A. Listening comprehension – Drag and drop
Read our article about ‘The American Revolution’ on pages 22-23 of
English Now
No 116. Then, listen to the dialogue and complete the following dialogue with words below.
events
party
funny
defiance
Harbour
fun
done
War
real
agree
colonies
Conversation 1: Joanne is a history teacher in England. She is teaching a history class to British teenagers.
Joanne:
What was the Boston Tea
______
?
Student:
It wasn’t a
______
party…
Joanne:
It wasn’t a party at all. What was it?
Student:
I think it was an act of
______
.
Joanne:
Well
______
! Yes, the American colonies threw all of the tea on a British ship into the Boston
______
in 1773.
Student:
But that was before the American Revolutionary
______
.
Joanne:
Yes, it was. But it showed that the
______
and Great Britain did not
______
anymore. The Boston Tea Party was one of the
______
that started the war.
Student:
It’s a
______
name for a protest.
Joanne:
But it makes history lessons
______
, doesn’t it?
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