| UAE gas station strips & fires worker over $2 tip (29th December, 2012) |
A gas station in Dubai has fired one of its workers for accepting a 10-dirham ($2.72) tip. The UAE newspaper "Gulf News" reports on the sacking of 24-year-old Santosh Kumar, who was terminated in his first week of work for the Dubai-based Emirates General Petroleum Corporation, which operates petrol stations under the name of Emarat. Mr Kumar said he was strip searched by his supervisor, who found the 10-dirham note in his socks. Emarat officials told Gulf News its employees are not permitted to accept tips. "The corporation goes to great lengths to ensure that our staff are treated with love and care," the official said.
Fuel pump attendants say strip searches are a regular feature at Emarat. Staff are even frisked on the bus back to their living quarters. Mr Kumar says: "I was subjected to this humiliation on my first day at work. My supervisor…gestured me to take off my pants. I was near to tears…he ordered me to jump five times to shake off any coins I might be hiding." The practice of strip-searching is illegal in the UAE; lawyers say it violates human rights. Emarat attendants get a monthly salary of 1,000 dirhams ($272) for working long hours, often in temperatures over 40ºC. Many motorists are outraged at this policy and want workers to keep their tips.
Source:
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/gas-station-attendant-sacked-over-dh10-tip-1.1124297
WARM-UPS
1. TIPPING: Walk around the class and talk to other students about tipping. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
gas station / tips / sacking / terminated / supervisors / officials / corporation / love / regular feature / frisked / humiliation / strip searching / illegal / 40ºC / outraged
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. PERKS: What is OK for these company employees? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners and share what you wrote. Change and share again.
A gas-pump attendant
A gas station manager
Keeping tips
Free Internet
Paid sick leave
Paid vacation
Insurance
Profit sharing
4. KEEP THE CHANGE: Students A strongly believe service workers should be allowed to keep the tips customers give them; Students B strongly believe tips should be shared among all workers. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
MY e-BOOK
See a sample5. WHO TO TIP?: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the most deserving of a tip at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
- English teachers
- restaurant staff
- gas pump attendants
- taxi drivers
- McDonald's staff
- bank managers
- gas station managers
- hotel cleaners
6. TIP: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word 'tip'. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a.
A petrol station in Abu Dhabi fired a worker for accepting a tip.
T / F
b.
The worker hadn't yet worked for the gas station for a week.
T / F
c.
A banknote was found in the worker's sock after he was strip searched.
T / F
d.
The gas station said it loves and cares for its staff.
T / F
e.
Workers at the company say it is rare for anyone to be strip searched.
T / F
f.
The worker was made to jump up and down to reveal hidden coins.
T / F
g.
It is legal for companies in the UAE to strip search their workers.
T / F
h.
The fired worker got a salary of over $300 a month.
T / F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1.
fired
a.
fired
2.
terminated
b.
allowed
3.
permitted
c.
searched
4.
ensure
d.
handled
5.
treated
e.
breaches
6.
feature
f.
signalled
7.
frisked
g.
sacked
8.
gestured
h.
aspect
9.
violates
i.
disgusted
10.
outraged
j.
make certain
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1.
reports on the sacking of
a.
first week of work
2.
terminated in his
b.
to accept tips
3.
strip searched
c.
human rights
4.
employees are not permitted
d.
by his supervisor
5.
The corporation goes to
e.
on the bus
6.
strip searches are a regular
f.
great lengths to…
7.
frisked
g.
to tears
8.
I was near
h.
24-year-old Santosh Kumar
9.
lawyers say it violates
i.
at this policy
10.
Many motorists are outraged
j.
feature at Emarat
WHILE READING / LISTENING
GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.
