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Black Lives Matter

Do you know what is happening in the USA at the moment?

People are protesting against racism.

They are furious because George Floyd is dead. 

He is the victim of police violence against the black community in the USA.

Around the world, people are protesting too, breaking statues of racist people in history.

 

 

 

 

Who is George Floyd?

George Floyd is a black American man.

He is 46 years old.

He lives in Minneapolis, in the state of Indiana in the USA.

He is from Houston in Texas.

He has 5 children: 2 daughters and 3 sons.

He is a truck-driver and a security agent in a restaurant and a bar but he loses this job during the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

 

On Monday, May 25th 2020, he stops at a shop to buy some cigarets. He pays with a $20 banknote but the employee thinks it's a false banknote so he calls the police.

George Floyd's arrestation is very violent and a police-officer stays 8 minutes and 46 seconds with his knee on the man's neck.

George Floyd tells them 'It's hurting', 'don't kill me' or 'I can't breathe' many times but the police-officer doesn't move!

The poor man will die there, in the street, with people shooting the scene with their smart phones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After his death, and after all the world can see the videos of his death, protests against police violence against the blacks and racism in general  start all around the world.

Exercice 1: Find the vocabulary in the text

(pense à enlever les terminaisons pour les verbes à l'infinitif)

 

se passer  ►                                   contre   ►       

mort   ►                                          autour    ►  

le monde    ►   the                         casser    ►  

un état   ►   a                                 un chauffeur de camion    ►   a

perdre   ►                                        pendant   ►        

acheter   ►                                     un billet    ►   a

appeler    ►                                     rester    ►  

un genou    ►   a                             le cou    ►   the

dire    ►                                           faire mal    ►  

respirer   ►                               filmer    ►  

 

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Exercise 2: Answer the questions about the text

What is this text about?  .

Who is the character?  It's .

What is happening in the USA at the moment?   .

Why are American people furious? .

How old is George Floyd? .

Where does he live? .

Where is he from? .

How many daughters does he have? .

What does he buy before his arrestation? .

Why does the employee call the police? He calls the police .

How is George Floyd's arrestation?  .

What is the people's reaction after his death?  .

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Exercise 3: Translate the sentences

Les gens sont en train de casser les statues de gens racistes à travers l'histoire.

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Il perd son travail pendant le Covid-19.     .

Il s'arrête dans un magasin pour acheter des cigarettes.     .

Le policier ne bouge pas.   .

Le pauvre homme va mourir ici.   .

 

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You want to join a demonstration against racism. 

What do you write and draw on your board? Imagine a slogan!

 

Tu veux te joindre à une manifestation contre le racisme. 

Qu'écris-tu sur ta pancarte ? Imagine ton slogan !

 

 

Sois inventif et envoie-moi une magnifique affiche ! Les plus belles seront affichées dans ma classe !

 

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