lesson premiere euro monday the 30 th of september

 lesson premiere euro monday the 30 th of september 

 goal : learning about the Troubles in Northern Ireland 

words of the day :

 bear in mind = remember 

overall = broadly speaking 

(to) fall though = (to) fail 

necessary  / unnecessary / necessities/ necessarily 

(to) drop a hint = (to) hint at sth ( suggérer / faire allusion à )

STEP  1 AND A NEW VIDEO TO DISCOVER MORE ABOUT IRELAND

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https://edpuzzle.com/media/60813f8e9bc68c413549c96d

 

 STEP 2  REMEMBER

Here is a A LIST OF KEY WORDS   to explain the basics

KEYWORDS IN THE IRISH CONFLICTS

REPUBLICANS	UNIONISTS
Want to become independent	Want to remain British
Mainly catholics	Mainly protestants
Also called Nationalists	Also called Loyalists
Main Political party : Sinn Fein	Main political party : DUP (democartic Unionist party )
Terrorist organisations : IRA (Irish Republican Army) and the provisonal IRA ( younger and more violent)	Ulster Unionist and the UDA (Ulster Defence Association)
Marches organised by THE IRA and the Civil Rights Association	Marches organised by the Orange Order ( around the 12 th of july) and the Apprentice boys
Other members	The RUC ( Royal Ulster Constabulary = the police) and Stormont ( the parliament in Northern Ireland)
Other vocabulary words	To polarise = to divide Sectarian violence = violent conflict along religious or political lines,

 

Application

1.    the key words to understand the conflict

https://learningapps.org/view14215578

 

2.    what is the ira ?

https://learningapps.org/view12416276

 

3.    the origins of the troubles

 

https://learningapps.org/view12415322

 

STEP 4 THE TROUBLES

The troubles started in the 1960’s in northern ireland.Can you guess :

1.    which communites were at loggerheads = fighting each other ?

THE PROTESTANTS VERSUS THE CATHOLICS 

THE UNIONISTS VERSUS THE REPUBLICANS

THE LOYALISTS VERSUS THE NATIONALISTS 

 

2.    what was happening in the 60’s in America ?

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT 

3.    Who was the leader of that movement in America ?

MARTIN LUTHER KING  

What was his philosophy ? NON VIOLENCE : PEACEFUL MEANS OF DEMONTSRATION / EQUALITY FOR ALL

5.    Which community in your view was inspired by that philosophy ?THE CATHOLICS

6.    In your view what was this community demands ? What did they want to obtain ?

THEY WISH FOR AN EQUAL TREATMENT BETWEEN THE CATHOLICS AND THE PROTESTANTS. THEY WANTED THEIR RIGHTS TO BE RESPECTED. THEY ERE FIGHTING FOR AN END TO SEGREGATION AGAINST THE CATHOLICS 

7.    Who oppose them and by which means ?

THE PROTESTANTS OPPOSE THEM WITH VIOLENT ACTS AND CONFRONTATIONS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT TO LOSE THEIR PRIVILEGES.

8.    So who could have played the moderator between these two communities in Northern Ireland ? Which nation was in control  of that part of the Island of ireland

THE BRITISH ARMY WAS CALLED AS FORCE OF PEACE TO PROTECT BOTH COMMUNITIES BUT AS THEY WERE BRITISH THE CATHOLICS DID NOT TRUST THEM  WHILE THE UNIONISTS BELIEVED THEY SYMPATHIZED TOO MUCH WITH THE CATHOLICS . SO IN FACT THEIR PRESENCE MADE THINGS WORSE

HOMEWORK 

1. learn the lessons 

2.Watch that video and do the genially to make sure that you understand what the TROUBLES WERE  

A VIDEO TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION :

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https://edpuzzle.com/media/642fd9967c267142cb2d7abf