1. Teaching Objectives
2. Video Watching: Kennedy's Inaugural Speech
3. Background Information of the Author, the American Presidential Election System in America, Inauguration Day and Presidential Oath, and The Cold War
Answer the following questions according to the video Inaugural Speech
1. When did John F. Kennedy give the political speech?
2.What are some of the features of political speech?
Key:
1. January 20, 1961
2.
1）The order is clear.— Each paragraph has its own topic.
2）The tone is appropriate.— He uses different tones to different people.
3）The style is rigid.— It is made beforehand. So it is a sort of written language.
4）The language is rhetorical.— parallelism, metaphor, antithesis, balanced structure, repetition of words and phrases — for force, vividness and emotional appeal.
Introduction to the author：John Fitzgerald Kennedy(1917-1963)
Key:
Nickname: “JFK”
Married: Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (1929-1994)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1940)
Political Party: Democrat
Political Career: Author; officer, U.S. Navy (1941-45); newspaper correspondent; member of U.S. House of Representatives (1947-53); United States Senator (1953-61); President of the United States (1961-63)
He was the 35th president of the United States and the first Roman Catholic to become president of the United Stated. At 43 he was also the youngest man ever elected to the highest office of his country.
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