Complete the gaps with the missing words (adverbs of degree and verbs in past forms)

In your opinion, why is it important to remember memories from the past to create our future and to learn actually from our own history?

What are the differences between material and immaterial memories? Do some reearch on one example of each.

How much is our society committed to preserving memories?

What has been done in order to preserve memories?

Why do people feel it is important to preserve and remember history?

After watching and answering to the video quiz, organise a debate using the "discussion questions".

Before watching, be sure the students have already seen the simple past (regular and irregular verbs), beside some gradable and non-gradable adjectives.

“Silence ensures history repeats itself.” In the light of resurgent right-wing extremism in Germany and other countries, it becomes apparent that remembering the terrible lessons from the darkest chapter of German history is more important than ever before. That said, most of us probably agree: history in school can be a drag. But how can we engage the youth of today in the crucial discussion about our history? Fewer and fewer eyewitnesses of the Holocaust are alive and able to share their experiences. So how can we preserve memories of the past efficiently? How can the lessons from the past be passed on to future generations?

Ruth-Anne Damm is one of the founders of “Heimatsucher e.V.”, a society that preserves the personal experiences of holocaust survivors and passes those on to the youth. “Heimatsucher e.V.” started as a student project in 2010. Today the society has won many prizes and has more than 100 members.


The Importance of Preserving Memories - Narrative Tenses

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Let's do English ESL general grammar practice. Complete the gaps with the missing words (adverbs of degree and verbs in past forms)