урок позакласного читання 11 клас

The Term "Kiwi"

1. WARMING UP

• What do you know about these nationalities?
• What would you like to know? Why?

2. LISTEN

• Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

1. A New Zealand court said the term "kiwi" was not discriminatory.     T / F

2. A bakery worker said her colleagues insulted her by calling her "Kiwi".     T / F

3. The bakery owner said New Zealanders were proud of the term "Kiwi".    T / F

4. The bakery owner said Kiwi" was a term of endearment.     T / F

5. A tribunal judge ruled that the term "Kiwi" was an insult.     T / F

6. The judge said the worker was segregated at work.     T / F

7. An equal opportunity commissioner acted on the worker's behalf.     T / F

8. The bakery only employs three different nationalities.     T / F

• Listen and check yourself.
• Listen again and fill in the gaps

A court in Australia (1) ___________________ the use of the word "Kiwi" to describe a person from New Zealand is not discriminatory. New Zealander Julie Savage (2) ___________________ against an Australian bakery where she was nicknamed "Kiwi" by her colleagues. (3) ___________________ the term "Kiwi" was a form of racial discrimination and was insulting and disrespectful. However, the employment (4) ___________________ and dismissed her complaint. The bakery owner argued that the term "Kiwi" was one that most New Zealanders (5) ___________________. He said the New Zealand government openly endorses the term and that it was used as "a term of endearment and as a (6) ___________________ as a New Zealander".

The tribunal judge ruled that calling a New Zealander a Kiwi (7) ___________________. She said: "'Kiwi' is not an insult." In her findings, the judge observed that Ms Savage, "did not (8) ___________________ suffered unfavourable treatment in respect of the terms of her employment, (9) ___________________ or segregation". Australia's Commissioner for Equal Opportunity acted on Ms Savage's behalf. She determined that: "If someone takes particular (10) _________________ nickname and doesn't like it and says they don't like it and asked not to be called that anymore, then (11) ___________________ workplace, that's what you'd do, you wouldn't call them that anymore." The bakery owner said he employs "every nationality (12) ___________________" and is not a racist.

3. Vocabulary

• Read the words and match them with their definitions:

4. SYNONYM MATCH

• Match the following synonyms from the article.

5. SPEAK

• Students A strongly believe we should not use nicknames for nationalities;
• Students B strongly believe there's nothing wrong with that.