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ELL American Studies Name: ______________________________

Video: Boom (America: The History of Us)

Use your senses (hearing and sight) to get the most of the information from the episode “Boom”. Write 10 interesting facts about the video. The facts should be written in complete sentences.

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Use Learners’ Dictionary (paper/online) to find the definitions of the following words. Look for the translation using Word Reference.

Word: detrimental

|Write the definition and translation. |Use it in a sentence. |

| Write a synonym of the word. |Draw a picture or symbol |

Word: exorbitant

|Write the definition and translation. |Use it in a sentence. |

| Write a synonym of the word. |Draw a picture or symbol |

Word: temperance

|Write the definition and translation. |Use it in a sentence. |

| Write a synonym of the word. |Draw a picture or symbol |

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Discussion Questions:

1) What do you think Billy Sunday hoped to achieve with this speech?

2) Why do you think Sunday uses words like “coward” when talking about the dangers of drinking? Who do you think he hoped to reach and change through his sermons?

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