They are having fun playing a game
Police see them. They try
to catch them. _They have to run away form the police or they will get hit
2 Kids running away from + People trying to help the kids run away from the police
the police.
_ The police chasing them so he can hit them
3 Kid in a toilet. + He got the famous actor photograph
_ He had to go in the poo dump
4 There were lots of cars. + The place has apartments
_ The place is very populated and dirty
5 People washing clothes + The kids were playing and they were having fun
in the river.
_ The river water was very dirty
6 Kid picking up rubbish, + The boys were having a nice sleep
then a man comes
_ The girl had to do all the work

2. 7 They are showing how + How the people are together and taking care of each other
slum looks like around
the area _ How the place looks like
8 They are showing us + Enjoying the view and reminding where they live
where he lives.
_ Seeing where they live now and then
9 Showing the train + He got to see his girlfriend in time
station and the boy is
waiting for his girlfriend _ The place is very crowded with people
10 The boy is in the + They had electricity so they can watch TV
billionaire challenge.
_ The were lots of traffic and people
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