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IGS Edigheim, Mühlaustr. 51, 67069 Ludwigshafen - Aufgaben Aufgaben 1. Read the joke below: Many immigrants came to America because of the stories they had heard that there the streets were paved with gold. When they got off the boat in New York, however, they discovered three things: first, that the streets were NOT paved with gold, second, that the streets were not paved AT ALL, and third, that THEY were expected to pave them. a) Explain what is funny about it. b) Relate the joke to what you know about immigration to the United States. 2. Read the speech “The changing face of America by Bill Clinton and look up words you do not understand (there are some words already explained on the left and right of the text!). 3. Read the speech again and summarise it by finding the main idea of each paragraph. (ONE sentence per paragraph!) 4. Find the stylistic devices that emphasise immigrants change the USA in a positive way. Write them into the chart and explain them. DO NOT WRITE A TEXT. If you need help, you can see the stylistic devices you should find at the bottom of the text. Material Siehe Anhang Kurs: E_GK_11 Fach: Englisch Lehrer: Gable Thema: Immigration to the US – a speech by Bill Clinton Diensthandy: 015123135206 Abgabedatum: Donnerstag, 30.04.2020 E-Mail: [email protected] Abgabeart: ý per Email ¨ Abgeben in der Schule ¨ vorzeigen im Unterricht to relate to = in Zusammen- hang bringen
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IGS Edigheim, Mühlaustr. 51, 67069 Ludwigshafen - Aufgaben
Aufgaben
1. Read the joke below:
Many immigrants came to America because of the stories they had heard that there the streets
were paved with gold. When they got off the boat in New York, however, they discovered three
things: first, that the streets were NOT paved with gold, second, that the streets were not
paved AT ALL, and third, that THEY were expected to pave them.
a) Explain what is funny about it.
b) Relate the joke to what you know about immigration to the United States.
2. Read the speech “The changing face of America by Bill Clinton and look up words you do
not understand (there are some words already explained on the left and right of the text!).
3. Read the speech again and summarise it by finding the main idea of each paragraph.
(ONE sentence per paragraph!)
4. Find the stylistic devices that emphasise immigrants change the USA in a positive way.
Write them into the chart and explain them. DO NOT WRITE A TEXT.
If you need help, you can see the stylistic devices you should find at the bottom of the
text.
Material
Siehe Anhang
Kurs: E_GK_11 Fach: Englisch Lehrer: Gable Thema: Immigration to the US – a speech by Bill Clinton Diensthandy: 015123135206 Abgabedatum: Donnerstag, 30.04.2020 E-Mail: [email protected] Abgabeart: ý per Email ¨ Abgeben in der Schule ¨ vorzeigen im Unterricht
to relate to
= in Zusammen-
hang bringen
1. Read the text and summarise it by finding the main idea of each paragraph. 2. Find the stylistic devices that emphasise immigrants change the USA in a positive way. Write them into the chart and explain them. DO NOT WRITE A TEXT. If you need help, you can see the stylistic devices you should find below.
The stylistic devices you can find (not in the right order): anaphora, allusion, enumeration, alliteration, metaphor, anaphora, enumeration, alliteration, enumeration, metaphor THERE ARE MANY MORE STYLISTIC DEVICES BUT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH how immigrants change the USA in a positive way
