A Never-Ending (Hi)story?
P.94-95
Unit 6
3 • Art and Power
WB p. 32
A Never-Ending (Hi)story?
➜ How can art be used to denounce witch hunts?
Serious Game
Get ready!
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b. Classify the words from the toolbox into the mind map and complete each category with other words.
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a. What and who do they represent?
b. What is the message of the artist?
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a. Make a mind map to recap.
b. What is the link between the picture above and the video?
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Have you ever heard of witch hunts in the U.S.A?
What do witches stand for?
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Toolbox
Toolbox
- colorful /ˈkʌləfʊl/ (adj.)
- ethnic origin (exp.)
- star-spangled banner (exp.)
- artwork (n.)
- portrait /ˈpɔːtrɪt/ (n.)
- lipstick (n.)
- stare /ˈstԐə/ (v.)
- veil (n.)
Let’s learn!
Taboo game
Choose three words from the toolbox or the vocabulary lists. Prepare definitions to make your classmates guess the words you selected.Idiom of the week!
(As) rumor has it...
Idiom
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.
Which Is a Witch?
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box 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.)
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box 2
- communist (adj.)
- espionage /ˈɛspɪəˌnɑːʒ/ (n.)
- McCarthyism (n.)
- (Second) Red Scare (n.)
- Soviet Union (n.)
- treason /ˈtriːzn/ (n.)
- infiltrate /ˈɪnfɪltˌrɛɪt/ (v.)
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box 3
- cartoon (n.)
- feature film (n.)
- literature (n.)
- mural (n.)
- poster (n.)
- create (v.)
- design (v.)
- draw (v.)
- paint (v.)
- write (v.)
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box 4
- blacklist (n. or v.)
- blame (v.)
- comply /kəmˈplaɪ/ (v.)
- censor (v.)
- denounce /dɪˈnaʊns/ (v.)
- harass /həˈræs/ (v.)
- punish (v.)
- persecute (v.)
- spread (v.)
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box 5
- alleged /əˈlɛʤd/ (adj.)
- dreadful /ˈdrɛdfʊl/ / horrendous (adj.)
- fearful (adj.)
- guilty /ˈgɪltɪ/ (adj.)
- oppressed / persecuted (adj.)
- scared to death (adj.)
- victimized (adj.)
- warped (adj.)
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box 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.)