Spanish · Chapter 13 · Lesson 5 · Phrase session
Calling out prejudice
Naming racism, and what it takes to push back.
Why these go together
Racism, prejudice and stereotypes, and how people respond to them. The sentences describe the problem and argue for solutions, with the subjunctive after 'para que'.
Los insultos racistas siguen siendo un problema en muchos países.
Racist insults are still a problem in many countries.
Los prejuicios nacen muchas veces del miedo.
Prejudices are often born of fear.
Nadie debería ser juzgado por su raza.
Nobody should be judged by their race.
Hay que educar a los niños para que respeten a todos.
We have to educate children so that they respect everyone.
Un comentario racista en el campo de fútbol causó un gran escándalo.
A racist comment at the football ground caused a huge scandal.
No podemos tolerar el odio ni la violencia.
We cannot tolerate hatred or violence.
Las ideas falsas sobre otros grupos hacen daño a quien las sufre.
False ideas about other groups hurt the people on the receiving end.
El aislamiento de algunos barrios empeora la situación.
The isolation of some neighbourhoods makes the situation worse.
Si todos denunciáramos los comentarios racistas, habría menos.
If we all reported racist comments, there would be fewer of them.
Matching
0/9Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/9Put the missing word back.
Los insultos siguen siendo un problema en muchos países. (Racist insults are still a problem in many countries.)
Los nacen muchas veces del miedo. (Prejudices are often born of fear.)
Nadie debería ser juzgado por su . (Nobody should be judged by their race.)
Hay que educar a los niños para que a todos. (We have to educate children so that they respect everyone.)
Un comentario en el campo de fútbol causó un gran escándalo. (A racist comment at the football ground caused a huge scandal.)
No podemos el odio ni la violencia. (We cannot tolerate hatred or violence.)
Las ideas falsas sobre otros grupos hacen a quien las sufre. (False ideas about other groups hurt the people on the receiving end.)
El de algunos barrios empeora la situación. (The isolation of some neighbourhoods makes the situation worse.)
Si todos los comentarios racistas, habría menos. (If we all reported racist comments, there would be fewer of them.)
Lesson 5 of 8 in this chapter