Lesson 23 - Bullying

Lesson 23. Bullying

Learning Objectives 2

1. Define what bullying means.2. Identify types of bullying.3. Explain what constitutes bullying.4. Match bullying-related vocabulary with its correct definition.5. Explore bullying experienced by a working adult in the workplace.6. Infer relevant information from the provided text.7. Examine how a school teacher responds to a bullying case that

befalls his female student.8. Employ multi-word verbs to state opinions regarding bullying.

Warm Up 3

a. What images spring to your mind when you hear the word “bullying”?b. What does the quote above have to do with bullying?c. Does the quote above imply an underlying message about why some people bully?

If yes, what is it?

WARM UP

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Introduction 4

Bullying is the use of force, coercion, or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. The behavior is oftenrepeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception (by the bully or by others) of an imbalance ofphysical or social power. This imbalance distinguishes bullying from conflict. Bullying is a subcategory of aggressivebehavior characterized by the following three criteria:

(1) hostile intent(2) imbalance of power(3) repetition over a period of time

Bullying is the activity of repeated, aggressive behavior intended to hurt another individual, physically, mentally, oremotionally. Bullying ranges from one-on-one, individual bullying through to group bullying, called mobbing, in whichthe bully may have one or more "lieutenants" who are willing to assist the primary bully in their bullying activities.Bullying in school and the workplace is also referred to as "peer abuse".

How do you think bullies feel when

they demean someone else?

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Types of Bullying 5

What do we call these types of bullying?Match each description with its correct terminology and give example(s) for each type of bullying.

Examples are provided.

Cyber

Social

Verbal

Physical

…bullying

Use of one’s physique orphysical bodily acts to exertpower over peers.

Ex:

shoving

___?___

…bullying

Use of spoken language to gain power over his or her peers.

Ex:

racial/sexist slur

___?___

…bullying

Also called as covert bullying, it’s designed to harm someone’s social reputation and/or cause humiliation

Ex:

encouraging others to social exclude

someone

___?___

…bullying

Intentional and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, phones, and other electronic devices.

Ex:

imitating others online or using their

log-in.

___?___

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Discussion Points 6

What would you do in the following situations?

Scenarios

• Anton sends an abusive text to Jay.

• A certain group of people call Nathan 'fat boy' wheneverhe passes them.

• Paula always sits at the same desk in Science. If anyoneelse tries to sit there she throws their gear on the floor.

• Whenever Blake sees Danielle he calls her names.

• Sandra tells James to go back to where he came fromsaying he doesn’t ‘belong’ in her country.

• Engaging someone in instant messaging and tricking theminto revealing personal information and then forwardingthat information to others.

• Ana usually calls Simon with his childhood nicknamewhich he doesn’t like. And in return Simon would usuallytease Ana back with her embarrassing childhoodmoments.

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SECOND CONDITIONAL

Vocabulary Build Up 7

a) allegationb) belittlec) berated) bystandere) pick onf) rulingg) traumatizeh) constitutesi) tribunalj) tauntsk) upheldl) scarm) hostilen) bulliedo) bullyp) Name-calling

1. A _______ is an official court or group of people whose job is to deal with a particular problem or disagreement.2. A ________ is an official decision made by a court of law.3. If a decision is ________ by a court, the court agrees with it and accepts it as the correct decision.4. If you make an __________, you say that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but there is no proof

yet that this is true.5. If you ________ somebody, you say they are not very important or good.6. If you _________ somebody, you speak to them in an angry way.7. Under certain contexts/circumstances, excluding someone from something _______ bullying.8. Some people ________ other people so easily without even realizing that it’s actually also bullying.9. A _______ is a person who hurts or frightens someone else, often over a period of time, and often forcing them

to do something that they do not want to do.10. A person who constantly _______ someone else at the expense of that person’s sense of safety is

demonstrating the act of bullying.11. Don’t be just a passive _________ should you encounter a bullying case. Do your best to help the ________.12. A workplace can be _________ if a colleague/peer demonstrates signs of unreasonable aggression.13. _________ is the most rampant form of bullying. It may not leave a physical ______ but it might _______ the

victim.

Complete these sentences below with its correct vocabulary on the right.

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Reading Exercise 8

Unfriending an employee on Facebook can in some cases be workplace bullying, an Australian tribunal has found. Theruling came after Rachael Roberts, an estate agent in Launceston, Tasmania, complained to Australia’s the Fair WorkCommission that her colleague Lisa Bird was bullying her, leaving her with anxiety and depression. She made 18allegations of bullying in total. Ms. Rachel said that following an argument about a sale loss, her properties were nolonger displayed in the window, photocopies were distributed to colleagues but not her, and she was no longer greetedin the morning. When she approached Mr. Bird, the head of the agency and Mrs. Bird’s husband, about the issues, hiswife reportedly called her into a meeting and said she was a "naughty little schoolgirl running to the teacher". After thisexchange in January 2015, Ms. Roberts found that Mrs. Bird had unfriended her on Facebook. She was then signed offwork by a psychologist, Sky News reports. In a workplace bullying incident, the Fair Work Commission must findevidence of "repeated incidents of unreasonable behaviour", of which unfriending Ms. Roberts on Facebook wascounted as one. Nine other allegations were upheld by the tribunal. The deputy president of the commission, NicoleWells, said in her decision that the unfriending showed "a lack of emotional maturity" on Mrs. Bird’s part that hadmade Ms. Roberts unwell. But employment lawyer Josh Bornstein told ABC news the unfriending incident was found tobe workplace bullying in the context of other issues. "What the Fair Work Commission did find is that a pattern ofunreasonable behaviour, hostile behaviour, belittling behaviour over about a two-year period, which featured a rangeof different behaviours including berating, excluding and so on, constituted workplace bullying," he said. Under the FairWork Act, the tribunal can order the employer and employee to hold a meeting about anti-bullying orders, but cannotimpose compensation.Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/unfriending-your-colleagues-facebook-ruled-bullying-10516753.html

