54 UNIT 07 | You be the judge Read the text about a protester at the Olympics. Some words are missing. Change the word in brackets to form an appropriate word for each gap (1–11). Write only one word in each space provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. LANGUAGE IN USE 6 0 competition 6 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 With a cape made of a burqa, an Olympian honored Afghan women Originally from Afghanistan, Manizha Talash is a breaker who represents the Refugee Olympic Team. Talash, who was disqualified Friday from Olympic breaking for wearing a cape that read “Free Afghan Women” during a (0) (compete), explained on Tuesday that she protested with the cape made from a burqa, a symbol in her homeland of how women (1) (current) “have no agency in their lives,” and stated that “the world has (2) (forget) about Afghan women.” Talash, known as B-girl Talash, would not have advanced if she had not been disqualified; she lost her match with India Sardjoe, known as B-girl India. Talash, who (3) (seek) asylum in Spain in 2021 after fleeing Taliban rule, was (4) (present) the Refugee Olympic Team. The disqualification of the 21-year-old was immediate because political (5) (state) and slogans are banned at the Olympics. She apologized but wrote on Instagram that her message was not political. She included a slide show of women in burqas in her homeland and of her protest, explaining how the situation is completely (6) (accept). “The burqa is a garment that conceals all of a woman’s body, leaving only a caged patch for her eyes. It is specific to the Taliban and to Afghanistan and is the most extreme type of religious dress for women,” she wrote. “Now, in my home country it is a (7) (require). I want to make it clear that I support women who choose to wear or not wear religious (8) (cover), whether it’s in Kabul or Paris. They should always be free to decide for themselves, but in Afghanistan this is not the case. (9) (fortune), the girls in my country can’t do anything. They cannot study, work and can barely leave the house. They are my friends, classmates and neighbors and they are (10) (effect) trapped. With the fabric of this burqa that means so much, I want to show the girls back home that even in the most difficult circumstances, they have the (11) (strong) to transform things. From a burqa they can make wings. If they are in a cocoon, one day soon they can fly.” Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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