The Roaring Twenties
P.64-65
Unit 4
2 • Private and Public Spheres
WB p. 21
The Roaring Twenties
➜ How did the Roaring 20s bring modernity to Americans?
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b. Describe the characters and their attitude. Imagine their story.
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Do you think people became more independent and free during the 20s? Why is this decade called the Roaring Twenties? How did life change for Americans?
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- fascinated / captivated / hypnotized (adj.)
- atmosphere / mood (n.)
- suit /ˈsuːt/ (n.)
- convey
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Memorize words from the vocabulary lists. Challenge a classmate: take turns to recall words from the list.
Idiom of the week!
Everything’s Jake!
Idiom
The word Jake comes from North America in the 1920s. It means fine, cool, okay or satisfactory. It was very popular during the Roaring Twenties and it meant that a situation was fine. The name Jake comes from Middle English as a variant of Jack and another pet form of John.
The Roaring Twenties
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- economic (adj.)
- Crazy Years (exp.)
- Jazz Age (exp.)
- mass production (exp.)
- decade /ˈdɛkɛɪd/ (n.)
- growth / prosperity (n.)
- blossom / develop (v.)
- roar /ˈrɔː/ (v.)
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- modern (adj.)
- lifestyle (n.)
- look (n.)
- modernity (n.)
- mood / spirit (n.)
- novelty (n.)
- suffrage / voting rights (n.)
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- pure /ˈpjʊə/ (adj.)
- Art Deco /ˈɑːt ˈdɛˌkəʊ/ (exp.)
- lost generation (exp.)
- celebrity (n.)
- cinema (n.)
- glitter (n.)
- movie star (n.)
- perform / performer (n.)
- radio /ˈrɛɪdɪˌəʊ/ (n.)
- talkies (≠ silent movies) (n.)
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- dominant /ˈdɒmɪnənt/ (adj.)
- fancy / trendy (adj.)
- influential /ˌɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/ (adj.)
- rebellious (adj.)
- slinky (adj.)
- boyish look (exp.)
- chin-length / bob (cut) (exp.)
- knee-length dress (exp.)
- dance clubs (n.)
- flapper (n.)
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- alcohol consumption (exp.)
- organized crime / mob (exp.)
- petty crime (exp.)
- speakeasy (exp.)
- violation of laws (exp.)
- drunkenness (n.)
- gambling (n.)
- prohibition (n.)
- smuggling /ˈsmʌglɪŋ/ (n.)
- bootlegger (n.)