Audio Time: 5
min 9 sec
Level: Intermediate
Vocabulary: To help
learners fully understand the audio and transcript, most vocabulary that might
be unknown for this lesson’s level is provided. Vocab in bold is more useful for learners at the
lesson’s target level. Try to choose 8 to 10 new words to learn from the story
(in general, it’s best to try to learn no more than 8-10 new words a day).
Definitions
are written with the help of various sources including Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s
Dictionary
Concentration camp: a type of prison where large numbers of
people who are not soldiers are kept during a war and are usually forced to
live in very bad conditions.
Resistance: effort
made to stop or to fight against someone or something.
Occupied: controlled
by foreign soldiers or a foreign government.
Run-through: an
activity in which you quickly do or read all the different parts of something
especially in order to practice or prepare for something (such as a
performance).
Chronicle: to
describe a series of events in the order that they happened.
Tread: to walk.
Fairytale: a
simple children's story about magical creatures.
Conquer: to defeat (someone or something) through the use of
force.
Ghetto: a part of a city in which members of a particular
group or race live usually in poor conditions.
Scaled-down: to reduce in size.
Smuggle: to move (someone or something) from one country into
another illegally and secretly.
Discussion
questions:
1. Why does the story call this opera “a symbol of hope and
resistance” against ‘Nazi propaganda…during World War II”?
2. Why do you think the Nazis didn’t catch on to the true
meaning of the story?
3. How can we help people to remember important historical
events like the holocaust (genocide) of WWII?
4. How can humor and satire be a weapon against powerful
people and forces in society?
5. What can we do to prevent holocausts like the one in WWII from
happening in the future?
6. Can art help us to tell important stories from history more
effectively?
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