Version vom 21. Januar 2010, 09:44 Uhr

About Me

• My name is Henry (born in1992 in Haßfurt/Germany)
• At Regiomontanus Gymansium since 2001
• Hobbys:

Barack Obama

1. Obama's health plan (good/bad?) Expectations concerning Obama's health plan
2. Does President Obama understands the gravity of the employment crisis facing the country. Does he get it?

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Thougts on the election in Germany

My opinion on the election in Germany is, that it's a good electionresult, because my favorite party was/is FDP at the moment.

So the 'Black-Yellow Koalition' is maybe the best Koalition for Germany.

We will see.

Estuary English

• estuary:

- ger.: die Mündung, das Mündungsgebiet

• Def.:

- Estuary English is a name given to the dialect(s) of English widely spoken in South East England, especially along the River Thames and its estuary (arround London). It's called "Standard English spoken with the accent of the southeast of England". The name comes from the area around the Thames Estuary, particularly London, Kent and Essex. - middle-class speech - may evenetually replace received pronunciation

• special sounds

- Non-rhoticity - T-dropping (Cockney-influence) - Sometimes H-dropping - Use of intrusive R.

• Listening Example

http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/text-only/received-pronunciation/london/

Explanation: Couplet and Quatrain

Couplet:

Two words that rhyme can be called a couplet. It consists of two lines that usually rhyme and have the same meter. A couplet is the simplest form of poetry.

example:

With clouds hanging at its edge

A climber proves his courage on its rocky ledge

Quatrain

A Quatrain is a stanza of poetry consisting of four lines.

example:

Donna Brock [1]

The Mountain

The mountain frames the sky

As a shadow of an eagle flies by.

With clouds hanging at its edge

A climber proves his courage on its rocky ledge.