ENGLISH WORKSHEET Schoolyear 2008-2009

...Why ME
Robert is a
victim of __
bullying.
cyber
 Read the following extracts physical and
from a magazine problem page. psychologica
l
verbal
There’s a gang of kids at my
school who are making my
2. Robert
life hell. A few weeks ago
they asked me for money. I
said No, but then they pushed me and hit me. Like a fool, I
gave them my bus fare and so I had to walk home. But that
A. Choose
lost histhe
moneybest
was only the start of it. Every day after that they asked for b) loves to walk
option tohis
c) gave complete
more. I had to take money from my mum’s purse to pay
these sentences
money to the
them. Now I can’t face them anymore. I haven’t been to
about Robert.
bullies
school for over a week. I’m so afraid of them! I’ve got fever
and I throw up everything I eat. I just can’t stop wondering
“why me”?! What should I do? I can´t talk to anyone else
about my problem. Please help me. 3. Robert

Robert, Edinburgh

Some time ago I had stealing

b) working
an eating disorder and c) taking money
I put on a lot of from his dad
weight. Since then my life has never been the same again. My
schoolmates are always making nasty comments on my weight
and some of their jokes are rather cruel. I feel helpless and 4. Robert
lonely. I mean, I still have some of my old friends, but I feel that I
am not as accepted as I was when I “looked good”.
Sometimes I’m just too embarrassed to be around people. Last
sick and
month I asked this boy in my class to the dance. He said yes, frightened
but the next day he dumped me. I heard later that he had said it angry and
frustrated
was because I was a fatso. What should I do? Please help me! c) too sad
“Desperat
e”, Liverpool
B. Find evidence in Desperate’s text for the following:

1. Desperate’s life changed because of her weight problem. ____________________________________

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2. She hasn´t got any friends. ___________________________________________________________

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3. She doesn’t feel at ease when she is near other people. ______________________________________
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C. Reread both texts and answer these questions.

1. Why did the bullies hit Robert? ________________________________________________________

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2. Why do you think Robert wrote to this magazine instead of talking to his mom or his teacher? ______
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3. What type of bullying is Desperate victim of? Account for your answer. _______________________
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4. How does she feel about it? ___________________________________________________________

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5. What does Desperate mean by saying that she is not as accepted as she was when she “looked good”?
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6. Did she get to go to the dance with the boy she invited? Why/ Why not? ________________________
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D. Find opposites for these words in Desperate’s text.

lost ________________ 2. always _______________ 3. nice

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4. new ________________ 5. next __________________ 6. skinny

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