PARAGRAPH ONE:
1. |
International Trade Union |
a. |
50 degrees Celsius |
2. |
working |
b. |
companies |
3. |
They get very low pay |
c. |
conditions |
4. |
construction |
d. |
starts in 2022 |
5. |
temperatures of up to |
e. |
Confederation |
6. |
Nepal's |
f. |
accidents |
7. |
workplace |
g. |
embassy in Qatar |
8. |
before the World Cup |
h. |
for dangerous work |
PARAGRAPH TWO:
1. |
people |
a. |
of every worker |
2. |
Nepal's |
b. |
are shocked |
3. |
the World Cup is being built |
c. |
2022 FIFA World Cup |
4. |
there was no |
d. |
ambassador |
5. |
to be treated |
e. |
importance |
6. |
the health, safety and well-being |
f. |
excuse |
7. |
stage the |
g. |
using slave labour |
8. |
of the utmost |
h. |
in this way |
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
The International (1) ___________________ Confederation (ITUC) is worried about workers and (2) ___________________ of builders in Qatar. They get very low pay for dangerous work. Sometimes construction companies do not pay the workers. The companies (3) ___________________ passports. The men get no drinking water, even in temperatures of (4) ___________________ Celsius. Nepal's embassy in Qatar said 44 Nepalese workers died this summer. Most of the men died (5) ___________________ or workplace accidents. The ITUC says that (6) ___________________ could die before the World Cup starts in 2022.
Many people (7) ___________________ the treatment of the workers. The ITUC said that what is happening is like modern slavery. Nepal's (8) ___________________ said the country was like "an open jail" for workers. Aidan McQuade, from Anti-Slavery International, said the World Cup (9) ___________________ slave labour. Qatar's government (10) ___________________. It said there was no excuse for any worker in Qatar to (11) ___________________ way. It added that the health, safety and well-being of every worker that (12) ___________________ 2022 FIFA World Cup "is of the utmost importance".
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
TheInternationalTradeUnionConfederation(ITUC)isworriedaboutw
orkersandworkingconditionsofbuildersinQatar.Theygetverylowpay
fordangerouswork.Sometimesconstructioncompaniesdonotpaythe
workers.Thecompaniestakeawaytheworker'spassports.Themenge
tnodrinkingwater,evenintemperaturesofupto50degreesCelsius.Ne
pal'sembassyinQatarsaid44Nepaleseworkersdiedthissummer.Mos
tofthemendiedfromheartattacksorworkplaceaccidents.TheITUCsa
ysthatupto4,000workerscoulddiebeforetheWorldCupstartsin2022.
Manypeopleareshockedaboutthetreatmentoftheworkers.TheITUC
saidthatwhatishappeningislikemodernslavery.Nepal'sambassador
toQatarsaidthecountrywaslike"anopenjail"forworkers.AidanMcQu
ade,fromAnti-SlaveryInternational,saidtheWorldCupisbeingbuilt
usingslavelabour.Qatar'sgovernmentsaiditwasshocked.Itsaidther
ewasnoexcuseforanyworkerinQatartobetreatedinthisway.Itaddedt
hatthehealth,safetyandwell-beingofeveryworkerthathelpsto
stagethe2022FIFAWorldCup"isoftheutmostimportance".
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)
Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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WRITING
Write about workers for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.
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