MacAndrew R., Martinez R. Taboos and Issues

F

24

Are

you

body?

happy

with

your

Fof

low-up

Ask

stuclents

to

write

a

clescription

of

their

own

]_l.l]ll,i"]ltt:

They

rray

wanr

ro

explode

somc

nrvths!

lf

rhcv

olriect

to

national

sfereorypng,

rrsk

thenr

ro

wrire

erplaining

why,

with

rr.ft.rr'ller.

t.

pt,rs,rrrrl'

a*p.r;ln,_...''

"''

Scc

rrlso

Unit

2-i.

23

Cheating

on

your

partner

True

or

false?

lF

tF

.tt-

4T tT

Language

lttd

tt

orta

ni,qbt

sfuntl,,

sleep

arotmtl,

gontg

to

bctl

u,it/t

lsonteoncl,

tteert

intirrtttte

tuitb

(

Lt

n

(

)

t b

c

r

t

Lt {

) |

|

t

tt

fi

),

b,

r

rru

i'

t i" (

u' ri

"7

tI

r'

rr

r r,

Discussion

,l,T: :::U:lr1in

pairs

or

small

sroLrps

ro

srarr

rhe

clrscussron.

Then

involv"

th.

wh,rl"

class.

y,ru

c-ruld

tr1'

ancl

get

sruclenrs

,"

;r;.:

,i,r'r"."

,lr"

Iine

ialls

[-,ctr,v.]c,r

.lreing

;rr,

fri."jr:'r".f

'chcaring'.

See

rrlso

Unirs

16,

20.

25

lmmigration

and

racism

This

is

a

highlv

sensitive

urrit.

Thc

issucs

rhat

it

ririses

have

beer_r

the

flirshpoint

for

nors,

terrorisrn

ancl

evert

rvars.

Usc

rvith

cautlonl

Reading

lF

2T

l.

Therc

rs

nothing

firr

thern

ro

do

_

no

entertainmcnt,

n()

cinerna,

ctc.

2.

Bccrruse

the

refr-rgees

need

was

no

,,r.,ra.

tt"t'"

pctrce

ancl

quiet.

3.

There

Language

1

1e

2c

3a

4b

.jcl

5.

illegal

immigranrs

7.

border

conrrols

s.

;nr,.,rig.rii,r,i,,rri.inr,

9.

asylurn

seckers

10.

cconilnic

rnigrants

Ask

if

srudents

have

reacl

any

reporrs

of

illegal

immigrants

dying

on

their

j,r,,rniyr.

If

so,

ask

whose

fault

the

cleaths

*.r".

-

"''

"

Language

2

lA

2P

3p

44

5D

6D

7D

8A

or

l)

(clepending

on

rhe

conrexr)

Folfow-up

Ask

students

to

search

thc

wcb

for

information

on

immigrants

or

racisrn

in

thcir

homc

rown.

fii.;::i:ifi

J?,

::

i

:L:[

i]i

:[,'ff

;.;'",

n.,,

response

tO

it,

e ither

agreeing

or

clisagrecrng.

See

irlso

lJnit

22.

26

Changing

sex

People

who

change

their

sex

can

arolrse

srrong

feclings

in

others;

mosr

people

will

have

little

or

no

experience

ol

understanding

of

the

problcm.

l,

,rl1t

be

a good

icleer

ro

f,,"f;,r-rfr.

i,",,

f,,,

Iooking

at

rhc

informarion

l]ox

at

,h.lbnrru_

of

the

second

page

in

,,..1.,

,,,

.1",,;;:

rerrs

gender

and

sex,

ancl

to

e

rplain

*hu

,,rrr.,.

preople

feel

that

a

sex

chang"

,rp.r"u,r,r',r'n-.rra.r.

Language

and

discussion

Say

the

words

for

studenfs

to

repcat

ancl

get

them

to

rnark

the

stress.

Reading

1.

Because

the

regular

cusfoners

felt

r-rncomfortable.

2.

No.

True

or

false?

lF

-

she

srarrcd

going

recenrlv.

