Listening Practice

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Lesson VII - The present

Listening Practice

The setting of Hairspray is Baltimore, 1962. What has changed since then?

What do you notice about the presidents?

00:46

What emotions does he has towards his grandfather's stories

1. The stories make him angry
2. The stories impress him
3. The stories surprise him
4. The stories make him sad

01:22

His grandfather thought it was likely that a black man would become president

1. True
2. False

01:45

The response to Obama's presidency was both positive and negative

1. True
2. False

02:31

Obama was the ... black person to run for president

1. First
2. Second
3. Third
4. Fourth

04:01

What gave Obama a world-outlook on life? (In his opinion)

1. The fact that he was the son of a black father and white mother
2. That he lived in Indonesia as a kid
3. That he lived, studied and work in different states
4. That he ran for president

04:53

The white and black population were equally (=gelijk) hurt by the recession (=financiele crisis)

1. True
2. False

05:38

What group responded positively to the focus of Obama's campaign?

1. The white population
2. The black population
3. The elderly (old people)
4. The young

06:31

What was special about Supreme Court judge?

1. She was a woman
2. She was black
3. She was of a Hispanic background
4. She lived outside of the US

08:32

After becoming President, Obama experienced ... acts of racism

1. More
2. Equal amount of
3. Less

10:50

What was Obama accused (=beschuldigd) of by the Cambridge Police?

1. That he got the facts wrong
2. That he was racist because he accused them of racism
3. That he spread fake news

12:04

Obama was accused of only caring for the black community

1. True
2. False

14:02

Obama's presidency made ... difference in US politics

1. A big
2. Some
3. Little
4. Hardly any

14:33

Obama was president for ...

1. 1 year
2. 4 years
3. 6 years
4. 8 years

What stood out to you most about the video?

Black Lives Matter

00:51

The death of George Floyd was the start of the BLM-movement

1. True
2. False

01:13

Jacob leads the BLM demonstrations in...

1. The USA
2. Canada
3. Montreal
4. Vancouver

02:52

Does he agree or disagree with the statement?

1. He agrees that sometimes force is needed
2. He agrees that the police should use excessive force in certain situations
3. He disagrees because it can be handled differently
4. He disagrees because the police overreacts

03:36

Jacob believes a non-violent approach is the answer

1. True
2. False

04:31

What's the difference between the protests now, and during the 1960s

1. There is no difference
2. During the 60s, it was a mixed group of people
3. Right now it is mostly people of colour
4. People of all ethnic backgrounds come to protest together

05:44

Which of the events that she mentioned happened in Canada?

1. The Black Wallstreet
2. Destruction of Africville
3. The University riot

06:29

What advice does she give?

1. To join the protests
2. To keep their head op
3. To keep their fist up and come together with others

06:53

Did BLM reach the Netherlands?