Current affairs in the USA

Worksheet adapted from Carine Halves Look at this document. What is the nature of the document?What can you see on the picture?What is 2020 about?What do you think happened in the other years : 1968, 2015? Match the words used in the video with their definition. a riot a violent public disorder potent powerful out of thin air out of nowhere the unheard the people that are never listened to to fail not to manage a plight an extremely difficult situation a status quo a situation in which nothing changes to postpone to delay an action What does Martin Luther King say about riots? they are the language of the angry they are the language of the unheard they are the language of the brave What is his position? he accepts riots he praises riots he condemns riots According to MLK, why do riots appear? because of inequality because things don't change because politicians do not listen because they're the only way to progress Complete the blanks with the words you hear. But in the final analysis, a riot is the language of the unheard.What is it that America has failed to hear?It has failed to hear that the plight of the Negro poor has worsened over the last few years.It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met and it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned about tranquility and the status quo than about justice, equality and humanity.And so, in a real sense, our nation's summer of riots are caused by our nation's winters of delay, and as long as America postpones justice, we stand in the position of having these recurrences of violence and riots over and over again.Social justice and progress are the absolute guarantors of riot prevention. Read this text The killing of George Floyd in the city of Minneapolis on May the 25th has reverberated across the world. Mr Floyd, a handcuffed black man, died after a police officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes, even after he was pleading for air and then stopped moving. Days of rioting, looting and clashes with police followed as citizens vented their anger over the killing. The protests have escalated across America's major cities. There have also been protests outside U.S. embassies across the world. The killing of Mr Floyd led the African Union Commission to take the unprecedented step of condemning what it called "murder" and the "continuing discriminatory practices against black citizens".Many U.S. embassies in Africa have taken the unusual step of issuing critical statements. The news publication "Foreign Policy" wrote: "Several U.S. diplomats said it is rare for U.S. embassies abroad to weigh in on domestic U.S. issues. But in this case, the embassies were compelled to respond after seeing how African leaders reacted to Floyd's death with anger and dismay." The U.S. ambassador to Congo wrote: "I am profoundly troubled by the tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The Justice Department is conducting a full criminal investigation as a top priority. Security forces around the world should be held accountable. No one is above the law."Source : BreakingNewsEnglish match the words from the text with their equivalents. to reverberate to have a long-lasting effect handcuffs metal rings that can be locked around a prisoner's wrists to kneel (knelt, knelt) to go down on the knees to plead to beg, to make an emotional appeal looting the action of stealing goods from a place, usually during a war or riot to vent to express to be compelled to be forced dismay a feeling of shock or horror at something accountable forced to report, explain or justify something discriminatory unfair or prejudicial for different categories of people, especially on the grounds of age, sex or race unprecedented never done before to weigh in on to get involved in an arguement The killing of George Floyd resulted in days of looting. True False It is rare for U.S. embassies to comment on domestic issues. True False What news related to this story have you heard or seen ? Choose three adjectives that best correspond to this story for you. What do you think should happen to the police officer mentioned in the article? What is the best way of honouring George Floyd's death for you? What does the phrase Black Lives Matter mean?What do you know about this movement?