2T

3T

Language

The

purpose

of

this

activity

is

ro

give

studenfs

ir

wide

range

of

w.rds

ro

deicribe

il,;

;h."

would

react

ir.r

rhe

siturrrio,rs

in

rhe

i.ffr*i"*

discussion.

Say

the

words

f.r,

,tud.nir"ri,

,.p"",

irncl

get

them

to

nlark

the

stress-

----""

"

Closnrctic

surgcry

is

on

the

increase

ancl

people

ilre

strtrtln.q

to

have

it

rrt

an

increasingly

y.rung",

age.,This

unit

prronr;.rts

haIf_serio.,r'Jir.urriun

on

rhe

ropic

irnci

is

unrikery

,,,

,,ri.',...]

bur,

as

illwrlvs,

be

scnsitive.

Bring

sonre

pictures

to

class

_

thin

supermodels,

nruscly

nren

fr.m

health

"r,ngnrin;r,

iiverw"ight

peoprle,

balcl

nren

etc.

Discussion

Vru

coulcl

fincl

out

rvhefhe

r

anyone

in

class

has

hacl

plastic

surgery

n,-

knn*r-"iri"""'rf-',

n"r.

Reading

l.

Thcy

rv:lnr

ro

look

like

the

people

they

see

in

fil's

a'cl

rnrguzines.

2.

He

,ildh;

ri,"

_",

r(x)

)'oun.q.

-1.

Thev

are

becoming'inc;asingly

c-.'ce'ecl

with

their

physrcal

"p;;;;;...

4.

Ilecrruse

his

wife

wanred

hint

to.

Language

l.

rhinoplasfv

(nosc

iob)

Z.

varicose

vern

rcrrovrrl

3.

hair

inrplant

+.

t,.""rr

.nl,i.r"nl"n,

-i.

facclifr

5.

runrnrv

ruck

Discussion

Tlrc

tt'rr

.rlrout

rhc

frrtrening

r()oms

is

conrplcrell.

rrure

irnd

is

he.e'ibr

ir",

""f,fr."sl-t

str

cle.

rs

ma

).

'v,

r.r

r

r,,

d

i

r.u

r,

-

rrrJii

",ri'

i

u.r,,.rn.

Sec

rrlso

LJnits

6,

.16.

Unit

by

unit

notes

I

!

I

t

I

a

I

1

q

I

q

r/

q

)

q

-1

d

J

a

I

rf

4

ril

Taboos

and

/ssues

!

I

T

I

t

I

r

I

f

T

l

I

3

l

a

IT

t!

!!

g

rT

:!

=!

rl

Discussion

(ict

stuclcnts

to cliscr.rss

the situations

in

pairs or

srrrrrll

grotrps.

27

ls

this

news?

Discussion

Ask studcnts

lvhrrt

thcir

prcferred

TV channel

is

for

nelvs reporting

ancl

whv.

Is tl-rere

a

Inorc

'sensi.ttiotrrtI'

c[rirttttcI

for ne'nvs

reports?

Language

rr.

l)crrteu

b. unknort'n

c. breaks

d.

rcgton

e.

ovcrcrowded

f. filrl

g.

clead

h. crossfirc

i. r.verrthcr

j.

tracle

k. blincl

l.

graphic

Follow-up

Write

rr similrrr

lctter to the

one

about

thc

Cbncorcle

disastcr,

cornplaining

about

one

of the

tr,vclvc

ncws

iteurs

on the

second

page.

Pclint out

to

stucicnts

the

langr-rage

thev

can

Llsc

frorn the

Cor.rcorcle

lctter:

I Lutt

tL'ritit\{

lo srll'

...

\Vits

i/ rcLtll\

nccessLlrl

to ...

Did it

rtot <tccttr

to

\'ott

that

... etc.

28

The

right to

die

In sot-ue

clrtsses

stlrcleltts

ma,v

hirve direct

erpcrience

of

fricncls or

relatives

who,

as

a

rcsult of rrge,

illness

or accident,

have bcerl

in ,.r

situetior.r

lvhere

the

patient's right to

die

has

been consiclcrec'I.

