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5. ACTIVITY 3: MY CITY IS SAFER THAN YOUR

HOMETOWN.

Your teacher is going to play a video entitled “Thousands Rally against Blasphemy”.
While watching the video, complete the sentences below.
a. The demonstration was peaceful in the beginning, but eventually it turned
_____________________.
b. The demonstration took place in _____________________ of Jakarta.
c. Most of the protesters belong to _____________________ and
_____________________ groups.
d. Ahok is the first _____________________ _____________________
governor of majority Muslims in Indonesia.
e. Ahok questioned one verse of Quran while he was _____________________.
f. The interviewee said that they felt obliged to defend _____________________.
g. The reporter reported that the protesters were very angry and demanded Ahok to
be _____________________.
h. Tear gas was fired and _____________________ people were injured.

After watching the video, discuss the following questions with your friends.
a. Did you know when the demonstration happened?
b. What do you think about it?
c. How would you feel if you live in Jakarta?
d. Does the existence of demonstrations become one of your considerations to choose
places to live?
e. Which one is safer, Jakarta or your hometown?
f. How would you compare Jakarta to your hometown? You may compare them in
terms of their safety, living cost, sanitation, population, pollution rate, education, etc.

6. ACTIVITY 4: THEN AND NOW

Are you familiar with the city of London? Do you have any idea what London looked
like in the past? The video will show you London then and now.
While watching the video, you have sentences to be completed below using the words
in the box.
a. The River Thames is the _______________ longest river in Great Britain.
b. The _______________ lived next to the River Thames.
c. The City of London had a large _______________ in the past.
d. There are apartments, office buildings, shopping centres and leisure facilities in the
_______________ area.
e. Some people live on _______________ on the Thames.

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