US elections - The results

Hi guys,

today you had to work with Kathryn on the results of the American elections and more particularly on Barack Obama's victory speech. You can watch it again below:

Here are some important elements that you understood during Kathryn's presentation:

- President Barack Obama was re-elected for four more years.
- In his victory speech, Barack Obama thanks his wife Michelle for her support. 
         -- NB: the wife of the president is called: "the first lady"
- He thanks Joe Biden, his vice-president (he says he is the best vice-president ever).
- The electoral system is different from France. It's the number of votes of the electoral college that counts, not the popular vote. To win the elections, you need to score 270 "points" but it's not important if you have less than 50% of people actually voting for you.

Some of you really behaved like SLUGS! I'm telling you... you REALLY need to wake up and participate. This week's the last impression of you I'll have before filling in this term's report cards... So you'd better watch out...

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Homework:

- vous aurez un devoir reprenant l'ensemble des éléments de vos leçons depuis le début de l'année ce jeudi 15/11/2012. A vos révisions!