Mini Bios: Rosa Parks | Podcast #90
Rosa Parks played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement in the US. On December 1st, 1955, a white bus driver asked her to give her seat up to a white man. Unlike the other black people on the bus, Rosa Parks said “No!” The result was a bus boycott that lasted more than a year. Listen to the podcast and print out the lesson from our library. The full printable Mini Biographies lesson contains a reading, comprehension questions, vocabulary review and a puzzle. Now that the Occupy Wall Street protest has become a movement, we think this topic will lead to some great discussion about past and present protests. Preview all of ESL-Library’s Mini Biography lessons here. If you have any suggestions for topics, please leave a comment.
Coming soon to our podcast…Black History Month.
Please introduce your students to our FREE podcasts. These can act as a preview to our Biography, Holiday, Discussion Starter, or Grammar Story lessons. They can also serve as extra listening homework to help your learners develop an understanding of the rhythm of English. Some teachers use our weekly podcast (posted every Wednesday) as a warm up for an online tutoring session.
Tip: We have covered many other important historical figures in our past podcasts, including Martin Luther King. Our Famous People lesson plans feature language and activities that are more suitable for intermediate to advanced learners. Our Mini Biography lessons are for lower level learners. View our Podcast section to browse all of the past topics. If you require audio files for any of the lessons in our library, just ask!
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