A gas station in Dubai has fired one of its workers for (1) ____________ a 10-dirham ($2.72) tip. The UAE newspaper "Gulf News" reports on the (2) ____________ of 24-year-old Santosh Kumar, who was (3) ____________ in his first week of work for the Dubai-based Emirates General Petroleum Corporation, which (4) ____________ petrol stations under the name of Emarat. Mr Kumar said he was strip searched by his (5) ____________, who found the 10-dirham note in his socks. Emarat officials told Gulf News its employees are not (6) ____________ to accept tips. "The corporation goes to great (7) ____________ to ensure that our staff are (8) ____________ with love and care," the official said.
permitted
terminated
treated
accepting
supervisor
sacking
lengths
operates
Fuel pump attendants say strip searches are a regular (9) ____________ at Emarat. Staff are even (10) ____________ on the bus back to their living quarters. Mr Kumar says: "I was (11) ____________ to this humiliation on my first day at work. My supervisor…(12) ____________ me to take off my pants. I was near to tears…he ordered me to jump five times to shake off any coins I might be hiding." The (13) ____________ of strip-searching is illegal in the UAE; lawyers say it (14) ____________ human rights. Emarat attendants get a monthly salary of 1,000 dirhams ($272) for working long hours, often in temperatures over 40º (15) ____________ C. Many motorists are (16) ____________ at this policy and want workers to keep their tips.
degrees
frisked
gestured
violates
feature
subjected
outraged
practice
LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.
1)
fired one of its workers for accepting a 10-dirham ($2.72) tip
a. 10-dirham ($2.72)
b. 10-dirham ($7.72)
c. 10-dirhams ($2.72)
d. 10-dirham ($2.27)2)
in his first week of work for the Dubai-based Emirates General Petroleum Corporation
a. Emirates General Petroleum Cooperative
b. Emirates General Petrol Corporation
c. Emirati General Petroleum Corporation
d. Emirates Genial Petroleum Corporation3)
its employees ______ accept tips.
a. are not prohibited to
b. are not permission to
c. are not permanent to
d. are not permitted to4)
The corporation ______
a. goes to great strengths
b. goes to great lengths
c. goes to greater lengths
d. goes to grey tents5)
ensure that our ______ love and care
a. staff are treated with
b. stuff are treated with
c. staffer treated with
d. staff art rated with6)
strip searches _______ Emarat
a. aren't a regular feature at
b. are an irregular
c. are a regular feature at
d. are a feature regular at7)
I was ______ on my first day at work
a. subject too to this humiliation
b. subjected to this humiliating
c. subjected to this humiliation
d. subjective to this humiliation8)
he ordered me to jump five times ______ I might be hiding
a. to shake off any coins
b. touché cough any coins
c. to shake off unique coins
d. to shake up any coins9)
Emarat attendants get a monthly salary of ______ dirhams ($______) for working long hours
a. 10,000 / 2,272
b. 4,000 / 1,088
c. 2,000 / 544
d. 1,000 / 27210)
Many motorists ______ and want workers to keep their tips
a. are outdated at this policy
b. are outraged at this policy
c. are enraged at this policy
d. are outcries at this policyLISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
A gas station in Dubai has fired one of its (1) ___________________ a 10-dirham ($2.72) tip. The UAE newspaper "Gulf News" reports on the sacking of 24-year-old Santosh Kumar, who (2) ___________________ first week of work for the Dubai-based Emirates General Petroleum Corporation, which operates petrol stations (3) ___________________ Emarat. Mr Kumar said he was strip (4) ___________________, who found the 10-dirham note in his socks. Emarat officials told Gulf News its employees (5) _____________ accept tips. "The corporation (6) ___________________ to ensure that our staff are treated with love and care," the official said.
Fuel pump attendants say strip searches are (7) ___________________ Emarat. Staff are (8) ___________________ back to their living quarters. Mr Kumar says: "I was subjected to this humiliation on my first day at work. My supervisor…(9) ___________________ off my pants. I was near to tears…he ordered me to jump five times to shake off any coins I might be hiding." (10) ___________________-searching is illegal in the UAE; lawyers say it violates human rights. Emarat attendants get a monthly salary of 1,000 dirhams ($272) for working long hours, often (11) _______________ degrees C. Many (12) ___________________ at this policy and want workers to keep their tips.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.
How much was the tip in dollars?
2.
How long had the worker worked for the company?
3.
