![]() ![]() It's what makes America great."Īhmed's arrest has once again put the (9) _ in the USA on the issue of Islamophobia and of how Muslims are (10) _ and treated. Want to bring it to the White House? We should (7) _ more kids like you to like (8) _. President Obama tweeted: "Cool clock, Ahmed. The hashtag IStandWithAhmed has been retweeted hundreds of thousands of (6) _. Within hours of his being released, Ahmed's story went (5) _. He was (3) _ for several hours before (4) _ realised that what Ahmed had made was just a clock. Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was led away in (2) _ after his school alerted police that he had brought a homemade bomb to school. The Texas high school student who was arrested because of a clock he made for school has been (1) _ to the White House by U.S. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.) SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.ģ. Mark Zuckerberg said the future belongs to Facebook.Ģ. The article said this story takes the spotlight off of Islamophobia.Īhmed said he is shocked because no one called him names at school.Īhmed's school suspended him for three days because of his clock. President Obama said more kids should take up science. The high school student went to school in Washington D.C.Īhmed was taken away in handcuffs by the police.Īhmed had to spend more than one hour in police custody. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F). Together, put the words into different categories.ġ. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. CLOCK: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "clock". Change partners often and share your rankings.Ħ. Put the things we must inspire our goods to do most at the top. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.ĥ. GET ALONG: Students A strongly believe all religions and races will get along with each other one day Students B strongly believe this will never happen. Change partners often and share what you wrote.Ĥ. PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT: What can we society to make sure everyone is treated equally? Complete this table with your partner(s). Student / arrested / handcuffs / questioned / authorities / viral / inspire / science / spotlight / Islamophobia / perceived / done something wrong / add insult to injury What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life? CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. ![]() Change partners often and share your findings.Ģ. THE WHITE HOUSE: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about the White House. Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. /us-news/2015/sep/17/ahmed-mohamed-is-tired-excited-to-meet-obama-and-wants-his-clock-back./news/community-news/northwest-dallas-county/headlines/20150917-fame-from-arrest-over-clock-puts-teen-in-viral-vortex.ece./world/8/US-Texas-student-Ahmed-clock-bomb.html.Try the same news story at these easier levels: Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg said: "The future belongs to people like Ahmed." Twitter offered him an internship and Google invited him to a science fair and to their campus. Ahmed has caught the attention of Silicon Valley heavyweights. I felt like I was a terrorist." To add insult to injury, his school suspended him for three days. He said the police interrogation made him feel as though he had done something wrong. Ahmed said that because of his religion, other kids at school called him 'bomb maker' and 'terrorist'. It's what makes America great."Īhmed's arrest has once again put the spotlight in the USA on the issue of Islamophobia and of how Muslims are perceived and treated. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. The hashtag IStandWithAhmed has been retweeted hundreds of thousands of times. Within hours of his being released, Ahmed's story went viral. He was detained for several hours before authorities realised that what Ahmed had made was just a clock. Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was led away in handcuffs after his school alerted police that he had brought a homemade bomb to school. The Texas high school student who was arrested because of a clock he made for school has been invited to the White House by U.S.
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