Who was the Umbrella Man?

Listening — Intermediate Level
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Activity

Watch the video and answer the questions

  1. What happened the day before November 22nd?
  2. Why was the umbrella man at the motorcade?
  3. What did John Updike learn from historical researches, of the umbrella man existence?
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Discussion

Practice your writing skills by discussing the questions below

  1. What do you about John F. Kennedy? Do you know any famous quotes that he said?
  2. Would you actively protest in an event like this?

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    Vocabulary

      • (appeased)to make (someone) pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired
      • a story that gives a warning.
      • is a pointed steel projectile with a vaned tail for stable flight.
      • A road designed for safe, high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections, usually divided and having at least two lanes in each direction; a dual carriageway with no at-grade crossings, a motorway.
      • a group of cars or other vehicles traveling together, usually one behind the other: a presidential motorcade
      • careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about something
      • manipulated or controlled by deceptive or dishonest means.
      • a set of ideas, motives, or devices which justify or form the basis for something.
      • funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way
      • American political term used as a slur referring to a person who holds extreme, and often irrational, political views, primarily those considered to be right wing.

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