What did the workers supervisor do to him?
4.
Where did the supervisor find a 10-dirham note?
5.
How did Emarat say it treated its staff?
6.
What do attendants say is a regular feature of working at Emarat?
7.
When was Santosh Kumar first strip searched?
8.
Why was Santosh Kumar ordered to jump up and down?
9.
What was Santosh Kumar's monthly salary in dollars?
10.
What do motorists want?
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
1.
In which city was the worker fired?
6.
What did staff say was a regular feature of working at Emarat?
a) Baghdad
b) Abu Dhabi
c) Dubai
d) Doha
a) parties for staff
b) strip searches
c) pay raises
d) company trips2.
How long had the worker worked for the company?
7.
When was Santosh Kumar first strip searched?
a) less than a week
b) between 10 days and a fortnight
c) three weeks and three days
d) 22 years
a) on his first day at work
b) on his second day at work
c) on his third day at work
d) on his last day at work3.
What did his supervisor do to him?
8.
How many times did Santosh Kumar have to jump?
a) strip searched him
b) stripped him of privileges
c) tipped him
d) stopped him from eating
a) three
b) four
c) five
d) six4.
Where was a 10-dirham note found?
9.
What do lawyers in the UAE say strip searching violates?
a) in the toilet
b) in the worker's socks
c) in the cafeteria
d) inside a petrol pump
a) fairness
b) the code of conduct at Emarat
c) the law
d) human rights5.
What did the company say it treated "with love and care"?
10.
How do drivers in the UAE feel about the practice of Emarat?
a) cars
b) customers
c) managers
d) staff
a) outraged
b) interested
c) disinterested
d) engaged
ROLE PLAY
Role A – Santosh Kumar
You are shocked at your treatment by Emarat. Tell the other three reasons why. You work very long hours in dangerous conditions. You know your bosses earn over 20 times more than you. You need tips because your salary is so low. You want compensation. Ask why the oil-rich company is so mean.
Role B – Emarat boss
You think Santosh deserved to be sacked and will get no compensation. Tell the other three reasons why. You are fed up with gas pump workers complaining. You treat them all with love and care. They are lucky to have their job. Emarat is a great employer. Tell the other three reasons why.
Role C – Dubai motorist
You will never go Emarat again unless Santosh gets compensation. Tell the other 3 reasons why. Ask Emarat's boss why workers are treated so badly – strip searched, low paid, long hours, boiling conditions… Do not accept any of his/her answers. Ask Santosh to reveal more bad things about Emarat.
Role D – Lawyer
Tell Santosh and the Dubai motorist he was wrong for breaking Emarat's rules. He was told in his training never to accept tips. Tell the Emarat boss the company is breaking the law by strip searching staff and that the company must compensate Santosh to restore the company's image.
AFTER READING / LISTENING
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'strip' and 'search'.
strip
search
- Share your findings with your partners.
- Make questions using the words you found.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
- Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
- accepting
- first
- name
- socks
- permitted
- lengths
- regular
- bus
- tears
- jump
- illegal
- 40
TIPPING SURVEY
Write five GOOD questions about tipping in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1
_____________
STUDENT 2
_____________
STUDENT 3
_____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
- Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
- Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
DISCUSSION ON THIS NEWS
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
a)
What did you think when you read the headline?
b)
What springs to mind when you hear the word 'fired'?
c)
Was Santosh wrong to accept the tip?
d)
Should Santosh have been given a warning instead of the sack?
e)
What do you think of Emarat for strip searching its gas station workers?
f)
Do you think the company strip searches its managers?
g)
What does strip searching say about how Emarat views its workers?
h)
Why do you think Emarat does not want its workers to get tips?
i)
How do you think Emarat "goes to great lengths to ensure that our staff are treated with love and care"?
j)
Should Emarat compensate Santosh?
