Insurrection - Capitol Hill 6 January 2021

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Insurrection

some vocab before listening

carnage

1. meat-party
2. when a lot of people are injured and killed
3. battlefield
4. flower

to defile

1. to show no respect
2. to put away files in a cabinet
3. to make something unpure

breach

1. to break a law
2. to reach for something far off.
3. to disagree on something

confederate (adj)

1. together with a partner
2. belonging to a confederacy
3. illegal and secretive

The Confederate Flag refers to

1. The flag that was used in the Civil War
2. the flag that is used by Democratic party
3. the flag that stands for white supremacy
4. the flag that is used in the Southern States.

Listen to a lawyer

explain the events of yesterday.

After every 4 to 6 minutes you will get some questions to answer.

What did the Trump supporters do to the American flag on the Capitol?

When was The Capitol last attacked as directly as yesterday?

1. 1784
2. 1814
3. 1840
4. 1904

Why does the laywer hold President responsible for the events?

Why did President Trump use the National Guard?

1. to have them protect the Capitol
2. to break up a peaceful BLM protest
3. to have them march with his supporters
4. to protect him during a photoshoot

08:00

Why the long list of senators?

1. they were not re-elected
2. they incited the hatred
3. the pulled the trigger
4. they denounced Trump

10:13

Why did Twitter suspend Trump's account?

12:32

The lawyer is talking about "us" and "you". Who is the "us" and who is the "you"?

So.... a current affair

the inauguration of the new US president is today..

What other current affairs or global issues can you think of or are you interested in?

current affair/
global issues