Kissing in public
Introduction
Introduction - Kissing in public
Have you got a boyfriend or a girlfriend? Do you kiss in public? And what about if you don’t have a boy or girl friend? How do you feel when you see couples experessing themselves in public? Is it right?
In some countries there are very strict laws about what you can and can’t do. In this next section we look at what happened to a lesbian couple in Hawaii.
This third section contains 6 steps. Work them through step by step.
| Step |
Activity |
| 1 Speaking |
Discussion with classmates about affections in public. |
| 2 Words |
Pronounce the words. Match them with a definition.
Exercise with these definitions. |
| 3 Reading |
Read an article. Put the events in order. |
| 4 Grammar |
About 'wish'. Tick the thoughts, complete the rule.
Complete sentences with 'wish' in the correct tense. |
| 5 Watching |
Watch the video and read the newsreport. Share ideas with classmates. |
| 6 Task |
Discussion with classmates about public displays of affections. Set up some rules. |
Step 1 - Speaking
Speaking
Everyone loves a great love story – why is this?
Why do people love watching films with great love scenes in?
Are love and relationships important for young people? Why? Why not?
Is there a difference between what boys and girls think, or different cultural backgrounds, or different sexual orientation?
Talk to your group about this.
How do you feel about showing signs of affection in public?
Talk to your classmate about how you feel about public displays of affection.
Does it make a difference if it’s your friends/parents/you?
Step 2 - Words
Words
In this step, you are going to do some exercises with verbs. In the first exercise are you looking for the right description at the verbs. In the second exercise, you will learn to put the proper conjugation of the verb in a sentence.
Exercise 1: Match the following words to their definition.
| 1. Grab |
a |
To push someone or something forcefully |
| 2. Shove |
b |
To stop someone doing something, sometimes by using force |
| 3. Punch |
c |
When the police accuse someone officially of committing a crime |
| 4. Restrain |
d |
To take hold of something or someone suddenly |
| 5. Arrest |
e |
To hit someone or something with your fist |
| 6. Charge |
f |
When the police take someone away to ask them
about a crime they might have committed |
Apply these words and their definitions in the next exercise.
Step 3 - Reading
Reading
You are going to read an article. The title is: Lesbian Couple Files Lawsuit after Hawaii Cop Arrested Them For
Kissing. Read the article and put the events in order.
- The women hugged and kissed.
- Wilson and Guerrero were ordered to stay in Hawaii.
- Courtney Wilson and Taylor Guerrero visited Hawaii on holiday.
- The off duty officer, grabbed Wilson’s wrist and the Guerrero kicked Harrison.
- The women went to a grocery store.
- The off-duty officer, Bobby Harrison ordered them to stop hugging and kissing.
The Honolulu Police Department opened an internal investigation on Wednesday into allegations that an officer wrongfully arrested a vacationing lesbian couple after seeing them kissing in a grocery store.
Courtney Wilson and Taylor Guerrero, who were visiting Hawaii from Los Angeles in March, said in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that they were harassed and arrested because the officer didn't like their public displays of affection in a Foodland store on Oahu's North Shore.
They were walking through the aisles holding hands and at one point hugged and kissed, the lawsuit said: Officer Bobby Harrison, who was shopping in uniform, "observed their consensual romantic contact and, in a loud voice, ordered plaintiffs to stop and 'take it somewhere else.'"
The women complied and continued shopping, the lawsuit said. When Harrison again saw them being affectionate
with each other, he threatened to have them thrown out of the store. "We're used to people making remarks here
and there," Wilson said of their two-year relationship.
While the women were in the check-out line, Harrison grabbed Wilson by the wrist, and she started to call 911, she said. "He was bumping his belly against Courtney," Guerrero said. "He said, 'you girls
don't know how to act. You don't know the difference between a motel and a grocery store.'" When Guerrero tried
to get in between her girlfriend and the officer, he shoved her. She kicked him as she was falling, she said.
"The whole situation got physical," Wilson said. "I got punched in the face by him."
Because Harrison didn't have any handcuffs on him, store employees helped restrain the women,
as customers watched. "You can't really blame them for not getting involved," Wilson said of the bystanders.
Police earlier told The Associated Press that they couldn't comment on pending litigation, then later said
they had opened the internal probe.
Police department spokeswoman Michelle Yu said she would pass a message seeking comment from
Harrison, a 26-year veteran, to his commander. He remains on full active duty.
Foodland, which is not part of the lawsuit, apologized to the women, said their Honolulu attorney Eric Seitz.
A Foodland spokeswoman didn't respond to requests for comment. The women were arrested and charged
with felony assault on an officer. They spent three days in jail and each paid a bail bondsman $1,300 for bail
that was set at $12,000 each, they said. They had to remain in Honolulu as a condition of their release. The
charges were eventually dismissed, Seitz said.
In the meantime, they had to stay with family friends or strangers they befriended.
At one point they thought they would have to go to a homeless shelter. They found jobs cleaning vacation
rentals. The incident happened on the second day of their vacation, which was their first trip to Hawaii.
Which of the next words from the text are about ‘showing signs of affection’ and which are not?
- kissing
- lawsuit
- romantic contact
- affectionate
- punched
- dismissed
Step 4 - Grammar
Grammar
Let's look at wish . You have read about the girls.
What do you think they thought? Write down.
- I wish we hadn’t come here on holiday.
- I wish we had more money.
- I wish we had gone shopping somewhere else.
Read and complete the rule by underlining.
wish is used to express something that you want in the future / a regret
(something that you wish was different)
The verb tense that follows ‘wish’ is a verb tense back to the situation.
e.g. I can’t swim. – I wish I could swim.
Complete these sentences with the correct verb tense.
Think of seven things in your life that you wish were different.
Make a list of how they are now, and how you wish they were different.
e.g.:
- I have too much homework ➨ I wish I didn't have lots of homework.
Step 5 - Watching
Watching
Watch this news report and answer the questions.
- What has disappeared?
- How long did the girls have to stay in Hawaii?
- Why did the Wilson call the police herself?
- What does Wilson want to happen now?
What do you think? Do you think that it is okay to kiss in public?
Do you think that the girls were targeted because they were lesbians?
How would you feel if you were in the store?
Did the off duty officer act correctly in your opinion?
Share your ideas with your classmates.
Step 6 - Task
Task
Your school wants to discuss public displays of affection, and establish some rules.
Which do you think are good ways? Why?
Write down some good reasons for the ideas below.
Don’t forget to add your own ideas!
- Talk about the issues in the classroom.
- Use social media so that people can write their ideas.
- Have an ‘ideas’ box in the school or classroom.
- Your own ideas.
Answers
B3 Kissing in public
Step 2 Words
- = d
- = a
- = e
- = b
- = f
- = c
Step 3 Reading
3 Courtney Wilson and Taylor Guerrero visited Hawaii on holiday.
5 The women went to a grocery store.
1 The women hugged and kissed.
6 The off-duty officer, Bobby Harrison ordered them to stop hugging and kissing.
4 The off duty officer, grabbed Wilson’s wrist and the Guerrero kicked Harrison.
2 Wilson and Guerrero were ordered to stay in Hawaii.
Step 4 Grammar
Written:
probably all of them.
Complete the rule:
wish is used to express something that you want a regret (something that you wish was different)
Step 5 Watching
- The surveillance tapes
- 6 months
- She didn’t understand what she was being accused of, or what was wrong.
- An example to be made of Harrison.
