A. Listening comprehension
Read our article about statues taken down all over the world on pages 22-23 of
English Now
No 114. Then listen to this conversation and reorder the sentences.
Lewis:
We’re living in exciting times, aren’t we?
Lewis:
Absolutely. Did you see they toppled the Confederate statue of William Carter Wickham in Richmond, Virginia, yesterday?
Jill:
Yes, along with a Confederate soldier. Good for them!
Jill:
Yes, and it’s history in the making.
Jill:
And we need to link it to the statues and monuments of historical racist figures that people are pulling down.
Jill:
We sure are!
Jill:
We need to change today’s lecture to talk about the Black Lives Matter movement.
Lewis:
I agree!
Lewis:
These happenings are perfect for the module on the institution of slavery and the American Civil War for the exams.
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