Pre-reading questions:
- Do you love attending festivals? Why?
- Have you ever experienced attending an event with foreign people?
Vocabulary:
1. ethnic – [adjective] characteristic of a large group of people who have the same national, racial, or cultural origins
There are ethnic groups living in my area.
2. venue [noun] – location of any event
They will conduct the event in an open field.
3. banned [adjective] – forbidden by law
The event is banned due to its rules.
4. exclude [verb] – to stop from being included or accepted
They decided to exclude white people in the festival.
The Nyansapo festival in the city of Paris is set to be celebrated on July. Everyone is invited however, 80% of the venue will be reserved for black women. Black women and men will be allowed in another area while a third of the area will be open to all. Because of this, the city mayor asked the festival to be banned for excluding white people.
True or False:
- The Nyansapo festival in France is set to be celebrated on June.
- Everyone is invited however, 80% of the location will only be open for black women.
- White people of any sexuality will be allowed.
- The third area of the festival will be open to black people.
- The city mayor asked the festival to be banned for excluding white people.