Les problèmes de société (discriminations)

Vocabulaire des discriminations & sensibilisation : racism, equality, tolerance, bullying

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Cette activité de compréhension sur « Les problèmes de société (discriminations) » en troisième entraîne à lire, analyser et répondre à des questions en anglais. Elle suit le programme officiel de troisième. Au programme : Discrimination : les mots pour en parler, Bullying : le harcèlement scolaire, Prejudice, racism, sexism : les préjugés et leurs noms, Les contraires par préfixe : un-, in-, dis-, im-. Lis le document, réponds puis vérifie immédiatement tes réponses pour progresser. Un bon moyen de travailler la méthode, d'enrichir son vocabulaire et de préparer les contrôles. Ressource gratuite proposée par un professeur particulier à Marseille pour réussir en anglais en troisième.

1Lis ce texte de sensibilisation sur l'histoire de Maya, puis réponds aux questions en anglais.

« It stopped when someone spoke up » — leaflet for Anti-Bullying Week, Leeds City Council.

Maya was thirteen when she moved from Nigeria to Leeds. She spoke perfect English, but with an accent, and she wore her hair in braids. On her second day, a group of girls started to imitate her accent in the corridor. Then a photo of her lunch was posted online with the comment « What is this?! ». Within a week, Maya was laughed at every day, her bag was hidden twice, and she was left out of every group project.

Maya didn't tell anyone. She was ashamed and she thought it was her fault. She stopped eating in the canteen and she pretended to be ill on Mondays. Her marks went down.

The bullying stopped thanks to Hollie, a girl in her science class. Hollie was not a friend, just a bystander, but she found the photo and the comments unfair. She reported them to the head of year and asked Maya to sit with her group. The bullies were punished, and the school organised a workshop about prejudice.

Today, Maya is sixteen and she is an anti-bullying ambassador at her school. « I was bullied because I was different, » she says. « Now I tell everyone: differences are not a problem. Silence is. »

2Questions

Q1 Why did the girls start bullying Maya? Give two reasons suggested by the text.

Q2 Give three things that happened to Maya within a week.

Q3 Why didn't Maya tell anyone, and what were the consequences for her?

Q4 Who was Hollie, and what did she do?

Q5 What is Maya's role today? Explain in a full sentence what she does.

Q6 Explain in your own words Maya's last sentence: « Differences are not a problem. Silence is. » Then copy two passive forms from the text.

Voir le corrigé

because of her accent and her braids (she was different)
she was laughed at every day, her bag was hidden twice and she was left out of every group project
she was ashamed and thought it was her fault; she stopped eating in the canteen, pretended to be ill on Mondays and her marks went down
a girl in her science class, a bystander, who reported the photo and the comments to the head of year and asked Maya to sit with her group
Réponse libre — exemple : She is an anti-bullying ambassador at her school: she talks to pupils and tells them that differences are not a problem.
Réponse libre — exemple : She means that being different never justifies bullying; the real problem is that nobody speaks up. Passive forms: « a photo of her lunch was posted », « she was left out », « The bullies were punished ».

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