Thursday week 47

Obama Gives Back-To-School Pep Talk

As American schoolchildren filed back into classrooms for the start of the new year, they were met with a stern pep talk from their President. The future of the country depends on you, Barack Obama told them, in a video message shown across the nation.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/Obama-Gives-Back-To-School-Pep-Talk-Pupils-Classrooms-Across-US-Watch-Presidents-Education-Message/Video/200909215377505?lid=VIDEO_15377505_ObamaGivesBack-To-SchoolPepTalk:PupilsClassroomsAcrossUSWatchPresidentsEducationMessage&lpos=searchresults

During lesson Thursday morning you are all supposed to work with this talk. Classroom will be open but you may choose a place of your own.

1. Listen and fill in the missing words in the text (handed out during lesson).

2. Write a few sentences about your immediate thoughts around this talk. How does it correspond to American patriotism?

3. Would a similar speech by the Swedish Prime Minister be possible? Why? Why not?

4. Send your answers to this blog as a comment

5. You may also react to what your class mates are saying about the topic.