https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition Exploring the impact of banning alcohol en-us 2020-04-15 12:59:24 UTC 2025-12-12 04:55:18 UTC hello@padlet.com robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/598700971 Picture dictation: memorize the photo, note down some key words and without looking at it, describe it to your partner who draws following your instructions.]]> 2020-05-28 09:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/598700971 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/598750283 What arguments can you make for banning alcohol? Post your recording on the Padlet.

]]> 2020-05-28 09:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/598750283 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/598753297 Watch this extract from the film 'Some Like It Hot' and prepare to give information about WHEN, WHERE and WHY.

]]> 2020-05-28 09:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/598753297 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599104718 Here is a list of words that you will need to discuss the period of Prohibition in the USA. Check out those that are unfamiliar to you:
mob
mobster
gang
gangster
mafia
mafioso
godfather
speakeasy
brothel
bootlegging
bootlegger

]]> 2020-05-28 13:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599104718 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599135243 Have you heard of Al Capone? Listen to an extract of this biographical documentary about his childhood and youth.]]> 2020-05-28 13:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599135243 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599153913 Complete as much as you can the first activity 'Childhood and Youth'. Listen a second time and try to complete the missing information. Then speak about Al Capone's early life without reading your notes. ]]> 2020-05-28 13:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599153913 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599185527 Listen to another extract of your choice ('Rise to Power' or 'The Fall'). Complete the exercise on the comprehension sheet.]]> 2020-05-28 13:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599185527 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599202020 Rise to Power]]> 2020-05-28 14:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599202020 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599204779 The Fall]]> 2020-05-28 14:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599204779 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599208450 The St Valentine's Day Massacre
Complete as much as you can the third activity 'The St Valentine's Day Massacre'. Listen a second time and try to complete the missing information. Then speak about this event without reading your notes.

]]> 2020-05-28 14:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599208450 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599225934 What's the story of 'Some Like It Hot' ?
Listen to the teacher dictate a summary of the plot of 'Some Like It Hot'. Memorize, phrase by phrase, and dictate to your partner who will take your dictation. When you want, you can change roles.
Here is some vocabulary and punctuation to help you in your task:
Joe
Jerry
Spats Colombo
Josephine
Daphne
Sugar Kane
Chicago
Prohibition
speakeasy
funeral home
disguise themselves as women
Miami
ukulele
. = full stop
, = comma 
? = question mark
' = open inverted commas
' =close inverted commas]]> 2020-05-28 14:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/599225934 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100663238 Read the text in order to understand the powerful idea of the social movement behind Prohibition.
Observe the picture, describe it, analyse the symbols and think about the message.]]> 2021-01-19 11:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100663238 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100680128 Art and power
Check out these posters. They were produced by the Temperance Movement. Choose one and prepare to explain it to a classmate who can't see it (description, analysis, opinion).]]> 2021-01-19 11:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100680128 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100688216 2021-01-19 11:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100688216 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100690295 2021-01-19 11:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100690295 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100691676 2021-01-19 11:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100691676 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100693811 2021-01-19 11:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100693811 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100694820 2021-01-19 11:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100694820 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100708639 A Noble Experiment With Unintended Consequences

Learn about the Prohibition period of American history: economics, law enforcement and the consequences of this legislation

This document is intended for all the class. Read the text, complete the exercises and check your work with the teacher's answers.]]> 2021-01-19 11:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1100708639 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1101998593 Select 1 text (B,C or D). Read, answer the questions, check the teacher's answers.]]> 2021-01-19 16:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1101998593 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1102017444 Doc B: The Economics of Prohibition]]> 2021-01-19 16:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1102017444 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1102029789 Document C: Cat and Mouse]]> 2021-01-19 16:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1102029789 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1102040739 Doc D: The Consequences]]> 2021-01-19 16:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1102040739 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1102081916 Using your answers on your comprehension sheet, take brief notes (just keywords). Using (but not reading) these notes, explain your text to your group. Then, listen to your classmates and take notes using the same document.]]> 2021-01-19 16:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1102081916 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1102111892 Using the last document, complete the recap exercises.]]> 2021-01-19 16:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1102111892 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1257590027 'The more.... , the less... / The more... , the more ... ' etc.

Follow the instructions on this document to understand how to use this type of expression. 

]]> 2021-03-02 10:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1257590027 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1257608572 Here's a wordcloud with all the new vocabulary you have encountered during these lessons on Prohibition.]]> 2021-03-02 10:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1257608572 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1257614460 Complete this crossword to practise your new vocabulary.]]> 2021-03-02 10:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1257614460 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1374892339 Final task: Making a political speech

The year is 1933. You and your partner are running to become president and vice-president of the USA on an anti-prohibition platform. Make a speech.



]]> 2021-04-01 10:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1374892339 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1459772491 Crossword solution]]> 2021-04-26 14:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1459772491 robertmclean2000 https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1459893187 Recap exercises corrected]]> 2021-04-26 14:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/robertmclean2000/prohibition/wish/1459893187