ABIGAIL WASHBURN: BUILDING US-CHINA RELATIONS … BY BANJO (00:00 – 06:34)
PRE-VIEWING TASKS
- Give a definition of public diplomacy.
- On the internet, find some examples of the US public diplomacy in China and China’s public diplomacy in the US.
WHILE-VIEWING TASKS
Listen to Abigail Washburn’s talk to answer the question:
What steps in Abigail Washburn’s life led her to building US-China relations by singing?
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In your answer, make use of the following expressions:
- to improve U.S.-China relations through top-down policy changes and judicial system reforms
- to be obsessed with the mammoth richness and history of Chinese culture
- the power of music to connect cultures
- everybody has got a story
- to roar with delight
- American selves, Chinese selves
- to be mortals sitting together
POST-VIEWING TASK
Discuss in pairs:
- What does Abigail mean when she says that ‘U.S.- China relations don’t need another lawyer’? Do you think public diplomacy can be more effective than traditional diplomacy?
- What makes Abigail’s speech so moving?