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Barak Obama:
A New Day for the United States of America
Hello! Welcome
to the popular and unique ESL HELP! Desk, where we care about improving
your English grammar and
communication.
Today is a special day for the United States of America.
 Every four years, we elect a President
of the United States. Since a President can serve two terms in
a row, sometimes eight years pass before we have a new President.
This was the current situation: George W. Bush served as
President for eight years, and today a new President takes his place
and takes office. Today we are celebrating the
inauguration of a new President for the next four years.
Our new President
is Barak Obama. The President's wife is called the "First Lady",
so his wife Michelle will be the new First Lady.
The inauguration
consists of a swearing in, which takes place in
front of the Capitol Building, in front of the National Mall and facing
the Washington Monument. After Mr. Obama is sworn in, and the new
Vice-President is sworn in, the new President gives a speech. This speech can become part
of history and inspire a generation, as was the case with President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural
Speech, in which he said "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask
what you can do for your country."
After the speech, there is a procession
which takes the new President to the White House, his new home. In
the evening, there is an Inaugural Ball.
This inauguration is also making
history for other reasons: Barak Obama is the first person of
African-American
heritage to become President of the United States.
The inauguration of a new President always takes place on January 20th,
a day in which it is usually very cold. Nevertheless, millions are showing up in
Washington D.C. today to see history being made and to fill the
National Mall to view and hear Barak Obama
take the Oath of Office. Millions more will watch the historic
event on T.V. (such as us, as the ESL Help! Desk). If you don't see it on T.V., you can
surely watch
it on YouTube. (You can see videos of other Presidential
speeches at the following URL:
http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/video/index.cfm.)
The election and swearing in of Barak Obama to President of the United
States, the election of a person of African-American heritage to the
highest office of the land is a day that many people thought they
would never live to see, and that many more thought would never come.
It brings pride and joy to our hearts and minds.
We wish the outgoing President, George W. Bush, much luck
as "citizen of the United States", and the incoming President,
Barak Obama, many blessings as the leader of our nation.
We look forward to seeing you next
week!
The ESL Help! Desk
Answers to Last Week's Assignment
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apple pie |
french fries |
burritos |
pizza |
sushi
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quiche |
This is...
or
They are...
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This is apple pie. |
These are french fries. |
These are burritos |
This is a pizza./This is pizza. |
This is sushi. |
This is quiche. |
It's from...
or
They're from...
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It's American. |
They are from Belgium. |
They're from Mexico. |
It's from Italy. |
It's from Japan. |
It's from France. |
____ is/are good
for you...
or
___ is/are not good for you but it's /they're
delicious. |
Apple pie is good for you and it tastes
delicious, too. |
French fries are not good for you because they
are deep fried, but they taste delicious. |
Burritos are good for you, and they taste
delicious, too. |
Pizza is good for you and it tastes delicious,
too. |
Sushi is good for you, and it is delicious, too. |
Quiche is delicious but it isn't good for you if
you have high cholesterol, because it contains a lot of egg yolks. |
Music Copyright,
permission of Luca De Bernardi
Photo of Headphones Copyright Karl-Erik Bennion
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VOCABULARY
(a) term (of office)
in a row
(to) serve as (President)
(to) take (somebody's) place - to be the replacement for somebody
(to) take office
(to) consist of
(to) swear in/(to be) sworn in
(phrasal verb)
(a) swearing in
(to) give a speech
(a) ball
(to) make history
heritage
millions
(to be) expected
(to) line (the streets)
(an) oath
(to) take an oath
(the) highest office
incoming (adjective)
outgoing (adjective)
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