The US Presidential
Election 2016
What’s the worst that could happen?
 http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37877323
Vocabulary and Expressions
 Fall apart
 Unfit
 Back to square one
 Apocalyptic
 Segregation
 Discrimination
 KKK
 Smouldering ruin
 You’ve got to roll with the punch
Which of the following phrases were
mentioned in the video?
 Donald Trump has proven himself to be temporally unfit.
 Millions of Americans will be left with a choice that they
wanted.
 I don’t think the country will survive his presidency.
 There won’t be segregation.
 There’s going to be a lot more discrimination.
 People being arrested because they look different.
 The number of terrorist attacks in the United States weekly
or monthly would increase.
 I think the country will look a lot like it was when her father
was President.
 We’re looking for a change in our community.
 I would pray that she has a change of heart.
 I’m making active plans to move back to the Caribbean.
Clinton: “We build bridges not walls”
 http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37905856
Questions:
 What does ‘open-minded’ mean?
 What does ‘conclusively’ mean?
 What does Hilary Clinton mean by “we
build bridges not walls”?
 Which party does she represent?
“Dream big”, Trump urges supporters
 http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37905857
Questions
 What does ‘urges’ mean?
 What is a synonym for ‘magnificent’?
 What does it mean to ‘slip away’?
 Who are the ‘donors’?
 Are many people voting in the election?
 What party does Donald Trump represent?
What are your opinions of Hilary Clinton
and Donald Trump?
Who would you vote for and why?

Us election

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    What’s the worstthat could happen?  http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37877323
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    Vocabulary and Expressions Fall apart  Unfit  Back to square one  Apocalyptic  Segregation  Discrimination  KKK  Smouldering ruin  You’ve got to roll with the punch
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    Which of thefollowing phrases were mentioned in the video?  Donald Trump has proven himself to be temporally unfit.  Millions of Americans will be left with a choice that they wanted.  I don’t think the country will survive his presidency.  There won’t be segregation.  There’s going to be a lot more discrimination.  People being arrested because they look different.
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     The numberof terrorist attacks in the United States weekly or monthly would increase.  I think the country will look a lot like it was when her father was President.  We’re looking for a change in our community.  I would pray that she has a change of heart.  I’m making active plans to move back to the Caribbean.
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    Clinton: “We buildbridges not walls”  http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37905856
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    Questions:  What does‘open-minded’ mean?  What does ‘conclusively’ mean?  What does Hilary Clinton mean by “we build bridges not walls”?  Which party does she represent?
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    “Dream big”, Trumpurges supporters  http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37905857
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    Questions  What does‘urges’ mean?  What is a synonym for ‘magnificent’?  What does it mean to ‘slip away’?  Who are the ‘donors’?  Are many people voting in the election?  What party does Donald Trump represent?
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    What are youropinions of Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump? Who would you vote for and why?