PART A_1
Let’s learn vocabulary. Listen and repeat the words and the sentences with your tutor.
PART A_2
| 1. colony | /KOL-uh-nee/ |
| -a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often far away | |
| The Philippines was a former Spanish colony from the year 1521 to 1898. | |
| 2. livestream | /LAHYV-streem/ |
| -to broadcast video and sound of an event over the internet as it happens | |
| One Direction’s reunion concert will livestream tonight. | |
| 3. legitimate | /li-JIT-uh-mit/ |
| -allowed according to law, or reasonable and acceptable | |
| He has a legitimate claim to his late father’s will. | |
| 4. nick | /nik/ |
| -to steal something | |
| I’ve had my phone nicked again at the mall. | |
| 5. uncloak | /uhn-KLOHK/ |
| -to uncover or reveal something | |
| She can’t wait to free and uncloak herself more on stage. |
PART B_1
Let’s read the article. Please read it aloud, and I will check your pronunciation and intonation.
PART B_2
France Wonders: Who Owns Colonial Art?
Is it an illegal act or a political one to remove an African art from a European museum? This issue has been in discussion at the French court during the trial of a Congolese activist demanding the restoration of his country’s art. “It belongs to us!” an African woman who was attending the trial cried out. After a museum lawyer claimed that the art belonged to the French state, the woman started to weep and then left the courtroom. Thousands of art pieces from former African and Asian colonies can be seen at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris. Colonial authorities took many of the precious artworks and brought them to French museums. Congo-born Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza and four other activists are charged with attempted robbery after trying to steal a 19th-century African funeral pole from the museum. They livestreamed the act on Facebook, claiming it was a protest. The activists were immediately caught by officials. “We are the legitimate heirs of these works,” Diyabanza argued in a trial. He also clarified that he was not trying to nick the art, and he just wanted to uncloak its origin.
PART C_1
Let’s answer comprehension questions. Please answer them based on the article.
PART C_2
| 1. | What issue was discussed in the article? |
| 2. | What did the French colonial authorities do that enraged African activists? |
| 3. | What did these African activists do to protest against the colonial authorities? |
PART D_1
Let’s discuss the article. Please answer the questions below and express your opinions.
PART D_2
| 1. | In your opinion, is it legal for the colonial authorities to take artworks from the Africans? Why or why not? |
| 2. | Was the attempted stealing of the African activists justifiable? Why or why not? |
| 3. | What do you think should the activists do to win the case? |
| 4. | How important is having a good relationship between international alliances? |
| 5. | What should nations do to establish a good connection with each other? |
REVIEW AND FEEDBACK
Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.
ではこのレッスンで学んだことを振り返りましょう。
(Please give a short feedback on how your student did on your class.)
| Grammar 文法 |
Pronunciation 発音 | Vocabulary 単語 |
Comprehension 理解 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 GOOD |
文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる | ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる | 習った表現を適切に使うことができる | 文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる |
 FAIR |
文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる | 発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある | たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる | 文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある |
 POOR |
文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる | 発音の練習が必要である | 習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる | 文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい |