søndag 18. januar 2015

Summary


The Voices of Immigration in America

America has always been, and will always be the nation of immigrants; this will never change. Most of the people in the videos said that immigration was a good thing. Immigrants have contributed to a lot of good causes in America. Like for example, scientific research, business, education and etc. And there is also nothing wrong with the “Dreamers”. They are productive members of the society of America. They have lived in America for long time, and they are just as much American as anybody else, but not on paper, and this is something Obama want to fix.


Sources:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/immigration/immigration-action

President quote




“Our beautiful America was built by a nation of strangers. From a hundred different places or more they have poured forth into an empty land, joining and blending in one mighty and irresistible tide. The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources — because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.”


LYNDON B.
JOHNSON
October 2, 1965

I liked this quote by Lyndon B. Johnson, because he is telling us that America was built by a nation of immigrants. But now it's such a powerful country with many different cultures, religions and people from more than hundred different places or even more.


Sources:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/immigration/immigration-action

Obama's speech


Obama’s speech.
a) What is he going to do?
Obama wants to build on their progress at the border with additional resources for their law enforcement personnel.

b) How can he do this without Congress’s blessing?
Because there are some actions Obama can take as president without Congress’s blessing.

c) What is an American according to Obama?
What makes you an American is the shared commitment to an Ideal. That all of them are created equal, and that all of them should have a chance to make their lives as they want to. America is of course the nation of immigrants. However, according to Obama, being an American is about more than what you look like, what your last name are, or what you worship.

d) What does Obama urge the House of Representatives to do?
Obama wants the House of Representatives to pass the bill. He wants to work with both parties to pass a more permanent legislative solution.

e) What is your stand to the issue, do you think Congress will pass the bill soon? Give reasons for your opinion.
I don’t think the Congress will pass the bill. Because there are some many things that need to be done, and it will be very difficult to complete. But, it sounds like a good system, and I do hope that the congress will pass the bill.


Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q_Xk66gsRU

onsdag 7. januar 2015

Varieties of English

Oral English Presentation
English is the most spoken language all around the globe. English is spoken in almost every single corner of the globe. A lot of people are speaking English as their native language, But the reason why English is so widely spoken is because there are so many people speaking English as their second and third language. English is today the third largest language by number of native speakers, after Mandarin and Spanish. Mandarin is a type of Chinese; which almost every person in china is speaking. However, if we combine both native speakers, and non-native speakers, English is probably the most commonly spoken language in the world. With so many people all around the world speaking English, different varieties will develop. Your way of speaking English depends on culture and what language you grew up with.

English in India:
English in India has a status of assistant language, however English is the most important language in India. After Hindi, English is the most commonly spoken language in India, and it is probably the most read and written language as well. Indians who know English, will always try to prove that they know English. English symbolizes in Indians minds; better education, better culture and higher intellect.
However, I think some of the people from India, which have Hindi as their mother tongue and learned English as their second language, speaks in a very funny way. It’s I bit hard to explain. So I found this video of an job-interview with an Indian guy. Just listen to the way he talks.

video:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNyHP_IHO7I

The difference between English and Russian:
English and Russian are very different in important aspect, like their grammar system significant variations. English has a fairly fixed word order, meaning is expressed through the addition of words and movement of words within limited boundaries.
Russia on the other hand, conveys meaning largely through changes in the composition of words.

Their alphabets:
Russian is written using the Cyrillic alphabet, some of those letters are similar to the letters in the Latin alphabet used by English.
While we used the letters as simple as ABC, but it’s harder for Russians to learn what seems easy for us.
Russian is largely phonetic language. This means that a word’s pronunciation can be predicted from its spelling. And its spelling from pronunciation. This is certainly not the case in English, and usually causes Russian people serious difficulty and frustration to learn English.

the differences between English and German

German is spoken by about 95 million people all around the world, and is the official language of Germany, Austria and parts of Switzerland. English and German both belong to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. Because they are so closely related, they share many features. Furthermore, the English language is pervasive in German media and popular culture. It is not surprising, therefore, that many Germans learn English quickly and easily. However, there are a number of aspects of German that commonly interfere with the correct production of English.
Here is an example: the /th/ sound as in words like the, and thing does not exist in German, and many speakers have problems producing such words correctly.