The Night the Berlin Wall Fell, 1989

All levels48 minHistoryLesson 3 of 6 · Outline

Aims

A confusing press conference, a crowd at a checkpoint and a border that opened by accident. Past narrative for B1 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 155-word news story: A press conference, a confused answer, and a border that opened by mistake

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    6 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: That evening

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Divided places

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: What changes a country

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

wallpressuremisunderstandcheckpointgive upreunite

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