Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD

8 Speaking: Have a Say Day Do some research and collect information about this special day. Then prepare a brief presentation. You can use traditional and/or digital sources of reference. Include the following aspects: • intentions behind this day • history • effects 1 Can give a prepared straightforward presentation on a familiar topic within his/her field which is clear enough to be followed without difficulty most of the time, and in which the main points are explained with reasonable precision. (B1) Writing: A report You have just read the extract from Looking for Alibrandi on pages 113–114. Write a report to your school library in which you explain why you would like them to buy the book. In your report you should: • explain how you came across the book • outline why you found it interesting • express what you expect from the rest of the book Divide your report into sections and give them headings . Write around 200 words . 2 Reading: Barack Obama: Inaugural speech Read the text about Barack Obama’s inaugural speech. Complete the sentences (1–6) using a maximum of four words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. On 20 January 2009, Barack Hussein Obama took the oath as president of the United States of America in front of possibly the largest crowd of people ever to have gathered in one place to take part in such a ceremony. According to estimates as many as two million people heard their new president deliver a sombre 20-minute speech in Washington’s National Mall in which he stated that the country was in the midst of severe crisis – entangled in wars, its economy struggling and its national con‡dence dwindling. He promised the largely silent audience that it was his ‡rm intention to meet the challenges, but he also warned that it would take some time, some sacri‡ce, a new form of politics and a re-engagement with the world. America would have to recognise that “power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please”. President Obama was sworn in just ažer midday under a crisp blue sky in front of the shining dome of the Capitol, which, it is now understood, was partly built by Afro-American slaves. Šis cold winter day had begun with millions of people coming to Washington by coach, train and on foot as the crowds began converging before sunrise. Šis was to be the end of the last eight years of the previous Republican administration under George W. Bush. 3 Can express him/herself clearly and without much sign of having to restrict what he/she wants to say. (B2) 114 Famous speeches Check-out Now you can • Talk about speeches and presentations. • Recognise rhetorical strategies. • Talk about the way in which a speech is delivered. • Listen to texts and take notes. • Understand and rephrase phrasal verbs. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – E gentum des Verlags öbv