Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD

Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs Rephrase the highlighted words in the following sentences. 1. Because it’s the closest school to us we don’t get on well with them. 2. Everyone said that one day we would look back on the occasion and laugh. 3. I tripped over a rubbish can, you know, and cut my hand on some broken glass. 4. I had used it as an oratory speech before and had won, so I knew I couldn’t go wrong. 5. Because we have a choice, and I think that we vote, not to get the best party in, but to keep the worst party out. 6. He sat down next to me and everyone in our row leaned forward to stare at him before they clapped. Comprehension a) Explain who Josie and Jacob are, and why they already knew each other before the action in this scene begins. b) What usually happens on Have a Say Day ? Explain why this particular Have a Say Day is so special for Josie. c) Summarise Jacob’s message to his audience. Rhetorical tricks a) Describe how Jacob manages to make the students listen to him. b) In lines 146–148, Jacob tells his audience to be apathetic, and not to vote, when he actually wants them to do the opposite. Why? Examining contrasts in speaking style a) Go through the text again and read Jacob’s speech only. b) Then listen to the scene in which Jacob Coote takes the stage and speaks. • What differences in style are there between Jacob’s speech and Barack Obama’s Inauguration Address? • Why are there differences? Discussion a) If one person did not vote, would it matter? Explain. b) When can one vote make a difference? 3 Fact file Speakers’ Corner Established in 1872, Hyde Park’s Speakers’ Corner is London’s oldest public space reserved for public speaking – and probably the world’s most famous. Speakers’ Corner is important because even in the late 19 th century it was unusual to speak completely freely in public (though the authorities did make sure that no foul language was used at Speakers’ Corner). Today, tourists and Londoners love watching the sometimes strange but often entertaining speakers make a case for issues important to them. F 4 5 6 Word bank Having one’s say to have a say (in sth.)/to have one’s say (in sth.) • to voice one’s opinion (on sth.) • to make an oratory speech • debater • oratory/debating skills Voting and making a difference the vote (= suffrage) • to vote • voter • politician • to make/break a promise • to have a choice • free country • one-party system • to get a fair trial • freedom • dictatorship • to get apathetic • ignorant • ignorance • to feel passionate about sth. • to underestimate sb. W 7 113 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv