Suffer and suffrage listening

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This lesson
  • Vocab list
  • Exercises with listening, reading and speaking
  • Social studies 
  • End of class

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Aims
At the end of the class I can...
Explain who  Emmeline Pankhurst and the suffragettes were.
Practise listening and tell what I have heard. 

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Introduction
Listen to the introduction audio.
You don't   have to make notes

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Who is Amber Adams?
 Who does she go back in time to find? 

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Reading
Read the excerpt taken from England – A
Macmillan Cultural Reader by Rachel Bladon. (Together)
  • What was life like in the UK for rich people in the early 1900s
  • What was life like for poor people?
  • What was life like for women?
  • Who were the suffragettes?
  • Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?

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Listening
Listen to the story and answer the questions below.
1. Who does Amber meet as she goes back in time?
2. Why does Amber worry about what Emmeline Pankhurst is doing?

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Speaking
Discuss how much you can remember from the story.
In small groups. 
Write down what you remember.


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Speaking 
In the same groups discuss the following questions:
  1. Do you empathize with Emmeline Pankhurst?
  2. In the listening Emmeline says a famous phrase – ‘Deeds not words, my dear. Deeds. Not. Words!’ What do you think she means by this and do you agree?
  3. Are there any groups like the suffragettes from your country, either today or in the past?
  4. Do you feel you live in a society where men and women share equal rights?
  5. Do you know any other inspirational women?
  6. What would you like to change in your country?

Make a mindmap. 

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