Protesting for Change

Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 04 July 2018 > Ready to Use


Get ahead for the new school year! This A2+-level article can be used in parallel with the warm-up activities implemented at the beginning of the school year, as it deals with the Pledge of Allegiance in every school in the U.S.A, as a daily patriotic ritual, as well as recent protests against the national anthem at American football games, in the NFL, schools and universities.

Vocabulary: patriotism, protest, school, sports, numbers

Grammar:  simple present, preterite

Phonology: /ɪ/, /iː/ and /aɪ/, /dʒ/

Cultural element: The Pledge of Allegiance and the U.S. National Anthem

Audio Interview
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You’ll find a short interview with an American university student about reciting the Pledge when she was at school, with interactive comprehension activities, in the Banque de ressources anglais cycle 4.

To see the resource, download it or use it online, register or,or if you are already registered, log in
then go to: Audios > B1 > Ecole et société > Interviews > The Pledge of Allegiance.
To download the audio, script and/or teaching guide, click on "Guide pour la séquence" and scroll down to the downloadable resources at the bottom. For



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