Materialien Qualifikationsphase Englisch Q11/2

Preparation for oral tests on July 13th and 16th, 2018 > Topics for one-minute statements


King Henry VIII and the Church of England
The American Dream / Class in America

Separation of church and state in the U. S.
American patriotism

Muslims in the UK and the USA
Immigration into the U.S.A.

The Tortilla Curtain (and immigration)
 Barack Obama's thoughts on America:
Text: "The Cradle of Religious Freedom"
Text: "In No Other Country"

The Importance of Being Earnest
U.S. Gun Laws and the 2nd Amendment

> Useful phrases

1. The American Political System


        Rating criteria for 'talks' 


Arizona < NM
 Texas < KN
 New York < MA
 Florida > SB
 Nevada < ME
Alaska < FB
 Missouri < DH
 Pennsylvania < LP
 Tennessee < EW
 Georgia < JW
Colorado < TK
 Indiana < CK
 Washington < NH
 Mississippi < NF
 Michigan < DP
Hawaii < JW
 New Mexico < PW
 Ohio < AS
 Maine < JS
 Kentucky < JD
North Carolina < PG
 Montana < CR
 California < MO
 Virginia < SA
 Oregon < FW


Deadline: Monday, 9th April 2018

    Fact Sheets on the American Political System

Declaration of Independence  
Constitution (Genesis)   The White House (History)  
American Revolutionary War  Constitution (Basic ideas)   
President   
Senate   
Founding Fathers   Presidential Elections  
House of Representatives 
Checks and Balances / Separation of Powers  
Caucus  
Supreme Court  
Boston Massacre   Primary Election  
Impeachment (United States)   Boston Tea Party   Republican Party   
Washington D.C.   Manifest Destiny   Democratic Party   
Pilgrim Fathers  Bill of Rights (1791)  Inauguration  
 

USA Update 2018 by Dr. Markus Hünemörder, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
(Presentations and [download] links)


List of the 50 states (Wikipedia)

Further activities:




2. Religion in the U.K. and in the U.S.A. 

3. Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest > Sparknotes   

        Deadline: Monday, 4th June 2018   
 

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