Version vom 30. November 2009, 17:24 Uhr

English - LK 09/11

US politics

Terms/phrases about "US politics"

1. president = Präsident
2. running mate = Vizekandidat
3. constitution = Verfassung
4. law = Gesetz
5. presidency = Präsidentschaft
6. poverty = Macht
7. party = Partei
8. oath = Eid,Schwur
9. "bully pulpit" = "Tyrannenkanzel"
10. political acumen = politischer Scharfsinn
11. social legislation = soziale Gesetzgebung
12. economy = Wirtschaft
13. charisma = Ausstrahlung
14. equal rights = Gleichberechtigung
15. human dignity = Menschenwürde

Expectations

1. List of challenges Great expectations: Obama will have to deliver.
2. Expectations for Obama Discussion about the excpectations on Obama.

Expectations of African American

Wiki-Entry about African Americans

• Fairness,clarity,truthfulness
• Fight hard for civil rights
• Education
• Jobs
• Changes

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German politics

• The "Wahl-o-mat" proposed that I should elect the SPD or the FDP.
• I expect the CDU/CSU to be the party which will have the most voters.

Queen's English

Definition: Queen's English means the standard form of either written or spoken British English regarded as correct.

• Can be traced to the 16th century
• Monarchs usage of language as model in speech and writing
• First only impüortant for aristocraty
• In newer times the gap between the royals etc. and the people is getting smaller.

Examples:

• house = hice
• off = orf
• tower = tar
• refined = refained

Estuary English

"Thus a 'thief' is a 'tief' and a 'youth' is a 'yout'." (l.40)

• The author wants to point out that it is silly to leave out the "h" in some words.

"At best, it could mean a quite different society in which a voice carries authority by its words, not its vowels." (l.64-65)

• The author criticizes that people get judged about the way they speak, instead of the content they talk about.