For thesc

class

members

the

to1'ric

urrrv

be

particularll'emotive

and

npsetting'

Discussion

1.

cuthrrtrrrsirr

2. sLricicle

-1.

mltrclcr

,{.

rnanslrrughter

Rcfcr to thc

bor

rrt thc

hottom

of the

scctlnd

page

ior clefinitiorrs

of tvpcs

of euthanasia.

Reading

lf

1'ou

plrtt

to

hrrve rr

whole

class

discl-tssirln

rrt

thc cnd,

rrllocatc

five

minr-rtes

for each

text

so

tl-rrrt

tl-re

groups finish at

thc same

time.

Life and

death

1.life 2.

life -i.

life/cleath

4. cleath

-5. death

6. life/clceth

7. cleath

8.

life

9. life/death

10.

life

l l. cleirth

l2.

life/cleath

13.

life

14.

lifc

l.5.clceth

16.

life lT.deirth

I

[J.

life/clcath

Follow-up

Ask

strr.lcttts

t,

r

writ.

of euthrttrrrsirr.

Sec irlso

LInit

l .

Iaboos and

/ssues

29 Old

enough

to

be

her

g

randfather!

Discussion

Search

thc

web

for

famous

couplcs

usir-rg

rheir

names, ttnd

ltren4ttidl

agreement

or

prcttttpti,tl

contrdct.

Reading

You or a

student

could

read the

first

letter alor-rcl

to the

class.

Another

student

can

rcrrcl the

rcply.

True or

false?

IT 2F

3T

4F

Language

1

6 ar-rcl

7

probably

apply

to

the

rclationship

irr

the

letters.

Some

people may

think

that

4

applies

because

of the

age

differcncc.

(lvrrics

might

feel that

3

applies!

a2

b4 c.5

Language

2

lc 2d

3a

4b -5f

6e

Discussion

(extra

activitY)

Get

students

to

write

their

own

personal

advertisemcnts

on

a

piece

of

paper and

stick

them

on the

board

for everyonc

to

read.

30

Big

Brother

is

watching!

This r-rnit

is about

privacv and

the

cxtent

to

which

employers

can

keep an

eye

or-r their

workers

and

obtain

irrformation

about

thcm.

It

finishes

with

a

questitlrlnaire

which

asks

how

much

you respect

others'

privacy.

Reading

A

'cookie'

is a

filc

placed on

voLlr

compltter

l'rv

a Web

scrver

as

a sort

of

ID.

1b or d

2. dn

infringement

of our

ltriuacy

3. it

nmy

be utatching

yott, keep

trdck

of, keep

an

e)te

on

you,

keep

tabs

on,

lteing

traced

by,

rccrtrd,

track.

Language

PRIVATE

-

INSIDE:

behind

closed

doors,

keep

the

press

out

rtf

her

priuate

life,

insidc

inforntation

INFORMATION

C;ETTING

OUT:

neurs

g,ot

ctut, the

affair

leoked

out,

I

feel

exltosed,

out

in

tbe

open, soon-to-be-released

1. closed

2. or-rt

3.

private

4.

out -5.

open

6. inside

l)o students

have sirnilar

erprcssiot'ts

in thcir

own

language?

Privacy

and

you

After the

class

has discussed

the

situations

tn

pairs or small

groups,

go

through

the

situations

if

EI

t

F

h

F

l-50

words on

thcir

vtew

Unit

by

unit

notes

f-

Irs

lr

clrtss

itncl

see

whr;

would

do

what:

,.In

nurnbe

r

one,

who

would

reird

every

page

?"

etc.

31

Anxiety

and

depression

We

clo

nor

normally

admit

to

being

cleeply

urrhaprp_v

or

depressed.

This

unit

erplores

the

tl[roo

of

actuallr.

admitting

that yuu

are not

as

happrl,

rls

voLl

wclr.rlcl

likc

to

be.

Discussion

Itcacl

tlic

information

irbout

the

survey

alor-rcj.

Stuclcnts

r'utswer

tl-re

qucstions

in

pairs.

Reading

You

nrishr

wanr

ro read

this

aloud

while

stuclcnts

follow.

l.

[Je

rvas

suffcring

from

depression.

