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4 Read the screenplay carefully. Answer the following 
questions in your notebook.
A What is the context of the dialogue in this part of the 
screenplay?
I Artie, who is in a wheelchair, will not receive help 
from the school to travel with the group on a 
special bus. X
II The school prohibited Artie to participate in the 
sectionals.
B What is Will’s solution to this problem?
I Ask Artie’s dad to take him to the sectionals.
II Make a bake sale to raise money for the rental 
of the special bus. X
Post-reading 
 7 Work in pairs. Were the students’ reactions to the problem respectful or not? Justify your answer.
 8 Do people with disabilities have the same opportunities to participate in physical activities 
such as sports or dancing in your school? Why (not)?
 9 Look at the picture in activity 2 again. It is a scene from the end of the episode. Based on the 
script, what is probably happening in the picture? How do you feel about it?
Personal answer.
Personal answers.
Personal answers.
Wheelchair: cadeira de rodas
Unfair: injusto
Bougie: fora de moda, de mau gosto
Hip: pessoa que está na moda
Takeout: comida para viagem
Glee club: coral ou grupo musical 
em uma escola
Cummerbunds: faixa usada em 
torno da cintura
Bake sale: evento coletivo de venda 
de bolos e doces para arrecadar 
dinheiro para uma causa
 5 Read the text again. Then, in your notebook, write T (true) or F (false) for the following 
statements.
A The classmates empathize with Artie’s problem and they will support him to attend the event. 
B All students think that selling cakes is a good solution.
C According to Will, the students are reacting selfi shly to Artie’s issue. T
 6 Read Artie’s reaction in the end of the scene again and answer in your notebook.
A How do you describe his reaction: aggressive, calm, happy, sad?
B Why do you think he reacted that way?
F
F
Personal answer.
Personal answer.
Rachel: My family is fully committed to takeout.
[...]
Mercedes: Can’t Artie’s dad just take him?
Will: I can’t believe how insensitive you’re all being. Are you a team?
Quinn: Of course. But Artie understands, don’t you, Artie?
Artie: Oh… Of course. I-It’s cool. Anything that takes away our time from rehearsing doesn’t 
serve the team.
The school bell rings. Everyone leaves but Artie, who goes to tie his shoelace.
WHEELS. Glee Transcripts. Transcripts Wiki. Available at: https://transcripts.fandom.com/wiki/Wheels. 
Accessed on: Aug. 9, 2020.
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Pre-reading
 1 Do you consider yourself to be a respectful person? How do you show respect for your 
classmates and teacher?
 2 In your opinion, what does it mean to be respectful? Why is it important for living in a community?
 3 Skim the following article and answer in your notebook: What is it about?
Reading
 4 Read the text. Were your predictions in activity 3 correct?
Personal answers.
Personal answers.
It is about respect and forms to show respect to other people.
Personal answer.
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How to show respect for others? (+ Why it’s important in life)
[…]
So how do we show respect for others? What does respect look like? How do we know it when 
we see it? How do we recognize when it’s absent ?
Well, there isn’t space to mention all of them or even most of them, but here are 6 ways to show 
respect for you to consider and hopefully put into practice.
1.
Listening to what another person has to say is a basic way to respect them. Everyone wants to 
have their say. Everyone wants to feel that they’re being listened to.
[...] When you give another person your time and your focus and your ear, you validate them. 
Which conveys respect. [...]
2.
[...] “You were incredibly patient and understanding when dealing with that dif� cult situation.”
“You make me smile every time I see you.”
You may not respect every aspect of who they are and what they do, but you can give them appropriate 
respect at the level that af� rms them. Af� rmation is a key way of showing respect to others.
3.
[...] Life on earth is about serving others. In fact, our professions, our careers, and our jobs should 
revolve around a desire to serve others. To give back to others. To use our talents and abilities to 
make life better for others. [...]
4.
[...] Kindness is an expression of respect. Respect for the fact that someone else is simply in need. 
We have all been in need. And what a relief it was when someone showed us kindness. Kindness is 
a tangible way of showing respect.
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