HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE

ROARING 20s

Student A / Video part 1 : The Roaring 20s

B2

Introduction ( 0’35)
1- Watch the introduction and tick if these statements are True or False
True False

a- During the 1920s, more American people lived in farms.  

b- The nation’s wealth more than doubled.  
c- There was a rise in consumerism.  
d- People started to have more leisures, entertainment.  

The benefits of the Roaring 20s (0’36  2’27)

2- Which industries benefited from the boom in the economy? Complete the grid

Industry Example

cinema disney
radio bbc
opra , thetral
spectacle
the music blues jazz

fashion short hair for woman

HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE

ROARING 20s

Student A / Video part 1 : The Roaring 20s

B2

Introduction ( 0’35)
3- Watch the introduction and tick if these statements are True or False
True False

e- During the 1920s, more American people lived in farms.  

f- The nation’s wealth more than doubled.  
g- There was a rise in consumerism.  
h- People started to have more leisures, entertainment.  

The benefits of the Roaring 20s (0’36  2’27)

4- Which industries benefited from the boom in the economy? Complete the grid

Industry Example
 HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE
ROARING 20s

Student B / Video part 2 : The Roaring 20s

B1

The good and bad in the Roaring 20s

1- Transportation and infrastructures
a. Which person made the automobile affordable for American people? ……………………………………………………….……
b. By 1924, how many Model T cars had been produced? ……………………………………………………………………………………..
c. What was the advantage of the development of automobiles? What did it create?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………

2- Politics
a. What was prohibition?..........................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
b. How long did it last?..............................................................................................................................................
c. What did the gangs decide to do?.........................................................................................................................
d. What are “speakeasies”?.......................................................................................................................................
e. How much did the crime rate increase?................................................................................................................
f. In how many major cities?.....................................................................................................................................

HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE

ROARING 20s

Student B / Video part 2 : The Roaring 20s

B1

The good and bad in the Roaring 20s

1- Transportation and infrastructures
a. Which person made the automobile affordable for American people? ……………………………………………………….……
b. By 1924, how many Model T cars had been produced? ……………………………………………………………………………………..
c. What was the advantage of the development of automobiles? What did it create?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………

2- Politics
a. What was prohibition?..........................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................................................
b. How long did it last?..............................................................................................................................................
c. What did the gangs decide to do?.........................................................................................................................
d. What are “speakeasies”?.......................................................................................................................................
e. How much did the crime rate increase?................................................................................................................
f. In how many major cities?.....................................................................................................................................
 HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE
ROARING 20s

Student C / Video part 3 : The Roaring 20s

B1+

What caused the Roaring 20s to roar and stop roaring

1- Why was World War I a trigger of the Roaring 20s?
a. What did America do?..............................................................................................................................................
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b. What consequence on people’s wages (salaries)?..................................................................................................
2- What happened in 1929?.......................................................................................................................................................
3- What was the cause of what happened?..............................................................................................................................
4- What was the consequence of what happened?.................................................................................................................
5- How long did it last?..............................................................................................................................................................

Conclusion: Impact of the Roaring 20s on the Modern World

Complete the grid with what the Roaring 20s made in the different domains
Domain What the Roaring 20s made
Inventions

Culture

Women and
African Americans

HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE

ROARING 20s

Student C / Video part 3 : The Roaring 20s

B1+

What caused the Roaring 20s to roar and stop roaring

1- Why was World War I a trigger of the Roaring 20s?
a. What did America do?..............................................................................................................................................
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b. What consequence on people’s wages (salaries)?..................................................................................................
2- What happened in 1929?.......................................................................................................................................................
3- What was the cause of what happened?..............................................................................................................................
4- What was the consequence of what happened?.................................................................................................................
5- How long did it last?..............................................................................................................................................................

Conclusion: Impact of the Roaring 20s on the Modern World

Complete the grid with what the Roaring 20s made in the different domains
Domain What the Roaring 20s made
Inventions

Culture

Women and
African Americans