English Level:
Advanced
Content Warning:
Genocide, Racism, War, Violence, Guns
Rwandan Accent, Fast-speaking
Vocabulary
I have chosen not to include the definitions here to give you the opportunity to find the information yourself. The information you find this way will stay with you longer. Please take the time to find out the meaning of the vocabulary.
Storm (the building)
Spear
Primary School
Saliva
Attic
Ceiling
Clergy
Killing field
Exposed
Appearing out of the night
Hold his gaze
Break his gaze
Pity
Uplift
Put down
Pre-Listening
These warmup questions are intended to introduce you to the topic
- Why would someone hide in a bathroom for 91 days.
- You might know the story of Anne Frank. Would you hide someone in your house to protect them?
- If someone put a gun to your head and told you to kill another person, would you?
- Summarize the Rwandan genocide.
- Who are the Tutsi?
- Who are the Twa?
- Who are the Hutus?
- How can you distinguish between tribes of the same country?
- How long is 3ft? 4ft
Listening
As you listen, try to answer these questions.
You may need to listen more than once.
- Where did her father tell her to go?
- Was the minister a member of her tribe?
- How big was the bathroom?
- How many people were in the bathroom?
- Why did the Hutu surround the house?
- Amongst the Hutu, who did she see?
- What did her friend from primary school call the Tutsi?
- What did her two voices say?
- Why did they open the suitcases?
- What did other ministers have to do?
- What does, “A child of a snake is a snake; A child of a cockroach is a cockroach” mean?
- Who came to save the Tutsis?
- Why was it difficult for her to run?
- What happened when she stared into the man’s eyes?
- What happened to her family?
- What happened to the minister?
- How did she overcome her hatred?
Video
Post-Listening
Reflect on what you have learned.
- How do we define race? Are Hutus, Tutsis and Twa different races?
- “All's fair in love and war” Is it ok to kill people during war times?
- Is war ever justified?
- How do you define a hero?
- “We never chose to be who we become. We don’t choose our race. We don’t choose our tribe. We don’t even choose a country where we are born.” Should people be treated differently based on things they did not choose?
- How would your life be different if you were born in a different country?
- Do you agree that, ‘Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger’?
- Identify at least one key issue from this video that you could research more.