SET IN STONE

AXE 8 TERRITORY & MEMORY                                                                               

SET IN STONE

KEY QUESTION: When monuments represent a disputed history, should we tear them down?

Task 1 : WARM-UP : Why do people erect statues ?

Task 2: EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY: Find the following equivalents in the previous text.

Télécharger 1 AXE 8 TERRITORY & MEMORY worksheet

One of many vandalized statues of Confederate soldiers. Here, the “Confederate Private Monument” erected in 1909 in Nashville, Tennessee and vandalized in June 2019.

Task 3 : Look at the following photograph and read the caption, then answer the following questions :

What can you say about ?

• the statue, the posture

• how it was vandalised
• now why do you think the statue on the photograph was vandalized

Task 4 : Debate with your friends and complete the following chart with the help of your teacher.

Reasons for keeping controversial monuments

Reasons for removing controversial monuments

Télécharger 2 AXE 8 The photograph WORKSHEET

Learn more about the American Civil War (1861-1865), here :

https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war/causes_of_the_civil_war.php

Task 5 : Listening (SS, NPR, 2018)

Télécharger 3 AXE 8 Listening WORKSHEET

Télécharger 3 SS NPR 2018

FOCUS 1: METAL & STONE

Télécharger 1 FOCUS 1 METAL AND STONE worksheet