LESSON
Friday THE 12TH OF September 08
SECONDE 3
WORD OF THE DAY :As you like it= as you want= as you wish = it’s up to you
TASK : Discovering the American Electoral process
A TEXT
Read the text and put the different steps back in order :
FIRST STEP : The candidate enter the race in each party
SECOND STEP : Each party organises primary elections in each state to choose the best candidate
THIRD STEP :The nominating convention in each party officially chooses a candidate.They choose a vice president as well and they create their program.This program is called the platform.
FOURTH STEP : The campaign against the candidate of the other party starts.
FIFTH STEP : It is the day of the general election when everybody votes.
A candidate who wins the majority of votes in one state wins all the electoral delegates of this state.
SIXTH STEP : The inauguration day at the white house where the president is officially nominated. He has to take an oath of allegiance and promises to serve the nation.
THE ELECTORAL DELEGATES: When a candidate wins in a state , he does not win a percentage of votes, he wins a number of delegates.When he wins he wins all the delegates of the state.That's what we call the winner-take-all system because he wins ALL the delegates even if he did not win all the votes. In the end , a candidate who has won 270 delegates has won.
The number of delegates per state is based on the number of people in the state.
A VOCABULARY GAME
Here are the translations for the words
TRANSLATION answers
a) the winner-take-all system=
la formule du tout au vainqueur
b) an opinion poll
un sondage
c) go to the polls
aller voter
d) a polling station = un bureau de vote
e) the electoral turnout= la participation
f) cast a vote = voter
g) a ballot box = une urne
h) a ballot paper= un bulletin de vote
i) count the votes= compter les voix
j) an overwhelming majority = une majorité écrasante
k) a landslide victory= un raz de marée
l) be defeated = être battu
m) a ticket = une liste éléctorale
n) swear jurer
o) a platform un programme
p) run for president se présenter aux éléctions
q) a term un mandat
r) incumbent titulaire
s) seek another term chercher à être réelu
t) a bill = une loi
u) an absentee un absentéiste
v) an issue un point/ une question
w) mudslinging campagne d’insulte
HOMEWORK :
For MOnday : Apprendre le vocabulaire pour test oral .Vous devez être capable d'expliquer le processus électoral Américain.