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
a)
What do you think about what you read?
b)
What would you do if your boss said (s)he would do a strip search?
c)
What do you think of Emarat even strip searching workers on a bus?
d)
What should Emarat do about strip searching its employees?
e)
Should Emarat be prosecuted for engaging in illegal practices?
f)
What do you think of an oil company worker getting a salary of $272?
g)
What would it be like to spend 10 hours at a gas pump in 40º heat?
h)
What should Dubai motorists do about Emarat stripping and firing a worker for accepting tips they want to give?
i)
What questions would you like to ask Emarat's bosses?
j)
What do you think their answers might be?
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.
________________________________________________________
2.
________________________________________________________
3.
________________________________________________________
4.
________________________________________________________
5.
________________________________________________________
6.
________________________________________________________
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.
________________________________________________________
2.
________________________________________________________
3.
________________________________________________________
4.
________________________________________________________
5.
________________________________________________________
6.
________________________________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE - LANGUAGE
A gas station in Dubai has fired one of its workers for (1) ____ a 10-dirham ($2.72) tip. The UAE newspaper "Gulf News" reports on the (2) ____ of 24-year-old Santosh Kumar, who was (3) ____ in his first week of work for the Dubai-based Emirates General Petroleum Corporation, which operates petrol stations (4) ____ the name of Emarat. Mr Kumar said he was strip searched by his supervisor, who found the 10-dirham note in his socks. Emarat officials told Gulf News its employees are not (5) ____ to accept tips. "The corporation goes to great (6) ____ to ensure that our staff are treated with love and care," the official said.
Fuel pump attendants say strip searches are a (7) ____ feature at Emarat. Staff are even frisked on the bus back to their living (8) ____. Mr Kumar says: "I was (9) ____ to this humiliation on my first day at work. My supervisor…gestured me to take off my pants. I was near to (10) ____ …he ordered me to jump five times to shake off any coins I might be hiding." The practice of strip-searching is illegal in the UAE; lawyers say it (11) ____ human rights. Emarat attendants get a monthly salary of 1,000 dirhams ($272) for working long hours, often in temperatures over 40ºC. Many motorists are (12) ____ at this policy and want workers to keep their tips.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1.
(a)
accepted
(b)
accepting
(c)
acceptance
(d)
accepts
2.
(a)
bagging
(b)
sacking
(c)
casing
(d)
boxing
3.
(a)
terminates
(b)
terminator
(c)
terminate
(d)
terminated
4.
(a)
over
(b)
under
(c)
through
(d)
around
5.
(a)
permissive
(b)
permits
(c)
permission
(d)
permitted
6.
(a)
widths
(b)
depths
(c)
lengths
(d)
heights
7.
(a)
regular
(b)
irregular
(c)
regulars
(d)
regularly
8.
(a)
wholes
(b)
halves
(c)
quarters
(d)
thirds
9.
(a)
rejected
(b)
objected
(c)
injected
(d)
subjected
10.
(a)
tears
(b)
fears
(c)
gears
(d)
bears
11.
(a)
violates
(b)
molests
(c)
defiles
(d)
vandalizes
12.
(a)
outraged
(b)
outcast
(c)
outburst
(d)
output
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
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PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)
A gas station in Dubai has fired / firing one of its workers for acceptance / accepting a 10-dirham ($2.72) tip. The UAE newspaper "Gulf News" reports on the boxing / sacking of 24-year-old Santosh Kumar, who was terminated / terminal in his first week of work for the Dubai-based Emirates General Petroleum Corporation, which operatives / operates petrol stations under / over the name of Emarat. Mr Kumar said he was strip searched by his supervisor, who found the 10-dirham memo / note in his socks. Emarat officials told Gulf News its employees are not permitted / permissive to accept tips. "The corporation goes to great widths / lengths to ensure that our staff are treated / treatment with love and care," the official said.
Fuel pump attendants say strip searches are a regular future / feature at Emarat. Staff are even frisked / frisky on the bus back to their living thirds / quarters. Mr Kumar says: "I was subjective / subjected to this humiliation on my first day at work. My supervisor…gestured / gestation me to take off my pants. I was near to tears / fears…he ordered me to jump five times to shake off any coins I might be hiding." The practical / practice of strip-searching is illegal in the UAE; lawyers say it violations / violates human rights. Emarat attendants get a monthly salary of 1,000 dirhams ($272) for working long hours, often in / at temperatures over 40ºC. Many motorists are outburst / outraged at this policy and want workers to keep their tips.
