This week's topic is: After the wall
Part1: Video
Vocabulary:
Checkpoint Charlie: (n.) a famous crossing point between East and West Berlin
standoff: (n.) a situation of two opposing forces refusing to retreat or attack
traitor: (n.) somebody who has betrayed something (EG a friend / cause)
stand for: (v.) represent, symbolise
tarmac: (n.) material used for surfacing roads or other outdoor areas, consisting of broken stone mixed with tar
Part2: Article
Vocabulary:
to adorn: (v.) to make something more attractive by putting something on it
mural: (n.) a painting or other work of art applied directly upon a wall
to fight the inevitable: (v.) try to resist something that cannot be prevented
counterintuitive: (adj.) not according to common sense
to affix: (v.) attach
synonymous: (adj.) closely associated with or suggestive of something else.