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Reading Comprehension 9

True or False?1. The estate agency wasn’t sympathetic to Rachael’s

complaints.2. Lisa Bird was reported to have been allegedly bullying

Rachael Roberts. 3. The estate agency is helmed by the husband of the colleague

who has allegedly been bullying Ms. Roberts.4. Nine allegations of bullying were upheld by the tribunal.5. One incident of bullying is enough for a tribunal to rule that

there has been bullying in the workplace.6. The Fair Work Commission couldn’t find any evidence of

repeated bullying.7. Unfriending somebody on Facebook is considered to be

workplace bullying.8. Rachael Roberts’ employer will have to pay her a sum of

money after the tribunal hearing.

• Do you consider unfriending someone on Facebook as workplace bullying?

• Have you ever witnessed workplace bullying?• Do you think workplace bullying affects business?

Provide reasons.• What measures do you think could prevent bullying in

the workplace?

Reading Comprehension Free Responses

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Listening Activity 10

1. Where does the conversation take place? What’s the occasion?2. Complete the identity of the bullied student below:

• Name :

• School grade :

3. The girl's teacher just thinks that she needs to _____ to make things better.

a. pay attention b. talk more

4. Some of the students have been _______.

a. making fun of her looks b. stealing the girl’s book

5. What did some kids do on Facebook that hurt the girl's feelings?

a. They wrote some awful messages. b. They unfriended her.

6. The girl's mother is planning on ______ to resolve the problem.

a. meeting with the school principal b. discussing the issue with a lawyer

7. The teacher wants to _____.

a. apologize to the girl by email b. talk to the girl the next day at school

8. How did the teacher respond to the student’s mother’s complaint initially? Would you say that the teacher was cooperative from the

beginning? Provide reasons.

Listening 23.1Listen to the recording carefully and answer these questions below.

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Grammar Bits: Multi-word Verbs 11

Multi-word verbs are verbs that consist of more than one word.

There are three types of multi-word verbs: prepositional verbs, phrasal verbs, and phrasal-prepositional verbs.Many multi-word verbs serve an idiomatic purpose. This means that they should not be taken literally; rather, they have afigurative or metaphorical meaning. Examples:

• I ran into the person who used to bully me at the school reunion. Run into means “encounter”.• No one should ever put up with bullying. Put up with means “tolerate”

❖ Prepositional VerbsPrepositional verbs consist of a main verb and a preposition. A preposition links a noun or pronoun to other wordsin a sentence. Prepositions introduce a prepositional phrase, which consists of the preposition and an object.Ex: I ran into the person who used to bully me at the school reunion. (Explanation: into the person ; ran into)

❖ Phrasal VerbsPhrasal verbs consist of a main verb and a particle. A particle is a function word that does not have meaning on itsown and depends on the main verb to have meaning.Ex: Our car broke down on the way home from an anti-bullying seminar.Explanation: Down cannot be a preposition in this case because there is no following prepositional phrase—there is no

object of the preposition.

❖ Phrasal-prepositional Verbs (three-word phrasal verb)Phrasal-prepositional verbs consist of a main verb, a particle, and a preposition—in that order.Ex: No one should ever put up with bullying.Explanation: with bullying ; put up with

Note:Phrasal verbs: the object can sit beforeor after the particle (but not when theobject is a pronoun).Prepositional verbs: the object alwayscomes directly after the preposition.

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Grammar Exercise 12

Observe the following statements related to bullying. Use provided options of multi-word verbs to restate the statements about bullying. Example is provided.

Ex: Teachers at school should investigate reportsof bullying cases at their school more seriously

1. Easily underestimating people is a trait that every bully demonstrates.

2. People who know any bullied individuals around them should help

defend/support them.

3. Too many bullies at school have managed to avoid punishment due to poorly

enforced school rules.

4. Not many people are willing to admit the fact that at certain points in their life

they have bullied people.

5. We should put an end to the “hazing cultures” at universities. It’s outdated and

it’s taken so many lives.

6. Society should raise more awareness of the bullying issue.

Teachers at school should look into reportsof bullying cases at their school more seriously

Stand by

Own up to

Get away with

Look down on

Get rid of

Bring up

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Speaking Drill 13

1. Do you think bullying is only experienced by school children?

2. Why do you think some, if not, most of the bullied don’t have the strength/courage to defend/stand up

for themselves?

3. What do you think students bystanders feel when they see bullying occur?

4. Is bullying a serious problem in your community? Why or why not?

5. Would you say that it’s possible to make a bully understand other people’s feelings? Why or why not?

6. What kind of interventions can young people use to prevent or stop bullying? List three things you could

do to defuse a bullying situation.

7. Do you think you’ve ever consciously/subconsciously bullied someone? If so, what made you stop?

8. Do you think bullying should be made a crime or is it a natural part of life?

9. Is cyber-bullying (online bullying) less worse or just as worse than face-to-face bullying?

10. Would you say that bullies (people who bully) need help?

11. What would you like to say to those who bully people?

12. Can you think of times in your life when you or someone you know was bullied?

Express Yourself

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