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What's going on with US protests, Black Lives Matter, & George Floyd | Reading + Vocabulary

HIGHLIGHTING A GOOD CAUSE 💖 Black Girls Code: https://bit.ly/BlackGirlsCodeDonation ARTICLES FROM THE LESSON 📰 1) What Is Black Lives Matter: https://www.voanews.com/usa/what-blac... 2) Which Death Do They Chose?: https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/03/w... 3) George Floyd Death: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-can... -------------------------- ABOUT THE LESSON 📚 Let's talk about an important issue that's gripping the United States at the moment. The death of George Floyd has prompted protests for equality across the country and even around the world. In this lesson, we will look at a few different articles to help you understand the situation that is unfolding. I'll also teach you some useful vocabulary so that you can better comprehend news that you may read or listen to related to these recent events. Here are the words from the lesson. 1) Black Lives Matter - an international human rights movement, originating in the African-American community, that campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people 2) Acquitted – to decide in a law of court that someone is not guilty of a crime 3) Fatally – in a way that causes death Neighborhood watch – a way of reducing crime by organizing the people to watch each other’s property 4) Self-proclaimed – to say something about yourself Up to no good – doing an illegal or bad activity 5) Basis of (something) – the most important fact/reason 6) Achingly – extremely (bad way); painfully 7) Unfounded – something is not based on facts 8) Frisked – to search someone’s body to see if they are hiding illegal objects or weapons 9) Targeted – direct attention at a particular group 10) Calculus – a method of reasoning (to make a decision) 11) Curfew – a rule that everyone must stay home between particular times 12) Looting – activity of stealing from shops during an event or protest 13) To turn a blind eye – to ignore and pretend not to notice 14) Reignited – to start again 15) Deep-seated – strongly felt or believed 16) To condemn – to criticize something/someone, usually for moral reasons 17) Immunity – when you are protected against a disease or legal action -------------------------- HELP SUPPORT INTERACTIVE ENGLISH 💖 Become a Member on YouTube 🎊 👉http://bit.ly/Membership_InteractiveE... Support Our Lessons On Patreon (awesome rewards) 🎉 👉 http://bit.ly/Patreon_InteractiveEnglish -------------------------- JOIN OUR COMMUNITY 📬 (Access the Secret Fluency Lesson) 🤫 👉 https://subscribe.interactiveenglishv... -------------------------- LINKS TO PRACTICE & IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH ✅ Improve Your Listening w/ Audiobooks. FREE TRAIL! http://www.audibletrial.com/Interacti... Find a teacher with italki. Buy 1 lesson, get $10 free credits: 🙋 https://go.italki.com/interactive-eng... Eliminate Writing Mistakes ✍ Grammarly: http://bit.ly/Grammarly_InteractiveEn... Wes’ Teaching Adventures 🌎 Happy Time Go Fast (South Korea): http://amzn.to/2FmYhSS Watermelon Is Life (Namibia): http://amzn.to/2FEjE1j **Please know that links to Audible, italki, Grammarly are affiliate links. We earn commission through these links. -------------------------- FOLLOW INTERACTIVE ENGLISH 👍 Facebook:   / interactiveeng   Instagram:   / interactiveeng   Twitter:   / interactiveeng   -------------------------- OTHER SHOUT-OUTS 💬 Royalty-free images provided by Pixabay -------------------------- MESSAGE TO YOU 😊 Thanks so much for being a part of our community. Learning English is an enriching experience that brings everyone all around the world closer together. Be sure to say “Hello” and write to us in the comments. We love hearing from all of you. THANKS FOR WATCHING!