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4,000 could die building Qatar World Cup (29th September, 2013)

People are worried about builders in Qatar. They get low pay. Sometimes they get no pay. Their jobs are dangerous. Companies take their passports. They get no drinking water, even when it is 50 degrees. 44 workers died from heart attacks or accidents this summer. 4,000 workers could die before the World Cup in 2022.


 
 

Many people are shocked about this. They said it is slavery. Someone said Qatar was like a jail for workers. An anti-slavery group said companies are using slave labour. Qatar is shocked. It said no worker should work like this. It said the health and safety of workers helping the 2022 World Cup is very, very important.

 


 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Sources:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/qatar-chiefs-appalled-world-cup-2305450#ixzz2g4tV0yNq
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/sep/26/qatar-world-cup-migrant-workers-dead
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/qatar/qatar-foreign-workers-exploited-in-world-cup-projects-1.1235998

Try Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 (higher levels)

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

People are

a.

die

2.

builders in

b.

are dangerous

3.

They get low

c.

worried

4.

Their jobs

d.

attacks

5.

when it is 50

e.

in 2022

6.

heart

f.

pay

7.

4,000 workers could

g.

degrees

8.

before the World Cup

h.

Qatar

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

Many people are shocked

a.

work like this

2.

They said it

b.

for workers

3.

like a jail

c.

is slavery

4.

An anti-slavery

d.

about this

5.

companies are using

e.

group

6.

no worker should

f.

safety of workers

7.

the health and

g.

important

8.

very, very

h.

slave labour

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

(1) ___________________ about builders in Qatar. They get low pay. Sometimes they (2) ___________________. Their jobs are dangerous. Companies (3) ___________________. They get no drinking water, even (4) ___________________ degrees. 44 workers (5) ___________________ attacks or accidents this summer. 4,000 workers (6) ___________________ the World Cup in 2022.

Many people are (7) ___________________. They said it is slavery. Someone said Qatar was (8) ___________________ for workers. An (9) ___________________ said companies are using slave labour. Qatar is shocked. It said  (10) ___________________ work like this. It said (11) ___________________ safety of workers helping the 2022 World Cup is (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

PeopleareworriedaboutbuildersinQatar.Theygetlowpay.Sometime
stheygetnopay.Theirjobsaredangerous.Companiestaketheirpassp
orts.Theygetnodrinkingwater,evenwhenitis50degrees.44workers
diedfromheartattacksoraccidentsthissummer.4,000workerscould
diebeforetheWorldCupin2022.Manypeopleareshockedaboutthis.T
heysaiditisslavery.SomeonesaidQatarwaslikeajailforworkers.Ananti-slaverygroupsaidcompaniesareusingslavelabour.Qatarissho
cked.Itsaidnoworkershouldworklikethis.Itsaidthehealthandsafety
ofworkershelpingthe2022WorldCupisvery,veryimportant.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about workers for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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