sturdy = strong

in dire straits for = in desperate need for

to perish = to die/ go under

famine = a lack of food

cargo = sth that is loaded on a ship/plane

slave trade= to exchange humans for goods

estimated = not knowing exactly

under the tutelage of s.o. = because of an instruction s.o. gave

plantation = the farming/agricultural area around southern homes

cheap labour = cheap work

predestination = Vorbestimmung

cash crops = produce from southern plantations that transformed the economy ( tobacco, sugar, indigo, rice)

cotton = Baumwolle, was called the white gold in 1793, when Whitney invented "cotton engine" that made it possible to process a less demanding variety of cotton > increase in slaves from 700 000-4 million

due to slavery = because of slavery

idealisation of slavery

to adopt sth = e.g. a law, a plan, measures (=übernehmen,annehmen)

monthly allowance = here: food and other provisions given to slaves ("Vergütung")

to be (dis)content = (un)zufrieden sein

to pass a an act = to have a majority vote in order for a law to be ratified

abolitionists

*Wie die Einleitung bei einer Mediation mit einer E-Mail aussehen kann, zeigt Dir das nächste Beispiel:

to: jean.opal@yahoo.com

subject: Checking in to say some long words

Dear Jean,

I really enjoyed reading the article you sent me – Wirtschaftwoche's "Längstes Wort der deutschen Sprache abgeschafft" is about the extremely long words in the German language, like you said. I actually learned something new too, and I'm more than happy to report back to you what they were talking about.

In dieser Einleitung wurde die Form einer E-Mail eingehalten (Betreff, Adressat, Begrüßung) und die Grundinformationen des Ausgangstextes erwähnt. Wegen des vorgegebenen Formats der Mediation kann sie umgangssprachlicher ausfallen.

2nd Listening:

1) What is your reaction to her account?

2) Practice mediation: You are sending a voice message to a friend, who cannot take part in today's class. You have listened to a file in class that he/she has no access to. Call her up and tell her about today's homework. Retell her story in German, focussing on the the lesson about slavery Harriet Jacobs tries to teach the readers. Record a voice message and upload it to Schulportal.