ESL/EFL Level: Advanced (C1)
Lesson Topics: genocide, Israel, Palestine, political activism
Skill Focus: Reading, Speaking, Vocabulary
Approximate Class Time: 1.75 hours
Lesson Plan Download: holocaust-survivor-israel-advanced-052024.docx
Lesson Overview:
Lesson Topics: genocide, Israel, Palestine, political activism
Skill Focus: Reading, Speaking, Vocabulary
Approximate Class Time: 1.75 hours
Lesson Plan Download: holocaust-survivor-israel-advanced-052024.docx
Lesson Overview:
- Note to teachers: This is a controversial conflict. Overall, the lesson and video show sympathy for the plight of Palestinians. I feel this is an important topic (hence the lesson) but be sure your students are comfortable discussing it.
- After warm-up questions, students do a vocabulary-matching exercise. Afterward, they watch a short two-minute YouTube video from a Holocaust survivor who compares her experiences as a child to what she believes Palestinians are facing today.
- After the video, students complete comprehension questions. Finally, students match vocabulary from the video to definitions and then form discussion questions using the target vocabulary.
- There are two debate topics. These are followed by two roleplays. The first is between a protestor and dean on a college campus; the second relates to a political activist and her somewhat nihilistic boyfriend.
- The next activity has students in groups think of possible actions they could take to help end the killing in Palestine.
- The lesson ends with a review of vocabulary and collocations before presenting some final discussion questions.
ADVANCED (C1/C2) Lesson on Genocide in Palestine
Warm-up-Questions
- What do you know about the lives of your grandparents? Did they encounter war?
- Have you ever been involved in a protest?
- What do you know about the current situation in Palestine?
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Comprehension Question Answer Key
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- The speaker is trying to evoke emotions of empathy, sorrow, and outrage. By sharing their personal history and comparing it to the situation in Gaza, the speaker aims to make the audience feel the pain and injustice of the current events.
- The phrase “Never again” is meant to represent a commitment to preventing future atrocities like the Holocaust. Ingrim believes that this phrase has become an empty slogan, as similar atrocities are happening again, particularly in Gaza.
- The phrase “Never again” is meant to represent a commitment to preventing future atrocities like the Holocaust. Ingrim believes that this phrase has become an empty slogan, as similar atrocities are happening again, particularly in Gaza.
- Ingrim is trying to convey that humanity has not learned from past atrocities and continues to repeat the same mistakes. They emphasize the need for empathy, action, and a genuine commitment to preventing such violence and suffering in the future.
Vocabulary 1-slogan, 2-tribe, 3-mass grave, 4-horrific, 5-relate, 6-in their name, 7-acknowledge, 9-reign of terror
Collocations 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c
The conflict between the Palestinians and Israelis will never come to a solution. The reason is Palestinians will never accept a Jewish State.
Yes, you may be right.
Amazing lesson! Thank you. I will definitely be using this in my classes.