1

a. Look at the

vocabulary lists

. Find a title for each box.

b. Classify the words from the toolbox into the mind map and complete each category with other words.

2

Look at the pictures above.
a. What and who do they represent?

b. What is the message of the artist?

3

Watch the video.
a. Make a mind map to recap.

b. What is the link between the picture above and the video?

Workbook p. 32

4

Discuss these brainstorming questions with your classmates:
Have you ever heard of witch hunts in the U.S.A?
What do witches stand for?

5

Read the

idiom of the week

. Rephrase it in your own words and give examples.

(As) rumor has it...

This phrase indicates that the speaker is about to pass on a surprising fact they have heard. Rumors are usually unconfirmed, and are often spread to hurt the people they concern. With today's technology, a rumor can go viral online in a matter of minutes.

1

• bewitched /bɪˈwɪʧt/ (adj.)
• possessed /pəˈzɛst/ (adj.)
• burn at the stake (exp.)
• hanging (n.)
• mass hysteria (n.)
• witches /ˈwɪʧɪz/ (n.)
• witchcraft (n.)
• witch hunt (n.)

2

• communist (adj.)
• espionage /ˈɛspɪəˌnɑːʒ/ (n.)
• McCarthyism (n.)
• (Second) Red Scare (n.)
• Soviet Union (n.)
• treason /ˈtriːzn/ (n.)
• infiltrate /ˈɪnfɪltˌrɛɪt/ (v.)

3

• cartoon (n.)
• feature film (n.)
• literature (n.)
• mural (n.)
• poster (n.)
• create (v.)
• design (v.)
• draw (v.)
• paint (v.)
• write (v.)

4

• blacklist (n. or v.)
• blame (v.)
• comply /kəmˈplaɪ/ (v.)
• censor (v.)
• denounce /dɪˈnaʊns/ (v.)
• harass /həˈræs/ (v.)
• punish (v.)
• persecute (v.)
• spread (v.)

5

• alleged /əˈlɛʤd/ (adj.)
• dreadful /ˈdrɛdfʊl/ / horrendous (adj.)
• fearful (adj.)
• guilty /ˈgɪltɪ/ (adj.)
• oppressed / persecuted (adj.)
• scared to death (adj.)
• victimized (adj.)
• warped (adj.)

6

• attorney / lawyer /ˈlɔːjə/ (n.)
• defendant (n.)
• (law) suit /ˈlɔː ˌsjuːt/ (n.)
• testimony /ˈtɛstɪmənɪ/ (n.)
• witness (n.)
• charge sb. with / accuse sb. of (v.)
• sentence / condemn (v.)
• sue sb. (v.)