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American truths

Starter :

Round Robin:
Name one aspect you consider typical American.

Textgrundlage:
American truths
A Images and Dreams
Green Line Oberstufe , Klett 2009
Seiten 42 und 43

 

Working with the pictures:

Cycle 2 nouns for each picture. Discuss with your partner and agree on 1 as caption.

Ability – Adventure – Amazement – Awe – Brutality – Confusion – Courage – Curiosity – Depression – Despair – Determination – Ego – Elegance – Evil – Excellence – Excitement – Failure – Faith – Fascination - Forgiveness – Freedom – Friendship – Grace – Graciousness – Gratefulness – Grief – Hate – Helplessness – Honesty – Honour  - Hope – Humility  - Humour – Hurt – Imagination – Infatuation – Inspiration – Jealousy – Justice – Love – Love – Loyalty – Mastery – Maturity – Pain – Patience – Peace – Perfection – Perseverance – Pleasure – Pride – Redemption – Romance - Self Control - Self Esteem – Trust – Vulnerability - …

 

Working with the song:

Listen to the song and highlight/underline 1 word per line which carries best patriotic feelings like pride and respect.
Which other emotions does it transport?

 

Working with the quotations:

List the basic ideas and controversial issues expressed. Then illustrate them with examples / pictures.

 

 

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