Inauguration Biden H4



Inauguration 
Thursday 21/1 


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This lesson contains 19 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Inauguration 
Thursday 21/1 


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Goals: 
  • to learn more about US politics, the inauguration in particular
  • to practice listening 






Programme
1. Introduction to yesterday's events
2. The past four years - the Trump Administration
3. Biden's speech - gap listening
4. Wrapup - knowledge&vocab check

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Slide 3 - Link

Slide 4 - Slide

1. Introduction - American school children also start their day with the 'Pledge of Allegiance'. In Dutch explain what this means. In yesterday's ceremony Jennifer Lopez delivered it in Spanish.
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Slide 5 - Open question

Slide 6 - Video

introduction to the events:
Yesterday Lady Gaga sang the American anthem. It is officially called:
A
God save the Queen
B
Land of Hope and Glory
C
The Star Spangled Banner
D
This Land is your Land

Slide 7 - Quiz

2. The Trump Administration
Watch the BBC video about the Trump Administration. 

Questions:
1. Write down some examples of why Trump was an unconventional president according to the BBC. 
2. Why was Trump impeached twice - why the first time and why the second time? 

Impeachment = starten van een afzettingsprocedure

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Slide 9 - Link

What made Trump an unconventional president according to the BBC?
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Slide 10 - Open question

Trump is the only president to have been
impeached twice. What was he impeached the first time and why now?
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Slide 11 - Open question

3. Listening 
Watch the BBC news - questions: 
1. Did Trump attend the ceremony?
2. Why did Kamala Harris make history? (2/3 reasons) 
3. Why were relatively few people present? (2 reasons) 
4. What things does Biden want to tackle asap? (3 things)

Slide 12 - Slide

Slide 13 - Link

BBC news
1. Did Trump attend the ceremoy?
2. Why does Kamala Harris make history?
3. Why were relatively few people present?
4. What is Biden going to tackle asap?
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Slide 14 - Open question

Until yesterday Biden was the President Elect of the United States. Explain what is meant by that.
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Slide 15 - Open question

Biden is America's new POTUS and Melania is FLOTUS no more. The abbreviations POTUS and FLOTUS stand for:
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Slide 16 - Open question

Biden's Shepherd Champ had his own indoguration earlier this week. Explain what you think that is. 
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Slide 17 - Mind map








Goals: 
  • to learn more about US politics, the inauguration in particular
  • to practice listening 






Programme
1. Introduction to yesterday's events
2. The past four years - the Trump Administration
3. BBC news - listening
4. Wrapup - knowledge check

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Today's goals was to learn about the inauguration/US politics and to practice listening.
A
I didn't learn anything new.
B
It was an interesting lesson, but I already knew most.
C
It was fairly interesting, I learnt some things.
D
It was an interesting lesson and I learnt a lot of new things.

Slide 19 - Quiz