Step 8 - Extra

Extra: Sixteen Tons
- Have you got time left? Watch this!
You are going to listen to the song Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
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Discussion topics
Have a look at the discussion topics.
Answer the questions and write them down in your notebook.
- What was the economic model of the coal mine?
- Can you think of similar practices in the past or in the present?
- In the song, a 'straw boss' is mentioned. What is a straw boss? Do they still exist?
- Why should Saint Peter call the singer? And why can't the singer come?