hiroshima atomic bomb (1945)
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A worksheet based on a video about the bombing of Hiroshima. It contains a set of comprehension questions, a gap-fill exercise and a crossword puzzle. Answer key included.TRANSCRIPT
Task 1. Watch the video about the bombing of Hiroshima and answer the questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t19kvUiHvAE
1. When was the first atomic bomb dropped? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What was the airplane that dropped the bomb called? ......................................................................................................................................................................
3. Where was the group of scientists who made the bomb based? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What happened inside the airplane when the bomb went off? ......................................................................................................................................................................
5. Who was President of the USA at that time? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. What did the Hiroshima bombing teach mankind? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Task 2. Watch the video again and fill in the gaps with the words on the
right.
On August the 6th, 1945, two American Super Fortress ………………………..arrived
over the Japanese city of Hiroshima on the world's most devastating
………………………..mission. The "Enola Gay", with Colonel Paul Tibbets at the
……………………….., was about to drop the first atomic bomb - a weapon conceived
by a group of international ……………………….. based at Los Alamos in the United
States. So far, no one knew exactly what ………………………..the bomb would have,
either on the unsuspecting inhabitants below, or on the ……………………….. of the
plane itself. They were soon to find out. Enola Gay crew member: "When the
bomb went off, the whole ……………………….. of the airplane just lit up as if
someone had set off a flash bulb, and then we had to wait, and this was our big
……………………….., is what would the blast do when the blast got to the airplane
and finally the ………………………..did arrive and it was like being in an ash-can and
getting someone kicking. Then we crowded to the ……………………….. and saw just
the whole city completely covered in smoke with this very tall ………………………..
cloud rising from it." That eyewitness account of the scene below, by one of the
"Enola Gay's" crew was soon matched by pictures of the devastation itself.
President Truman had already threatened "a ……………………….. of ruin from the
air, the like of which has never been seen on this earth". When the
……………………….. was revealed, his words seemed an understatement. Sixty
thousand people died in the initial explosion, but the effects of radiation
continued to take its terrible toll for years to come. Buildings vaporised, so did
the ……………………….. on people's backs. Was it a bomb that should never have
been ………………………..? Some people thought so. Others argued that it shortened
the war and kept the subsequent ………………………... One thing was not in doubt:
Hiroshima taught mankind the awful truth about ……………………….. weapons and
just what horror they could bestow.
window
effect
worry
reality
peace
controls
nuclear
crew
bombers
rain
military
dropped
blast
scientists
clothes
mushroom
inside
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Task 3. Solve the crossword using words from the video.
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2. not knowing about something bad that is going to happen (adj) 5. an officer of high rank in the army, the marines, or the US Air Force (n) 10. to let something become known (v) 11. happening or coming after something else (adj) 12. someone who has seen something happen, especially a crime or an accident (n)
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1. to think of or create (something) in the mind (v) 3. a statement that makes something seem smaller, less important, etc., than it really is (n) 4. to turn into gas; to make something turn into gas (US spelling) (v) 6. causing a lot of harm or damage (adj) 7. to say that you will harm someone in order to make someone do what you want (v) 8. a person (or animal) that lives in a particular place (n) 9. a form of energy produced during a nuclear reaction that is used for making electrical power but can
also kill or harm humans who receive too much of it (n)
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Task 1. Watch the video about the bombing of Hiroshima and answer the questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t19kvUiHvAE
1. When was the first atomic bomb dropped? On August 6th, 1945
2. What was the airplane that dropped the bomb called? Enola Gay
3. Where was the group of scientists who made the bomb based? At Los Alamos in the United States
4. What happened inside the airplane when the bomb went off? It lit up as if someone had set off a flash bulb.
5. Who was President of the USA at that time? Harry Truman
6. What did the Hiroshima bombing teach mankind? It taught mankind the awful truth about nuclear weapons and their effects.
Task 2. Watch the video again and fill in the gaps with the words on the
right.
On August the 6th, 1945, two American Super Fortress bombers arrived over the
Japanese city of Hiroshima on the world's most devastating military mission. The
"Enola Gay", with Colonel Paul Tibbets at the controls, was about to drop the
first atomic bomb - a weapon conceived by a group of international scientists
based at Los Alamos in the United States. So far, no one knew exactly what
effect the bomb would have, either on the unsuspecting inhabitants below, or on
the crew of the plane itself. They were soon to find out. Enola Gay crew
member: "When the bomb went off, the whole inside of the airplane just lit up
as if someone had set off a flash bulb, and then we had to wait, and this was our
big worry, is what would the blast do when the blast got to the airplane and
finally the blast did arrive and it was like being in an ash-can and getting
someone kicking. Then we crowded to the window and saw just the whole city
completely covered in smoke with this very tall mushroom cloud rising from it."
That eyewitness account of the scene below, by one of the "Enola Gay's" crew
was soon matched by pictures of the devastation itself. President Truman had
already threatened "a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been
seen on this earth". When the reality was revealed, his words seemed an
understatement. Sixty thousand people died in the initial explosion, but the
effects of radiation continued to take its terrible toll for years to come. Buildings
vaporised, so did the clothes on people's backs. Was it a bomb that should never
have been dropped? Some people thought so. Others argued that it shortened
the war and kept the subsequent peace. One thing was not in doubt: Hiroshima
taught mankind the awful truth about nuclear weapons and just what horror
they could bestow.
window
effect
worry
reality
peace
controls
nuclear
crew
bombers
rain
military
dropped
blast
scientists
clothes
mushroom
inside
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Task 3. Solve the crossword using words from the video.
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2. not knowing about something bad that is going to happen (adj) 5. an officer of high rank in the army, the marines, or the US Air Force (n) 10. to let something become known (v) 11. happening or coming after something else (adj) 12. someone who has seen something happen, especially a crime or an accident (n)
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1. to think of or create (something) in the mind (v) 3. a statement that makes something seem smaller, less important, etc., than it really is (n) 4. to turn into gas; to make something turn into gas (US spelling) (v) 6. causing a lot of harm or damage (adj) 7. to say that you will harm someone in order to make someone do what you want (v) 8. a person (or animal) that lives in a particular place (n) 9. a form of energy produced during a nuclear reaction that is used for making electrical power but can
also kill or harm humans who receive too much of it (n)
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