An extraordinary woman.

BEFORE LISTENING:
Research "Segregation" and tick the correct answers.
* Segregation was □ a philosophy    □ a law (= une loi) 
* Segregation was a form of □ integration    □ seperation
* It □ united   □ seperated     African-American citizens and White citizens

A. General comprehension: 

1. Listen to the recording. Pick out the name of the main historical figure: ______________

2. Read the list of words. Then, listen again to the complete document. Tick 12 expressions you hear (in the right order):

□ fought □ racist □ racism □ carriage □ courage □ strength □ boss □ bus □ front □ lonely □ black □ back 

□ street □ driver □ stay □ move □ horse □ refused □ police □ arrested

B. What happened?

1. Tick the correct date and say what it corresponds to:

□ Dec. 5, 1855    □ Dec. 6, 1955    □ Dec. 5 1965    □ Dec. 5, 1955

This date corresponds to when she was _____________. 

2. Match the people with their actions (several answers are possible for each person):

Rosa Parks		patrolled the streets
Martin Luther King Jr.		stopped riding buses
Jo Ann Robinson		continued the boycott
The police		watch the yellow buses pass by
Black people		stood on street corners

C. Consequences?

1. Listen to those passages and tick the correct expressions:

a. Black and white people could sit □ wherever    □ whenever    they wanted to sit.

b. Bus □ drivers □ riders were to respect all □ drivers    □ riders.

c. Black people were □ now allowed    □ not allowed    to apply for driver positions. 

2. At the end of the recording, pick out two dates: ________ & ________ .

These dates correspond to when she □ was arrested    □ got awards    □ died 

3. With expressions from the list, complete this text by Barack Obama: racial equality, get involved, end, civil disobedience, segregation

“This solitary act of ______ _____________ was also the spark that ignited the beginning of the _____ for _____________ and inspired millions around the country and ultimately around the world to ____ _________ in the fight for _______ ___________.” Barack Obama

D. Answer these questions to recapitulate what you have learnt:

* What was the situation between Afro-American and White citizens in the past?

* Who changed that situation? How did she do it?

* What was the immediate influence of this action?

* Why is this action so historic?