2.

His

nrarrirlec,

his

job,

slcep,

his

social

life

_

his

r,vl-rolc

lifc,

in

firct.

euestion

3 is

irbout

stuclents'

or.vn

erperiences.

euestior-r

4 is

cont pl(]tc

gr_rcsswork.

Language

l.

c'lorvn

2.

uslral

-1.

weather

4.

low

5.

top

6.

harcl

7.

under

8.

take

Senrence

3 is

usuallv

usecl

ro

trrlk

irbout

phvsical

health.

Discussion

Ask

studcnts

if

thcy

have

had

any

experience

of

rrny

oi

these

conclitions

-

either

their

own.

or

sourc()ne

thcy'

knclrv.

Reading

If

there

is

anv

irdvice

which

srudents

think

is

not

helpfLrl,

crrn

they

add

their

own,

better

advice?

Whirt

rtbout

rnedication

from

the

cioctor?

32

Gay

families

Ovcr

the past

20

rtr

.30

vears

attitudes (and

lan,s)

in

ntilnv

countries

towards

gays

have

beconrc

consiclerably

more

libcral.

Howevcr,

ir.r

sonre

irrerrs

<lf

life,

there

is

still

considerable

prejLrclice.

In

sonre

countries

homosexualitv

rerlrrir.rs

il

taboo

subject

and

homosexual

acts

nrilv

c\.cn

be

illegal.

Reading

The

best

hcaclline

is

probably:

OUTRAGE

AS

(;AYS

I'[-AN

THIRD

C,HI[.D

True

or

false?

lT

2l-

-

rhcre

wrts

il

problem

bringing

the

chilclrcn

into

rhe

coLrnrry.

3F

-

thev

havc

fallen

out

uifh

rhe girls'

rnorhcr.

4T

Language

lc

2cl

-lf

,+b

-5g

6h

7e

8a

You

crrr.r

clescrilrc

the

farnily

in

the

text

as

an

rfflLrerrr

fanrilr,

(they

are

millionaires).

Unit

by

unit

notes

Discussion

After

students

have

discusscd

their

views

in

1-rairs

or

small groups,

perhitps

take

a class

vote

on

whether

they

think

gavs

should

have

rhe

legal

right

ro

rnarrv.

See

also

Ur-rit

16.

33

Begging

Discussion

tncourage

students

to

tell

cach

other

about

anv

experiences

they

have

had

with

beggars.

Discussion

l.

James

2.

Edilson

3.

Ana

4.

Atsuk<r

Poem

Yor-r

could

read

this poem

aloud

to

the

class.

Students

might

also

wanr

ro reacl

it

aloud

but

they

will

need

time

to rehearse

it!

Discussion

The

title

rneans

something

like:

I

might

bc

homeless,

but

I

can

still

rell ycru

wher

I

think.

Your

charity

is

shameless

refers

to

the

line

before

*

One penny

-

that

the

help

given

rs

s<r

small.

My

passing

will

be

painless

means

I'll

die

a

painless

death.

Language

1. penniless

2.

clueless

3.

counrless

4. powerless

5. heartless

6.

faceless

7. pointless

8.

worthless

9.

painless

Discussion

The

class

can

compare

their

answers

in

Darrs or

small

groups

and

then

as

a

whole

class.

Follow-up

Students

can

write

their

answer

to

the

very

first

questlon

on page

one

at home.

34

Compensation

culture

Suing

for

compensation

is

commonplarce

in

the

US

and

on

the

increase

in

rhe

UK.

ioLr

could

supplement

this

unit

with

rccent

cases

from

the

press.

Alternativcly,

ask

students

to

find

.l

case

on

the

web,

searchrng

rvith

words

like

szc,

d am

a ge

s and

contp

ensat

to n.

Reading

The

last

paragraph

refers

ro

two

absurd,

potential

compensarion

claims.

Ask

students

if

they

think

they

could

happen.

