Video listening exercise
ChannelOne.com: French riots
Go to this page:
http://www.channelone.com/video/
In the center of the page, in the menu entitled "VIDEO ARCHIVE", choose:
11/4 French riots::Darpa Race::Play of the Week
Set the slider to about 1cm to the right of the starting point to find the very short video report on the French riots
For best results, make sure you don't have too many other files open


Vocabulary:
to cope with
violent riots
to last
suburbs
surrounding Paris
to look like
it all started when...
teenagers
to run away from
police officers
to be electrocuted
to hide
power substation
deaths
to anger
in response
burning
police
niece		smoke
to take place
poor
high-crime
neighborhoods
to be referred to
ghettos
Muslim/Moslem
immigrants
North Africa
to be discriminated against
housing
to be ignored by
to resent
routinely
to check IDs
authorities
to uncover
sleeper terrorist cells

Listening comprehension questions:
1. Where did the riots start, and how long have they continued?
2. What originally set off the riots?
3. In what kind of areas in France has the violence been concentrated?
4. What are some ways that Muslims from North Africa feel discriminated against?
5. a. Mainly which countries are included under the term "North Africa"? b. What is the "Maghreb"? c. Give two reasons why there are so many North African immigrants in France. Use the Internet.
6. What is a "sleeper terrorist cell"?
7. Why are Muslim youths using such violent methods to express themselves? Does this relate in any way to the July 7, 2005 London tube bombings, and how? Use the Internet to look for possible answers.

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