Listening Comprehension Exercise Tense and Word Order Practice Maya Angelou Listening Comprehension Exercise Tense and Word Order Practice

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Instructions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyHqafC740Q The video will be played twice. After watching the video, the professor will ask you questions which you will answer in complete sentences.

Answer in complete sentences using the correct tense. Where was Maya Angelou born? What did her grandmother teach her? What terrible event happened in her childhood? Why did Maya stop talking for 5 years? What were some of her professions? In what places did she live? How does the video describe her political views?

Why did she return to the United States in 1964? How did she help Malcolm X? What political events were devastating for Maya Angelou? How did she support her son? How was her biography titled? What had President Clinton asked her to do at his Presidential Inauguration ?

Writing Exercise Based on the video and the questions answered, write a ten sentence paragraph about Maya Angelou.

And Still I Rise Maya Angelou (For Further Study) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MLEVVUkj0