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Small Whale · Reading worksheet

Bert Trautmann

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/bert-trautmann

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. How long is Bert Trautmann?

  2. 2. What is the international development work?

  3. 3. Who was Bert Trautmann?

  4. 4. Why did people protest when he joined Manchester City?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Luftwaffe

  • Iron Cross

  • Axis Paratrooper

  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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