Take Action! (51)

Text Material Preview

FOOD FOR THOUGHT EM13LGG202 EM13LGG704
EM13LGG102 EM13LGG702
37
 1 Work in groups to discuss the questions below.
A What do you know about the cancel culture, also known 
as call-out culture? 
B Do you know the reasons why some public fi gures are 
“cancelled” on social media?
Possible answer: It’s to boycott a public � gure
for offensive comments or behavior on social media.
Possible answer: Because they
did something bad or offensive that was exposed on social media.
 2 Do some research on the call-out culture. Follow the steps 
and take notes in your notebook.
A What is cancellation culture?
B Is it good or bad to cancel someone? Can it be a form of 
activism? Why (not)?
C How is someone cancelled? Can anyone cancel another 
person?
D When did it begin? How?
E Find out famous people that were cancelled and why. 
F Is there a specifi c amount of time for people to be 
cancelled? 
G How can a person stop being cancelled?
 3 Report your fi ndings to other groups.
Personal answers.
Esta atividade pode ser realizada em português, conforme a turma. 
S
ta
c
e
y
 L
y
n
n
 P
a
y
n
e
/
S
h
u
tt
e
rs
to
ck
VU_INGLES_Julia_g21At_030a045_U02_LA.indd 37VU_INGLES_Julia_g21At_030a045_U02_LA.indd 37 9/27/20 10:58 AM9/27/20 10:58 AM
EM13LGG303 EM13LGG702
EM13LGG102 EM13LGG403
38
LISTEN UP!
Pre-listening
LANGUAGE PLUS
Yout é uma palavra 
do dialeto patoá 
jamaicano – língua 
crioula de base 
inglesa falada – que 
signifi ca youth.
Talk Up Yout is a Jamaican 
multi-media platform show 
launched in 2010 to give 
Jamaican youth a voice.
 1 You’re going to listen to part of a show called Talk Up Yout. One of the participants talks 
about one of the downsides of social media. Can you guess what it is?
Listening
 3 Listen to the audio and check your guess from activity 1. 
 4 What is the main idea of the audio? Write the correct option 
in your notebook.
A You have to be careful with what you post on your 
social media. X
B You need to share your ideas with everybody.
 5 What suggestions does the Jamaican girl give in the audio? 
Write the correct answers in your notebook.
A You can change the privacy setting on your post. X
B You can post everything to everybody.
C You can limit posts with sensitive information. X
No. 4
 2 Are you careful while using social media? What do you do to 
stay safe? Personal answers.
Possible answers: privacy matters, advertisings, cyberbullying, time consuming, etc.
R
e
p
ro
d
u
ç
ã
o
/h
tt
p
s
:/
/w
w
w
.y
o
u
tu
b
e
.c
o
m
/w
a
tc
h
?
v
=
lo
Y
e
n
_
H
v
V
zM
B
a
n
c
o
 d
e
 i
m
a
g
e
n
s
/A
rq
u
iv
o
 d
a
 e
d
it
o
ra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loYen_HvVzM
VU_INGLES_Julia_g21At_030a045_U02_LA.indd 38VU_INGLES_Julia_g21At_030a045_U02_LA.indd 38 9/27/20 10:58 AM9/27/20 10:58 AM