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[http://web.ku.edu/~idea/europe/england/england69.mp3] | [http://web.ku.edu/~idea/europe/england/england69.mp3] | ||
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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
- Election was held in a situation of a worldwide economic crisis
- Many people were afraid of a enormous increase of the unimployment rate.
- Competence in economics seemed to be an important factor of success for the parties.
- The former government was formed by the two maior parties, which is named "Große Koalition"
- Many Germans wanted to bring this specific constellation to an end.
- 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:
- Obama will fail
- 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
