lundi 25 juin 2012

Gun culture in the USA


 
!!!! This video is extremely satirical. The historical events are real but exaggerated through irony.

I. Tick the dates that you hear in the video :
1. □ 1655   □ 1715    □ 1755   □ 1775
2. □ 1826   □ 1836    □ 1846   □ 1946
3. □ 1751   □ 1851    □ 1871   □ 1971
4. □ 1935   □ 1955    □ 1965   □ 1975

II. Put the 14 events in the right chronological order :
A black woman refused to move to the back of a bus ; Killing the British ; Slave trade ; The KKK was declared an illegal terrorist organization ; Pilgrims went to the New World ; Black people began demanding their rights ; Samuel Colt made fire arms popular ; Native Americans were massacred ; The Second Amendment was passed ; The North won the Civil war and the slaves became free ; The Witch Hunt ; The KKK was formed ; The slaves started rebelling ; The NRA was founded
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

III. Associate the dates (I.) with the corresponding historical events (II.) :

DATE
EVENT









IV. Right or Wrong ? Circle the correct answer and justify with elements from the video :

1. The Pilgrims went to the New World because they wanted to be protected.
R/W : ___________________________________

2. They considered the Indians as civilized people.
R/W : ___________________________________

3. Some settlers (= colons) thought other settlers were possessed by Satan.
R/W : ___________________________________

4. The Second Amendment forbids people to carry guns.
R/W : ___________________________________

5. White people had slaves because they were lazy.
R/W : ___________________________________

6. There were more White people than Black people in the South of the country.
R/W : ___________________________________

7. A law prevented Black people from having guns.
R/W : ___________________________________

8. The National Rifle Association is against guns.
R/W : ___________________________________

9. The Ku Klux Klan is a terrorist organization.
R/W : ___________________________________

10. White people left for racially diverse neighborhoods.
R/W : ___________________________________

Aucun commentaire:

Enregistrer un commentaire