Pag.68-69

Ex 1  

People discriminate because they consider others different.

Ex.2 
Read and listen to the poem. What different forms of discrimination does it mentation? 

The poem mentions 4 form of discrimination: 
Different skin colours
Different religions 
Different genders 
Discrimination on the elder people

Ex.3 
Reade the poem again. Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)? 
1 According to the poem differences don't exist. F 
2 Differences aren't forms of discrimination. T
3 A lot of people give too much importance to differences. T
4 There is no longer competition between men and women. F
5 In society men and women have different roles. T 
6 Old people are wise and still have something to give us. T 


Ex.4 
Find words in the text to match with the following definitions. 
1 a natural dark brown colour in human skin, hair, and eyes 
Melanina 
2 accept a new idea, opinion, religion, etc. 
Embrace 
3 males or females considered as a group 
Gender 
4 the ancient Chinese philosophy which 
believes that two forces form and influence everything in our universe 
The yin and yang 
5 old people 
Elders 
6 stop working usually because you are too old
Retire

Ex 5 

The main team of the poem is diversity. There are lots of differences among men but there is space for all of us. And, even if we are all the same, the human race is one. Therefore we should celebrate our differences instead of appreciating against them.

Ex.6 
Listen to the final part of the poem and choose the correct option.

Now disabilities they vary 
society has a long, long way to go 
people exclude disabled people
as if they are really slow
equal opportunities are vital
for disabled people to succeed 
your disability is not the problem 
it's the world that doesn't cater to your needs. 
Refugees are really suffering 
Who really knows their plight? 
Refugees are fleeing persecution 
in the middle of the night
dressed in desperation 
where do they go from here? 
We all need somewhere to live 
Free to live without living in fear. 

Glossary 
1 cater: give a particular group of people the things they need. 
2 plight: a very bad situation. 
3 flee: escape from danger. 
4 fear: worried that something bad is going to happen.

Ex 7 

“we are all version of each other”: we are all human, but we are all different from each other.