Special Report
1. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) The conflicts between the Arabs and the Jews in Israel and the occupied territories include the
conflicts and a
struggle.
(2) The relationship between these conflicts: the
helps to
.
(3) The Arabs are portrayed as
in the textbook The Arab and Islam.
(4) The Jews are portrayed by the Arabs on the West Bank as
and at the same time as
.
(5) To free the textbooks from stereotypes, some people in Israel try to
, to
from top to bottom, and to portray the Arabs as
.
(6) Reaction of the Israeli government to such an effort: a
support.
2. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) This report is mainly about _____________.
(2) Arab schools on the West Bank use _____________. a. Israeli textbooks b. Jordanian textbooks c. Revised Jordanian textbooks d. Mainly revised Jordanian textbooks, though the Jordanian versions are used in some schools
(3) The little girl's mother believes that _____________. a. violence is the best way to solve the problem b. the Jews should feel glad about the attack on Arab mayors c. violence is never the solution to the problem d. the Arabs should fight back violently
(4) The effort to purge textbooks in Israel is done by ____________. a. the Ministry of Education b. the Vanier Foundation with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education c. the Vanier Foundation d. the religious schools in Israel
3. True or False Questions.
(1)
According to David Shipler, author of Arab and Jew, it is the Jews who have made an effort to teach their children to hate the Arabs in schools.
(2)
The prejudices of the Arabs and of the Jews against each other are so deep that there is hardly a solution to the problem.
(3)
During the Second World War the Americans used to hear that the Japanese did not value life as Westerners did.
(4)
The Israeli government sends three inspectors to check the Arab schools on the West Bank to make sure that they are not using the Jordanian textbooks. And this has been quite effective.
(5)
In Jordanian textbooks, there is a lengthy and detailed account of the history of the Israelis.
(6)
According to David Shipler, these textbooks do not affect the interaction of Arab and Israel children.
(7)
Some right-wing religious schools try to implant in the minds of Israeli children the idea that the Arabs exist in this world only as subjects of the Jewish people.
(8)
There were similar problems in American schools a few years back and there were prejudices against the American blacks and American Indians.
4. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
There is a support for it officially in the Education Ministry, but
are reluctant to do it. And there's been
some educators at the level of
. So it's a
. It's gone to the point where quite a few
grade classes now are following
in which they begin the first day by
that come to mind when they think of
. The teacher then puts them up
, and the kids have to sit there and
. And that's the beginning of
dealing with
they've
.
Special Report
1. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) The conflicts between the Arabs and the Jews in Israel and the occupied territories include the
conflicts and a
struggle.
(2) The relationship between these conflicts: the
helps to
.
(3) The Arabs are portrayed as
in the textbook The Arab and Islam.
(4) The Jews are portrayed by the Arabs on the West Bank as
and at the same time as
.
(5) To free the textbooks from stereotypes, some people in Israel try to
, to
from top to bottom, and to portray the Arabs as
.
(6) Reaction of the Israeli government to such an effort: a
support.
2. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) This report is mainly about _____________.
(2) Arab schools on the West Bank use _____________. a. Israeli textbooks b. Jordanian textbooks c. Revised Jordanian textbooks d. Mainly revised Jordanian textbooks, though the Jordanian versions are used in some schools
(3) The little girl's mother believes that _____________. a. violence is the best way to solve the problem b. the Jews should feel glad about the attack on Arab mayors c. violence is never the solution to the problem d. the Arabs should fight back violently
(4) The effort to purge textbooks in Israel is done by ____________. a. the Ministry of Education b. the Vanier Foundation with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education c. the Vanier Foundation d. the religious schools in Israel
3. True or False Questions.
(1)
According to David Shipler, author of Arab and Jew, it is the Jews who have made an effort to teach their children to hate the Arabs in schools.
(2)
The prejudices of the Arabs and of the Jews against each other are so deep that there is hardly a solution to the problem.
(3)
During the Second World War the Americans used to hear that the Japanese did not value life as Westerners did.
(4)
The Israeli government sends three inspectors to check the Arab schools on the West Bank to make sure that they are not using the Jordanian textbooks. And this has been quite effective.
(5)
In Jordanian textbooks, there is a lengthy and detailed account of the history of the Israelis.
(6)
According to David Shipler, these textbooks do not affect the interaction of Arab and Israel children.
(7)
Some right-wing religious schools try to implant in the minds of Israeli children the idea that the Arabs exist in this world only as subjects of the Jewish people.
(8)
There were similar problems in American schools a few years back and there were prejudices against the American blacks and American Indians.
4. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
There is a support for it officially in the Education Ministry, but
are reluctant to do it. And there's been
some educators at the level of
. So it's a
. It's gone to the point where quite a few
grade classes now are following
in which they begin the first day by
that come to mind when they think of
. The teacher then puts them up
, and the kids have to sit there and
. And that's the beginning of
dealing with
they've
.