Wednesday, January 27th
Segregation laws (2)
In the parks, b & w people couldn’t play together.
They couldn’t watch movies in the same cinemas (theaters).
Afro-American police officers couldn’t take a shower in the same bathrooms as white officers.
Black people had to sit at the back in the buses.
Afro-American people had to wait in segregated waiting rooms.
In restaurants, they couldn’t sit at the same tables.
They had to sleep in different hotels.
-> they were considered 2nd-class citizens.
Monday, January 25th
Segregation in the USA
All across the USA, segregation was the law!
In the south, more places were segregated.
In the buses, white people had to sit at the front whereas black people had to sit at the back.
Black people couldn’t drink in the same water fountains.
They couldn’t swim in the same swimming-pools and beaches.
They couldn’t take a shower in the same bathrooms.
They had to live in separate neighbourhoods.
They had to play checkers separately in the parks.
Black people and white people couldn’t study in the same schools.
Friday, January 22nd
Segregation in the USA
Afro-American people and white people were segregated.
In gas stations, « colored » people had to use different bathrooms. They couldn’t pee or take a shower together.
Black people couldn’t swim in the same swimming-pools.
Old Afro-American people couldn’t play checkers together in the park.
Black and white people had to pray in different churches.
They couldn’t stay together at the beach: they couldn’t sunbathe, play, or relax together.
Thursday, January 14th
Questions
1. What is the title of the song?
2. Who wrote the poem?
3. Who is the main character in the film Zanjeer?
4. How many characters smoke in the poster?
5. Who is on the 1000-rupee bill?
6. How much is 1000 rupees in dollars?
7. What does the blue skin of God Rama represent?
Monday, January 11th
The American banknote
It was both a positive and negative episode for Jamal.
+: He met* his friend again and gave* him 100 dollars.
-: His friend’s situation was* still horrible. He worked for the two mean men.
+: He won* the competition and a lot of money.
-: the police arrested him. They thought* he was* a cheater.