Podcasts - Serial season 1

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Serial

Remember Serial?

It's Baltimore, 1999. Hae Min Lee, a popular high-school senior, disappears after school one day. Six weeks later detectives arrest her classmate and ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, for her murder. He says he's innocent - though he can't exactly remember what he was doing on that January afternoon. But someone can. A classmate at Woodlawn High School says she knows where Adnan was. The trouble is, she’s nowhere to be found.

Remember Serial?

Listen to the second half of the episode (19:30 until end) and anser the questions. 

This assignment will take about 35 minutes. 

Good luck 

Goals: practise your listening skills. 

Follow a rather complicated story.

Remember Serial?

Go to this website and start listening at 19:30 until the end (https://serialpodcast.org/season-one/1/the-alibi). After this slide you'll find the questions. Do the questions while listening!

1. What surprised Sarah when she met Adnan the first time?

2. How does he say he felt about Hae?

3. What’s the crucial window of 21 mins? (2.15-2.36) Why is this problematic for Adnan?

4. What is revealed in Rabia and Adnan’s conversation following his conviction?

5. What’s shocking about Asia’s statement?

6. What happened when Adnan’s family tried to contact Asia for a second trial?

7. Why did Sarah become fixated on finding Asia?

8. What does Asia say about it when she was tracked down?

9. What surprised Sarah about Adnan’s reaction?

10. What are Asia and Sarah on the same page about?