Useful vocabulary
Here are some usefil words

. to be called into the draft : être appelé sous les drapeaux
. to beat the hell out of somebody : flanquer une sévère râclée à

General questions

Number of people interviewed
Males
Females
Who does the interviewer work for?
Where has it been recorded?
How do you know?
What feeling does that convey?

Specific questions
What is the more shared feeling among the interviewees?

You sure know who attacked and destroyed the American fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1914

Listen to what Dorothy Kottner says and fill in the blanks

INTERVIEWER : How did you feel when you first heard the news?
KOTTNER: Well, it really surprised me. No, I ........... ............... ...... ....... ................ They have signed, I mean there is war, isn't there?
INTERVIEWER: That's right. Sure is, ......... ........... 12:30 today.

Q1 . Why was she surprised ?
Q2. Who does the they refer to ?

Just after that, Stanley HUTT says something that shows that Pearl Harbor was a watershed (tournant decisive) in WW2.

Explain.

The interviewer then mentions 2 countries that haven’t joined the war yet,

Which ones

A woman answers something,

write it down

What does this answer show about the opinion of people in general?

What can you hear in the background just after that?
What does it show as far as morale is concerned the day after what was considered a terrible catastrophe?

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