English Unlimited HTL 4/5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

73 Immigration and diversity 05 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Self-assessment talk about immigration and diversity   !! write a report   !! say how you feel about past events in your life   !! write a blog comment   !! make deductions about the past   !! describe strong feelings   !! write a leaflet   !! write a questionnaire / do a survey   !! talk about cultural awareness   !! Can you do these things in English? Circle a symbol on each line. üü = I can do this well. ü = I can do this most of the time. !! = I still need to work on this. Unit05  Brandon, whowas born a woman, is considering having a child. A pregnancy would force Brandon out of the closet.  Life decisions like marriage could prompt Jason to come out, too, but until then he continues to hope that the policy at work will change to reflect the growing social culture of acceptance.  “Maybe I’ll be the first. We’ll see if the time is right and the venue is right. I mean someone has to step up eventually. The tide is slowly turning in our favor.” 1 LGBT: (short for) lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender 2 in the closet: used to describe a homosexual person who hasn’t told anyone of his / her sexual orientation 3 to come out (of the closet): to declare openly that one is a homosexual 0 The article is about A gay rights in different parts of the world. B sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace. C sexual harassment at work. D same-sex adoption. Q1 Talking about the weekend isn’t easy for Sam because A there’s not much going on in his life. B his colleagues don’t show much interest. C he’s afraid to be caught lying. D he doesn’t want to disclose his true identity. Q2 Jason is a gay rights activist A but is still hiding his sexual orientation. B and his managers don’t approve of it. C and therefore isn’t allowed to call his partner from work. D because he fears he could be made redundant. Q3 There are also LGBT people A whose experiences haven’t been bad. B who think that a person’s sexual orientation isn’t anyone else’s business. C who aren’t aware that they’re denying a part of their identity. D who don’t want to conform. Q4 Why doesn’t Tim Cook mind his private life being discussed in public? A His company benefits from the publicity. B It supports his work as a gay rights activist. C He likes being the centre of attention. D He derives satisfaction from helping others. Q5 The majority of Fortune 500 companies A hire their staff on the basis of sexual orientation. B support LGBT equality and anti- discrimination policies. C are members of the Human Rights Campaign. D profit from the spending power of the LGBT market. Q6 Brendan prefers working from home because A he doesn’t want to take the risk of being outed. B his files are safer there. C he has to look after a child. D his doesn’t want to make his colleagues feel uneasy. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv