1. In what year was the Berlin Wall built? 2. In what year did the Berlin Wall come down?
3. Why was it nearly impossible to stay in contact with people on the other side of the wall?
4. Why did Elke get in touch with Tina in 1989? 5. What does ‘verboten’ mean? 6. Explain what the Death Strip was in your own words.
Explore 3
1. On which side of the Berlin Wall would you rather have lived, East or West? Explain your answer.
2. How do you think the people of Berlin felt when the Wall fi nally came down? Create
1. ‘No one had televisions on our street; news came by human contact, newspapers, and telephones.’
Write three paragraphs discussing the advantages and disadvantages of 24-hour news coverage and access to live news updates via online platforms in modern society.
2. Write a short story inspired by one of the accounts in this article.