THE CASTE SYSTEM * THE DALITS * VIDEO ACTIVITY
Click on MAGMA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
See Menu on the right: VIDEO = " Watch clips from the documentary Lesser Humans, and discover the unspeakable working conditions of India's Bhangis, the "lowest" of the Untouchable castes."
Click on "India's Bhangis"
Then choose "Video 1: Dirty Work" Real Player or Windows Media Player.
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VIDEO ACTIVITY IN SIX PARTS
PART 1
From 0:00 to 0:11
A. WATCH "clips from the documentary Lesser Humans, and discover the unspeakable working conditions of India's Bhangis, the "lowest" of the Untouchable castes."
B. Now, concentrate on what people are saying and complete the script with the following words:
"shit * meaning * hell * carrying * Vada".
PART 2
FROM 0:12 to 0:39
A. Watch and describe what you can see.
B. Now, concentrate on what people are saying and complete the script with the following words:
" 've * work * pee * heads * aside"
PART 3
From 0:36 to 0:56
Watch and describe what you can see.
PART 4
From 0:55 to 1:15 ("LESSER HUMANS").
A. Watch and describe what you can see.
B. Now, concentrate on what people are saying and complete the script with the following words:
"ill * animals * humans * die * you * others"
Part 5
From 1:16 to 1:48
A. Watch and describe what you can see.
B. Now, concentrate on what people are saying and complete the script with the following words:
" inhumane * section * practise * replaces * system"
PART 6
From 1:48 to the end.
Describe what you can see.
REACT and give your opinion. ............
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