《lesson4 inaugural adress》.ppt

Inaugural address --John F. Kennedy 张琪乐 Independence Independence Background information Structure analysis Figures of speech Language features Outline John F. Kennedy (1917 –1963) The 35th President of the United States Democratic party Against Communism Roman Catholicisim Assassinated in 1963. Inaugural address?- - -an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president). Cold War - political tension with military rivalry -- Soviet Union VS United States after World War II --Communist Camp VS Capitalist Camp. Declaration of Independence a proclamation 2nd American Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 freedom and independence of the 13 Colonies from Great Britain Life , liberty, happiness Command of Isaiah –-- Gods instructions, using God’s great power to appeal to people to pursue freedom. Structure analysis Part1(para.1-para.5) Part2(para.6-para.20) Part3(para.21- para.27) para.6-para.10 para.11-para.20 Part1(para.1-para.5) Introduction, the general statement of basic policy of the US 1.According to Kennedy, what’s the importance of his election as president? We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end as well as a beginning ,signifying renewal as well as change. victory of party-------Democratic Party freedom ------- -free to choose their president end---------- the end of the former inefficient government beginning--------—Kennedy bringing hope and doing better than the former presidents renewal-----------the continuation of presidency and office of president change------------the change in the relationship