Language

1.

sue

2.

awarded

3.

get

4.

took

.5.

settle

6.

won

7.

appeal

i

I

i

I

a

1

t

a

I

a

t

a

(

a

I

a

I

q

J

g

A

U

A

I

A

fl

Taboos

and

/ssues

t

I

Language

1

I .

lots of

men irrc

startitrg

to

go to

hcalth

spils

and

gyms

2.

pa,ving

Lt

great

cleal

of

(unnecessar.v) attention

to

their

bodics

3.

strot-tg

and

visible

stomach

muscles

(that

look

like the

top

of a

sir-parck

of

Lreer

cans)

4. beconre

less

clearly

clefined

as

to

rvhat

is male

ancl

rvhat

is

fen-rale

-5.

working

out,

getting

biggcr

rnttsclcs

6.

give

thetrselves

L1

new

rolc

in lifc

Language

2

Put

on u,eight

and

let

)'rntrself

gt

ilre

tl-re

ocld

ones

()Llt.

L

has let

2.

has

put

orl

3.

r'vatchirlg

4. takc

-5.

stay

6. take

7.

rvork

out

ti.

palllper.

9.

ltse

Vanity

survey

If it would

not

cause

cmbarrassmcltt,

put the

rcsults

of the

sLlrvey

(namcs

of

stuclents

and

points scorccl)

orr

displav

in thc

clrrss.

The

cartoon

Thc cartoon

could

open

Lrp the

topic

of

obesit,v:

why

people

get fat;

why

it's

OK

tor

;-'r

rnln to

bc

ovcrweight,

but

not

for a

woman

etc.

Is

it trttc

that

inside

every

fat

person therc

is a

thirr

one

strr-rgglirrg

to

get ottt?

See

also

Unit

24.

37

Legalising

drugs

Rcmember

you lnay

have

stttdcnts

who

havc

experience

(legal

or

illegal)

of

rccreational

drr,rgs.

You

rnay

also

have

studcnts

who

have

direct

or

indirect

erperience

<lf

sclme

of the

verv

negative

aspects

of

drugs

trnd

clrug

culture

.

Discussion

Main

soft

clrugs:

marijuana

ancl

cannabis.

Main

hard

clrugs:

cocaine

anci

hcroirt.

roll a

joint

-

make

a cannaLris

cigarettc

get high

=

when

the

drug

stxrts

t()

ilffcct

Yoil

smoke

dope

=

rnariiuana

snort

cocaine

-

inhale

cocainc

through

vour

NOSC

an acldict

=

solrlconc

who

rleeds

to

take

.r

tlrutl

becomc

adclictecl

=

the

process

oi bectltttitlg

.ttl

addict

clverclose

=

a dangert)tls

alnoLlllt

of .t

drttg

corne

off

clrugs

=

brcak

the

addictiorl

Discussion

The

following

reasons

are

Language

L demrrgirrg

2. addictive

4. immediate,

long-ternl

6. clesigner

mentionecl:

7.2,4.

6.

3.

beneficial

i.

legal,

illegal

I

1

j

E

I

!

E

I

E

tr

E

p

I

tr

fl

il

p

I

p

I

F

Extra

activity

f

trst

for

iun, rtsk

stttclents

to use

their

inrrrginrrtiot'rs

to cornplete

these

heacllines:

.\/l,ir'llls

sttt'

lc'tt'l)(t

Ittr

...

Tt'lt

lttr

s//('-i

-i///(/('/t

ts

lrtr

...

I)og sllcs

()tt'ttcr

irtr

...

Ou'rtt,r

slrcs

,/og

ior

...

C.hild sues

pLtrettts

for

...

/'.n't'rtl-s

srtr'

cltilrl

[,,r

...

35

Sport

and

money

Discussion

lc

2c .ld

4b .5e

l\lichacl

Schutrrtcher

is

paicl the

most,

followcd

bv

Tigcr

'Woocls,

Beckhrrttr,

Willirrrns

and.fones.

Reading

Tl-rc

sport

is

Americrttr

iootball.

l.

Pirrking,

tickcts,

rcfreshments

ancl

sollvenlrs.

?.

Becrluse

hc thought

it was

very

expensive

ancl

he

,,von't

lre

going back.

3.

