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The election in Germany

1. reasons for less voters

- the people are uninterested (especially the young)
- the people are indecisive
- the party platform is similar to other party platforms

2. counteractive measures

- even celebrities are setting a good example and are going to the polls
- attracting the people with small presents
- advertisement:
- on tv
- in the radion
- on the street

3. differences to America

- less enthusiasm compared to America
- Angela Merkel doesn`t have star qualities like Barack Obama


  1. an article after the election of Barack Obama
  2. What expectations of President-elect Obama can he fulfill


What do young people expect from Barack Obama?

- The young people think that Obama will make a difference
- They expect him to be a good leader for the country
- They hope that the American troops get home from Iraq as soon as possible
- The youth is concerned with the education that children get the help they needed so they don´t have to stay back
- They hope that Obama can change the economy

Why is the youth interested in Obama?

- "Obama is the embodiment of the possibility of the impossible dream" for youth who suffer unemployment and the lack of equal opportunities
- Obama is young and ambitious
- He broke the stereotype and became the first black American president
- Barack Obama is a moving speaker
- He is charismatic

Young people rally to Obama

Received Pronunciation

Definition
Received Pronunciation or RP is a pronunciation of standard British English based on the speech of educated speakers of southern British Englishis. This "prestige" accent is associated with the south-east, where most RP-speakers live or work, but it can be found anywhere in the country. Accents usually tell us where a person is from; RP tells us only about a person's social or educational background.
Listening examples
http://www.yorku.ca/earmstro/speech/dialects/rp/index.html
http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/case-studies/received-pronunciation/vowel-sounds-rp/ Listening example


Metaphors

  • Your smile is like a rising sun in the morning.
    rising sun = warm, shining
  • Your face is like the moon in the night.
    moon = shining, mysterious, beautiful
  • I´m your shoulder you can cry on.
    = she can count on him, she can trus him, he will comfort her
  • Your hair is like black silk.
    silk = valuable, shining, expenisive, smooth
  • You are my sun.
    sun = shining, light, warm
  • You are my religion.
    religion = divine
  • You are like a dream come true.
    dream = unreal
  • Without you i´m like a heart without blood.
    = he needs her, without her he is going to die