READING: Brazil's murderer was the victim of bullying

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 Brazil's murderer was the victim of bullying

  

	READING:                                  Wellington Menezes Oliveira, 23                                 was responsible for the murder of                               12 children in Rio de Janeiro.                                                           The tragedy happened on                               April 7th in a school in the West                               Zone  of Rio. He was clearly mentally disturbed, but one thing leaps out his notes and videos. He felt intensely bullied as a child, and was determined to strike back. According to a former colleague of Wellington, he was an extremely shy person. Even at social events showed distance, poor relationships with friends,"             “I hope this serves as a lesson, especially to those school officers who stood by with their arms crossed as students were being attacked, humiliated, ridiculed and who were being disrespected.”                 Wellington videotaped himself saying only days before last week’s massacre in Rio de Janeiro. But what do we know about bullying? Bullying is a physical or psychological violence, intentional and repeated, with the aim of intimidating and assaulting a fellow incapable of defending himself. "The fight that many brothers in the past have died for and that I will die for is not exclusively because of what is known as bullying. Our fight is against cruel, cowardly people who take advantage of kindness, innocence and weakness of people unable to defend themselves." Wellington killed himself after being injured by a police officer's bullet. The mass shooting was a tragedy in Brazil, where school shootings are rare. (This text was adapted by Ellen C. Carneiro)                                                                                http://world-news-post.blogspot.com;  http://articles.cnn.com         <<Accessed on 21/04/2011>>   UNDERSTANDING: (3,0 Points) 01. Check (T) true or (F) false about Wellington: I. (    ) He killed 12 children in a school. II.(    ) He didn’t killed himself after the mass shooting. III.(    ) He wants to strike up those who had injured              Him. IV.(    ) He was ridiculed and disrespected when he was               a child. V.(    ) He was murdered by a mentally		Now check. What are the FALSE sentences? A(    ) I, III and V                   C(    ) I, III and IV B(    ) II  and V                       D(    ) II and IV 02. Check the words to their meanings. 1. bullying           3. strike back          5. fellow 2. murderer          4. tragedy               6. injured (     ) a person who is part of a group of students that assist a teacher with one or more classes. (     ) is when one person or a group of people scare or hurt someone else over and over again. (    ) when someone is hurt, for example in an accident or an attack. (    ) a person who kill someone. (    ) a very sad event, that shocks people because it involves death. (    ) make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil. Now check the correct answer. A(    ) 5 – 1 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 6 B(    ) 4 – 5 – 6 – 2 – 3 – 1 C(    ) 5 - 1 – 6 – 2 – 4 – 3  D(    ) 3 – 5 – 6 – 4 – 1 – 2 03.  “The fight that many brothers in the past have died for and that I will die for is not exclusively because of what is known as bullying.” According to the new on TV, the word “Brothers” in the Wellington’s letter is related to: A(    ) the children            C(    ) Wellington’s mother B(    ) the formers             D(   ) the terrorists 04. It ISN’T ‘T true about bullying. A(    ) People are free of bullying at work. B(    ) It’s a form of abuse. C(    ) It can occur in any context in which human beings interact with each person. D(   ) Bullying can exist between social groups, social classes and even between countries. 05. 05. Wellington killed himself after being injured by a police officer's bullet. The correct pronoun that can substitute the underlined word is… A(    ) me                                         C(   ) them B(    ) her                                         D(   ) it SOURCE: WWW.ESLPRINTABLES.COM