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.
INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)
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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS
a gas station in dubai has fired one of its workers for accepting a 10-dirham ($272) tip the uae newspaper "gulf news" reports on the sacking of 24-year-old santosh kumar who was terminated in his first week of work for the dubai-based emirates general petroleum corporation which operates petrol stations under the name of emarat mr kumar said he was strip searched by his supervisor who found the 10-dirham note in his socks emarat officials told gulf news its employees are not permitted to accept tips "the corporation goes to great lengths to ensure that our staff are treated with love and care" the official said
fuel pump attendants say strip searches are a regular feature at emarat staff are even frisked on the bus back to their living quarters mr kumar says "i was subjected to this humiliation on my first day at work my supervisor…gestured me to take off my pants i was near to tears…he ordered me to jump five times to shake off any coins i might be hiding" the practice of strip-searching is illegal in the uae lawyers say it violates human rights emarat attendants get a monthly salary of 1000 dirhams ($272) for working long hours often in temperatures over 40ºc many motorists are outraged at this policy and want workers to keep their tips
PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
AgasstationinDubaihasfiredoneofitsworkersforacceptinga10-dirham($2.72)
tip.TheUAEnewspaper"GulfNews"reportsonthesackingof24-year-oldSantosh
Kumar,whowasterminatedinhisfirstweekofworkfortheDubai-basedEmirates
GeneralPetroleumCorporation,whichoperatespetrolstationsunderthenameof
Emarat.MrKumarsaidhewasstripsearchedbyhissupervisor,whofoundthe10-
dirhamnoteinhissocks.EmaratofficialstoldGulfNewsitsemployeesarenot
permittedtoaccepttips."Thecorporationgoestogreatlengthstoensurethatour
staffaretreatedwithloveandcare,"theofficialsaid.Fuelpumpattendantssaystrip
searchesarearegularfeatureatEmarat.Staffareevenfriskedonthebusbackto
theirlivingquarters.MrKumarsays:"Iwassubjectedtothishumiliationonmyfirst
dayatwork.Mysupervisor…gesturedmetotakeoffmypants.Iwasneartotears…
heorderedmetojumpfivetimestoshakeoffanycoinsImightbehiding."Thepractice
ofstrip-searchingisillegalintheUAE;lawyerssayitviolateshumanrights.Emarat
attendantsgetamonthlysalaryof1,000dirhams($272)forworkinglonghours,
oftenintemperaturesover40ºC.Manymotoristsareoutragedatthispolicyand
wantworkerstokeeptheirtips.FREE WRITING
Write about tipping for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.
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ACADEMIC WRITING
Everyone should always tip service staff. Discuss.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about tipping in different countries. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. BENEFITS: Make a poster about the benefits a gas station attendant should get. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. STRIPPED & FIRED: Write a magazine article about this story. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against the policy of firing low-paid workers for accepting tips.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to the boss of Emarat. Ask him/her three questions about this story. Give him/her three opinions on the firing of Santosh Kumar. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
ANSWERS
TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
a
F
b
T
c
T
d
T
e
F
f
T
g
F
h
F
SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)
1.
fired
a.
sacked
2.
terminated
b.
fired
3.
permitted
c.
allowed
4.
ensure
d.
make certain
5.
treated
e.
handled
6.
feature
f.
aspect
7.
frisked
g.
searched
8.
gestured
h.
signalled
9.
violates
i.
breaches
10.
outraged
j.
disgusted
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)
1.
$2.72
2.
Less than a week
3.
Strip searched him
4.
In the worker's sock
5.
With love and care
6.
Strip searches
7.
On his first day at work
8.
To reveal any coins he might be hiding
9.
272
10.
Workers to keep their tips
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)
1.
c
2.
a
3.
a
4.
b
5.
d
6.
b
7.
a
8.
c
9.
d
10.
a
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