The tnoney

he

pays

to

scc

rr

grure

prrvs

the

large salaries

that

the

plirvcrs

gct. If the

plavers

got a

more

reirsrlnable

srrlrrrv,

he lvoulcl

pl1' less to

sec

the

game .

4. llcerrrrst'lre

ict'ls

it is urottg

to

ne)

sportspcople

so

rnr.rclr

ntottev

r'vhen

there

arc

houtclcss

;leoplc

otl the

streets.

Language

l. think

?.

rnone)"s

-1.

pcnrtv

4. trouble

.5.

trv

6. rtrouncl

7.

risk

L80

tltnt,n

tltc

tlr,tirt

=

[t

'uvi-ts

ir corrplete

waste

of dfl0.

More

issues

Thc

rncrt rrrc

prricl tnttrc

becaltse

they

are

on

court

for longcr,

ttftcrt

double

the

time

of

thc

wol-nen.

Thc

tnetr lrlso

irttract

more sponstlrship

nlonc\'.

36

Vanity

This unit

cor.rlcl

be

potentiallv

very

enlbarrassing

in

certrritr

clirsses,

so

Llse

rvith

caution!

Bring

sortrc

nrcr-l's

rtttd

lvomen's

health

and

lifestvle

nr:-rgrtzittes

t<l

clrrss.

Discussion

You

uright wiutt

to

orgrrnise

students

into same-

ser

pirirs

to

cliscrtss

the

statemcnts

iirst.

Then,

if

possiblc,

rnir thent

so

)'otl

have a

rnale ancl

ir

fenr,rle clisctrssing

the

sante

statements.

Reading

Tlrings thrrt

nten clo:

golilg n

healtb sptts

dnd

g1,r//-s,

botlt,

brtir rcntot,tll,

ntonicures,

pedicures,

tcctb

tt'ltitening,

liposrtctittn,

plucking

e)'ebrcxus.

Taboos

and

/ssues

Unit

by unit

notes

?

Follow-up

Stuclents

could use all or some of the eight

strrtements in

the

last

discr-rssion

as the basis

for

thcir own written opinion

on

legalising

drugs.

Scc rlso Units

5.

40.

38 Turning

the other cheek

Frlrgivcness

can be

as shocking as other, more

obvious,

trrboo topics. Obviously, stLldents

should not

bc erpected to reveal

anything about

thcnrselves thrrt

they do

not

wish to.

Reading

l. Thc

irssrrult was

filmed

and shown

on

TV.

2. He wrrs

ir truck driver. 3. They served 4

years

of thcir

lO-year

sentences. 4. No. Many

people

were outraged. .5. No. They

showed

no

relnorsc.

Language

lc 2f

3b

4e

-5a 6d 7. hold a

grudge

8. water uncler

tl-re briclge 9.

forgive

and forget

|

0. bLrr,v

the

hatchet 1 l.

turn the other cheek

12. got

e

chitr-r

on his

shor-rlder

Scc also Lhrit 39.

39

The

death

penalty

This is

rrn errrotivc subject which

people

often

hrrve

strong opirrions on.

Reading

I.

(S)he

didn't believe in it. 2.

(S)he

thinks that

rlurc'lerers

cleservc

the death

penalty.

A

possiblc

follow-up question

is to ask the

students wl-rether thev

think the writer

is

a

man

or ir womrll.r,

rtncl

rvhy.

The

cartoon

You rray hrrve

to explilin

the double

meaning

of

get

a

shock

Ask

students which adjective best

clcscribcs the cirrtoon:

sicA, sttrltid,

hilarious,

brilliant.

Is

the cartoon

anti-American?

Language 1

creetrtiorr. conviction.

compensation.

irlprisonmcnt,

pLlnishment,

abolition

Language 2

1.

convicted

2.

erecuted

.3. abolishing

4.

punishmerrt

5.

imprisorrmcrrr

6. compensation

Discussion

After

thc class

has

discussecl the

texts and

questions in small

grollps, hirve

a class

fecdback

session to share

ideas irnd ooinions.

Follow-up

Ask students to write ir short

piecc giving

their

views on capital

punishrnent.

MacAndrew R., Martinez R. Taboos and Issues

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