Medicare:is health insurance for people age 65 or older, under age 65 with certain disabilities
Medicaid:is the United States health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources.
Economy
Hedge Funds: a financial service where money is invested (= given to companies hoping to get more back) in a way which tries to make very big profits, but which has a big risk.
Pay down: to reduce (a debt) by repaying in part
Pay Off: to pay in full.
Surplus: an amount that is more than is needed
Lay off: phrasal verb. to stop employing (a worker), esp. for reasons that have nothing to do with the worker's performance
·Part 1 (00:00 to 03:11)
1.President Obama starts his speech by referring to the last decade. Why do you think he does that? What does he say about it?
2.When he took office, Obama has to take some emergency steps to deal with the crisis. Which are they?
3.Then he depicts the present situation. Is he satisfied with the way the country is handling the deficit? According to him, what would happen if they ‘stay on the current path’?
4.Despite the first reference to ‘the last decade’, who does he actually SAY is responsible for the present situation?
5.Approaches to tackle the problem.
First approach described
Balanced Approach
·Part 2 ( 3:12 to 6:10)
(Obama has talk about the reasons, description and proposed solutions to the crisis. Now he is ready to defend his position more openly and forcefully.)
a.Which approach do you think the president support?
b.Are all Republicans against the ‘balanced approach’?
c.DEFICIT REDUCTION: (in short) what do Republicans and Democrats agree on? What don’t they?
d.What will happen to the low- income families if Obama’s plan is accepted?
e.What will happen to the wealthy?
VOCABULARY
Listen to the last section again and complete the gaps.
According to Obama, the ‘cuts only’ approach is negative because…
·It doesn’t ask the _________________ Americans to contribute.
·Nothing is asked of those at the top of the _________________.
·The cuts they propose would place a greater _________________on working families.
·They ask a _________________citizen to pay for his Medicare before asking the oil companies to give up tax __________________.
·___________ ____________ managers would continue paying taxes at a lower _________________ than their secretaries.
·They would _________________funding for education.
·Listen again…
(to be discussed in class)
oWhile you listen, notice the following expressions. Why does he use them? Are they effective?
Here's a great song by a great band. Enjoy Queen's superb music and complete the gaps with the correct word. (The KEY is at the end!)
Choose the words from here:
music - friend - miss - ears - cry - fly - background -boys - light -radio -power – care – stars
Lyrics
I'd sit alone and watch your _________
My only friend through teenage nights
And everything I had to know
I heard it on my ________
You gave them all those old time ___________
Through wars of worlds - invaded by Mars
You made 'em laugh - you made 'em ___________
You made us feel like we could _________
Radio
So don't become some _______________ noise
A backdrop for the girls and _______
Who just don't know or just don't _________
And just complain when you're not there
You had your time, you had the _________
You've yet to have your finest hour
Radio - radio
All we hear is radio ga ga
Radio goo goo
Radio ga ga
All we hear is radio ga ga
Radio blah blah
Radio what's new ?
Radio, someone still loves you
We watch the shows - we watch the stars
On videos for hours and hours
We hardly need to use our ________
How ________ changes through the years
Let's hope you never leave old _________
Like all good things on you we depend
So stick around 'cos we might __________ you
When we grow tired of all this visual…
TO THINK ABOUT... What does the singer feel about…
- the radio? - young people of today? - TV?
Key:
I'd sit alone and watch your light My only friend through teenage nights And everything I had to know I heard it on my radio Radio
You gave them all those old time stars Through wars of worlds -- invaded by Mars You made 'em laugh -- you made 'em cry You made us feel like we could fly
So don't become some background noise A backdrop for the girls and boys Who just don't know or just don't care And just complain when you're not there You had your time, you had the power You've yet to have your finest hour Radio
All we hear is Radio ga ga Radio goo goo Radio ga ga All we hear is Radio ga ga Radio blah blah Radio what's new? Radio, someone still loves you!
We watch the shows -- we watch the stars On videos for hours and hours We hardly need to use our ears How music changes through the years
Let's hope you never leave old friend Like all good things on you we depend So stick around cos we might miss you When we grow tired of all this visual
