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About me

• I am in grade 12
• My LKs are English and German
• I am interested in languages, not in mathematics!

Election in Germany 2009

1. Election was held in a situation of a worldwide economic crisis
   1. Many people were afraid of a enormous increase of the unimployment rate.
   2. Competence in economics seemed to be an important factor of success for the parties.
2. The former government was formed by the two maior parties, which is named "Große Koalition"
   1. Many Germans wanted to bring this specific constellation to an end.
   2. Both parties themselves stated to establish a new government without the former partner in the government.

What the Americans hoped for from Obama

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MGEyN2JjYWVjZTAxNWVlMmVhNGU3NmUyNTQwYTJhNzI=#more

"Optimism over our president-elect’s foreign policy derives from four rosy, unquestioned assumptions."

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2009/01/americans_have_high_expectatio.html

"Americans' expectations for Obama are sky-high: Associated Press poll"

What the Republicans hoped for from Obama

• Rush Limbaugh (US radio presenter and entertainer) as an example for some Republicans and their attitude to President Obama:

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/20/limbaugh-obama-fail/

• Limbaugh was asked to explain his hopes for the Obama presidency by a public-opinion poll.
• His hopes are:

1. Obama will fail
2. The liberalism will fail

• Limbaugh "disagrees fervently" with the Republicans who hope he will suceed.

Class in Britain

Language

Estuary English

• Definition: Standard English spoken with the accent of the southeast of England

Features:

• Use of confrontational question tags. For example, "We're going later, aren't we?", "I said that, didn't I?"
• Broad "A"
• Intrusive "R": R is added at the end of certain words if the next word begins with a vowel
• Non-rhoticity: no pronounciation of the letter "R" in hard; speaking of "r" only if it's followed by a vowel sound

Listening Example

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Metaphors

• He's the sharpest knife in the drawer.

= the best, valuable,

• Being blinded by someone's beauty

= beauty is so strong, as it would shine

• His/Her eyes are like an ocean.

= very blue

• Someone's a quiet rabbit

= very shy, unimpressive

Advertising

Analysing of the advert

The product that is advertised is a do-it-yourself shop called Leroy Merlin. The picture is divided into two parts. On the right side there's an attractive woman who is having sex with a man. Only his back can be seen and he wears a jacket with "Johnson Co. Electrical Services" on it. The left side of the picture shows a man who is entering the house. He wears a suit and is watching the couple on the right. He looks very shocked. The situation shows a man who is coming home, obviously from work, and he sees his wife who is cheating on him with the craftsman. The slogan in the left corner sais: "You'd better do it yourself".

The target group is especially men who have to repair or renovate things at home. The advert wants to make men not to phone the craftsman but to do the repairs on their own and therefore buy products from the shop. The message of the advert is if men want to keep their wifes they should do things at home on their own and buy the products of the DIY shop. The message is very simple and nobody would take it serious if it was written as a text.

Incident

1. What information about the hotel does Shirley give the newcomers (41 l. 21-31) and why does this arouse the curiosity of the audience? (also refer to her telephone call at the beginning! Explain the term "dramatic irony" and its use/effect in this passage!

Answer: She sais that the hotel only has two other guests because the season's over now. This arouses the curiosity of the audience because in the beginning Shirley is speaking to a man, named Smith who wants to book a room. When Shirley hears his name he tells him that there's no free room. Although it's out of the season there are many schoolteachers who are booking rooms, she sais. The audience remembers this scene from the beginning and might wonder why Shirley tells the guests of the hotel something completely different. The audience knows that this must have a special meaning and that the play will show them the answer to its questions later on. The dramatic irony causes in this case some friction. The audience knows that something important will happen.

1. What are Mrs Blake's and Shirley's views of all Smiths on p. 46 l.23 - p. 51, l. 12? (Use a two-column-table and give page/lines to support your points).

Characterization

Person number 3 is a woman with long blond hair. She wears much make-up, jewelry and a white t-shirt. Her teeth are very white. She's screaming or laughing very loudly. It doesn't look very real, like she is playing a role. She is very loud and wants to get the attention of everybody who is next to her. Certainly she's a very difficult person because she thinks that nobody can reach her standart and she makes that very clear to others. Surely she is very bitchy and spoiled and never satisfied with what she gets. She doesn't have real friends, only men and women who are stupid enough to look up to her.

Changing Places by David Lodge

Two main Characters: Personality, Family, Career

University Life and Academical System

Questions on Changing Places

pp. 220("Ah Zapp") - 223 ("The VC broke off")? Explain Zapp's arguments and motives for supporting Philip's career!

Although Morris really dislikes Philip Swallow he supports his career by commending him for a promotion to a Senior Lectureship. One reason is that Morris really likes Hilary and the children. Philip's promotion and the subsequent higher income would enable them a better life. Another reason is that he hopes these great news could increase the chance to have sex with Hilary. Morris already tried to seduce Hilary but his attempts were in vain. Now he hopes to have success: When Hilary hears that his influence helped Philip to get the promotion she might be so thankful and happy that she will lose her sexual repression.

Translation "The End of Backpacking"

Landkarten aus dem 13. Jahrhundert zeigten genau den Weg nach Paradis, eine Insel östlich von Indien, so unerreichbar, dass niemand beweisen konnte, ob sie ein Mythos war. Die Reiseziele, die mittelalterliche Gelehrte in die Mappa Mundi eintrugen, erscheinen dem modernen Reisenden lächerlich unvollständig. Nun fahren wir mehr denn je mit der naiven Suche nach unserem perfekten verlorenen Paradies fort. Heute, wenn die Bibel der Rucksacktouristen, Lonely Planet, ihren 30. Geburtstag feiert, ist die Suche nach Abenteuern weiter verbreitet als jemals zuvor. Exotische Ziele, weit entfernt von der Reichweite der durchschnittlichen Siebziger Jahre Familie, sind nun leicht zu erreichen. Ursprünglich war der Führer als Steuermann für den draufgängerischen jungen Burschen ohne finanzielle Mittel gedacht - eine Antithese zum Luxus mehr konservativer Urlaube. Nun, da solch abgelegene Ziele erschlossen wurden, bereitete der berühmte Reiseführer "Lonely Planet" den Weg für den Massenmarkt. Die Autoren waren glücklich genug, zu der Zeit, als der Urlaubsmarkt dramatisch alterte, mit einem Schlag Inspiration getroffen zu werden.

inaccessible: difficult or impossible to reach or to get They live in a remote area, inaccessible except by car.Dirt can collect in inaccessible places.

helmsman: a person who steers a boat or ship

struck (past participle of strike: (of a thought or an idea) to come into somebody's mind suddenlystrike somebody An awful thought has just struck me.I was struck by her resemblance to my aunt.