B. 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 fill in the blanks with the words below.
toppling
statue
trader
vandalism
history
hide
down
answer
acknowledge
everyone
admire
tradition
Conversation 2: Austin’s class is having a discussion with their
______
teacher. They are British and live in Bristol.
Teacher:
Is
______
statues
______
or does it
______
progress in how people think?
Austin:
It’s progress, of course!
Teacher:
What about
______
and history?
Austin:
We can’t
______
behind words that protect racist acts.
Teacher:
Explain, please.
Austin:
Edward Colston was a slave
______
. A public statue of him that
______
can see in our town tells people that we honour his acts.
Teacher:
And?
Austin:
We don’t! If we take
______
his
______
, he is still part of history, but we can put a statue of someone we actually
______
in his place.
Teacher:
Excellent
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, Austin.
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