Intro
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Happy New Year! Now that the 2000s have ended, what do you think the last 10 years will be remembered for?
Each decade is defined by different movements and events. The 1930s are remembered for the Great Depression. The 60s are known for the hippies, the Beatles, and civil rights. There are also particular fashions that go along with each decade. The 70s were bell-bottoms, and the 80s were shoulder-pads and big hair. How about the Oughts?
Listen to Jason and Ella talk about what they think the Oughts will be remembered for.
Dialog
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Jason: So, pretty soon this decade will have ended. What do you think it’ll be remembered for?
Ella: I feel like it’ll be the decade of the celebrity invasion. Like, there’s just been an increase of paparazzi and celebrities and stuff that’s really not important at all. I don’t think there was anything interesting like scientifically or any discoveries that really changed the decade other than fluffy celebrity stuff.
Jason: So you think it’ll just be remembered for our obsession with fame?
Ella: Yeah. Increase in superficialness, you know.
Jason: But I mean we did have the first black president, that’s…
Ella: Oh yeah, I guess that’s kind of important.
Jason: I feel like it’ll be remembered for that, I mean that’s really how this decade will go down in history, you know, a hundred years from now. About events, too, though, what about 9/11? That was definitely infamous.
Ella: Oh yeah, that was so long ago. That was like the beginning of the decade.
Jason: That’s the trick with a decade, is you have to remember the whole thing.
Ella: Ten years. I guess there was the tsunami, and…OK, I guess a lot did happen. Just kidding!
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Discussion
Ella thinks the one trend that defines the 2000s is Americans’ obsession with celebrities. She thinks that celebrity culture overshadowed any important news that might have happened during the decade.
But Jason points out that a couple of important events did take place in the last 10 years. The U.S. elected its first black president in 2008, and in 2001, the World Trade Center was attacked. Oh yeah. Maybe Ella was so busy reading celebrity gossip mags, she forgot about those events!
What do you think the 2000s will be remembered for? What were the most important events that happened in your country in the last 10 years? How about in the world?
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