UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

CAWANGAN TERENGGANU
KAMPUS BUKIT BESI

ELC 151
INTEGRATED LANGUAGE
SKILL II

NAME : ALYA AFIQAH BT AHMAD ZAKI

STUDENT ID : 2019295682

GROUP : AS 121 / 2C

LECTURER : MISS HALIMATON @ NOR ASHIKIN BINTI

MOHD YUSOF
 Bullying in School
If you saw bullying, what would you do to stop it? Would you stand by and
let it happen, take part in it or try to stop it? Not many students think about
this, and that’s part of the problem.

‘Treat others the way you want to be treated.’ That’s the Golden Rule and it
should be followed in every aspect of your life. If someone was in a position
to stop you from being bullied and did nothing, how would you feel? If you
find that unacceptable, you must do everything you can to stop others from
hurting people.

Are you even remotely aware of how much pain these victims feel every day?
They go to school knowing they’re going to be hurt and they see no way out.
This is because people like you and many others stand by and let it happen
without contemplating how much pain this is causing people. Ask yourself
this: How would you feel if you were in the victim’s position and could see no
end to your pain?

When the victims see no way out, they may choose to tragically end their
life, leaving more hurt behind for those who were unable to stop it. Canada
has the third-highest teen suicide rate of all the industrialized nations, with
15 deaths per 100,000 people. Suicide is the second leading cause of death
for people ages 10-24, behind motor vehicle accidents. The death of a young
person is always a waste of life, so how many more lives must be wasted
before something is done?
If you condone bullying in any way, shape or form, you are taking part in it.
Bullying is everyone’s responsibility and the option of doing nothing is
unacceptable in civilized society. Some people may consider mocking
someone funny, even though it is anything but funny to the victim. Small jabs
taken every day can add up to a lot of pain and suffering. While it may seem
innocent to the person taking the shots, the cumulative effect of these daily
jabs could be devastating. In addition to that, as the pain increases, each jab
cuts a little deeper.

Bullying can happen in school, so it is the responsibility of students to protect

their classmates and to show everyone the dignity and respect they would
like to be treated with. The first line of defense in bullying is in student’s own
behavior. But when that fails, it must be brought to the attention of someone
in authority, like a teacher. The concept of someone in authority failing to
address the problem is simply not acceptable. This is why you must speak to
a teacher you trust and know will do something to stop the bullying.

Bullying is happening everywhere, even at your own school. There are many
reasons why bullying in school is the worst thing that can happen. You may
not see it, you may not know it is there, but it is happening and it causes
unimaginable pain to the victims. The only way to end bullying is to talk
about it openly rather than making it a taboo issue. If someone is hurting
another person, they will not stop unless someone either a fellow classmate
or someone in authority stands up for the victim and tells their tormentor to
stop. Bullying is everyone’s problem, therefore everyone has to be part of
the solution.
Answer the following questions:
1)What is the main idea of the passage? (2 marks)
The article is discussing about lack of awareness about bullying in school and
calling out people to tackle bullying together as prevention is better than
cure.
2) Find 5 words and give their meaning (10 marks)
Suicide = Suicide is an act of intentionally causing one’s own death.
Condone = Disregard behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive
Devastating = Something that can cause traumatic and distress condition.
Taboo = Prohibited or restricted by social custom.
Tormentor = A person who inflicts severe mental or physical suffering on
someone.

3)Identify one topic sentence from any paragraphs in the article (2marks)
In the last paragraph, the topic sentence is there are many reasons why
bullying in school is the worst thing that can happen. The topic is “bullying in
school is the worst thing that can happen” and the controlling idea is “many
reasons”.

4) What is your opinion on the article? (1 mark)

In my opinion, anyone can experience bullying. It can occur in many different
forms and impact someone for a very long time including affecting their
performance at school, their emotional state, psychological also physical
wellbeing. It is important that parents and teachers know the signs of
bullying and are familiar with the various ways to tackle it.