Vocabulary – Modern day slavery

Preparation

Before watching a video excerpt from Ted.com, familiarize yourself with the following entries. This will help you understand the video better.
  1. Free the slave - an international non-governmental organization and lobby group, established to campaign against the modern practice of slavery around the world.

  2. Abolitionist - a reformer who favours abolishing slavery

  3. Transatlantic slave trade – the large scale slave trade took place across the Atlantic Ocean from the 16th through to the 19th centuries.

 


Task 1 - Comprehension


Read the following questions and guess what the answers may be. Then watch the video clip and select the appropriate answer.

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