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1️⃣ Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words from the list.
CROWD, COMMEMORATE, MOVEMENTS, LABOR, OBSERVED, PROPOSED, REVOLUTION, RIGHTS, STRIKES, UNIDENTIFIED
The History of International Workers’ Day
In the late 19th Century, trade union and labor …..………………., along with countless industries, grew. This growth from cottage industry and individual laborers through the industrial …..……………… eventually prompted trade unionists to begin to work toward protecting the …..……………… of the employees. Whether this was child …..……………… laws, limited working hours, or safe working conditions, labor unions fought to take care of the workers.
Sometimes these types of actions might lead to protests, work stoppages, labor …..………………. or even special days to celebrate the people’s labor. In the United States and Canada, a September holiday called Labor Day, was first …..………………. in the 1880s. Several years later, in 1887, North America officially established Labor Day.
May 1st, on the other hand, also known as May Day, was chosen for International Workers’ Day to …..………………. the Haymarket affair of May 4th 1886. This event took place in Chicago, Illinois, in the US during a workers’ strike when an person threw a bomb at the police who had gathered for …..………………. control. The police then responded by opening fire on the workers, killing four of them and injuring many others.
Today, International Workers’ Day is …..………………. on the first day of May on every continent. And now it’s time to celebrate this day literally all over the world!
2️⃣ Read the text and match the titles with the paragraphs.
A feladatsor folytatásához töltsd le az International Workers’ Day ingyenes interaktív munkafüzetem a lenti gombra kattintva.
You’re gonna love it, I promise!
Hope this was helpful.
See you next time,
Gyöngyi