An Indonesian sportswear manufacturer has had to apologise for a label on its merchandise that people deemed to be sexist. The label appeared on the shirts of one of the country's top football clubs, Super League team Pusamania Borneo. It read: "Washing instructions: Give this shirt to a woman. It's her job." The company, Salvo Sports, issued its apology on Sunday March 9th, which was unfortunate timing as Sunday just happened to be International Women's Day, an occasion to honour and celebrate women's achievements around the world. The company received a flood of complaints on social media from people who thought the wording on the label was highly inappropriate.

The company was quick to offer an apology and said it did not mean to denigrate women. A Salvo Sports spokesperson said on Twitter: "The message is simply, instead of washing it in the wrong way, you might as well give it to a lady because they are more capable." It added: "There is no intention to humiliate women. In contrast, we want to tell the men to learn from women on how to take care of clothes." Many people felt the apology was also sexist. On a more positive note for women, The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) launched its inaugural AFC Women's Football Day on Sunday. This is designed to recognise events that develop and promote the women's game in Asia.

1. TRUE / FALSE:Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a.A sportswear maker apologized because people said it was sexist.T / F

b.The concern was over the washing instructions on the label of a shirt.T / F

c.The apology coincided with International Women's Day.T / F

d.A few people used social media websites to complain.T / F

e.The company was very slow in putting out an apology.T / F

f.The company said it meant that women are better at washing clothes.T / F

g.The company said it would teach men to wash clothes.T / F

h.Asia's Women's Football Day celebrated its tenth year.T / F

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.On which part of the garment was the comment deemed to be sexist?

2.What kind of sports players were the shirts made for?

3.Why was the timing of the apology unfortunate?

4.What did people on social media consider the comment to be?

5.What did the company say it didn't mean to do to women?

6.On which platform did the company make its apology?

7.What does the company want men to learn from women?

8.What did many people think the apology was?

9.What Asian event was launched for the first time on Sunday?

10.What does a women's football day hope to promote?

答案

TRUE / FALSE

a T b T c T d F e F f T g F h F

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.The label

2.Football players

3.It was on International Women's Day

4.A flood

5.They thought it was inappropriate

6.Denigrate them

7.Twitter

8.How to take care of clothes

9.Sexist

10.The AFC Women's Football Day