3CD American Elections 2020: Atlantic video & questions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

00:00

00:09

What do YOU think about the U.S?

01:01

Which speaker says that America is "at the end of an era"?

1. French
2. Dutch
3. Kenyan
4. Swiss

01:31

What has a foreign journalists got to offer to the people who live in the country they report on?

02:39

find the synonym for 'baffled'

1. dumbfounded
2. confused
3. amused
4. perplexed

02:53

"I don't know what's in the milk that you get ..." - What is the meaning of this expression?

03:50

Distrust/mistrust -- trust me, it really doesn't make a lot of difference!

1. Guess you are right, Sir!
2. No, I don't believe you.
3. Whatever.

05:56

Which journalist is the most positive about Trump?

1. Brazilian
2. Spanish
3. Indian

06:30

Which colors go with the polarization and controversy of the two parties in America?

1. blue and yellow
2. blue and red
3. red and green
4. red and black

06:35

What to listen for in the interviews with the journalists next few minutes:

Specific developments in society that surprise the journalists about the USA in the Trump era.

Give your answers after fragment!

07:47

Specific developments in society that worry these journalists about the USA in the Trump era.

07:55

Listen for the following:

Which countries do the USA compare unfavourably with?

Question to follow.

09:47

Which countries do the USA compare unfavourably with?

10:22

Americans have a wrong perception of themselves according to the journalists.

1. True
2. False

12:03

In which ways does what happens in the USA influence other countries?

12:50

So, Trump or Biden? Who wins?