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Donald Trump, the 45th President of the USA

 Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment 

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER and MICHAEL BARBARO   NOV. 9, 2016 NEW YORK TIMES

Donald John Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States on Tuesday in a stunning culmination of an explosive, populist and polarizing campaign that took relentless aim at the institutions and long-held ideals of American democracy.
The surprise outcome, defying late polls that showed Hillary Clinton with a modest but persistent edge, threatened convulsions throughout the country and the world, where sceptics had watched with alarm as Mr. Trump’s unvarnished overtures to disillusioned voters took hold.
The triumph for Mr. Trump, 70, a real estate developer-turned-reality television star with no government experience, was a powerful rejection of the establishment forces that had assembled against him, from the world of business to government, and the consensus they had forged on everything from trade to immigration.

The results amounted to a repudiation, not only of Mrs. Clinton, but of President Obama, whose legacy is suddenly imperilled. And it was a decisive demonstration of power by a largely overlooked coalition of mostly blue-collar white and working-class voters who felt that the promise of the United States had slipped their grasp amid decades of globalization and multiculturalism. “The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” Mr. Trump told supporters around 3 a.m. on Wednesday at a rally in New York City, just after Mrs. Clinton called to concede. In a departure from a blistering campaign in which he repeatedly stoked division, Mr. Trump sought to do something he had conspicuously avoided as a candidate: Appeal for unity. “Now it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division,” he said. “It is time for us to come together as one united people. It’s time.” That, he added, “is so important to me.” He offered unusually warm words for Mrs. Clinton, who he has suggested should be in jail, saying she was owed “a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country.” Mr. Trump’s win — stretching across the battleground states of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania — seemed likely to set off financial jitters and immediate unease among international allies, many of which were startled when Mr. Trump in his campaign cast doubt on the necessity of America’s military commitments abroad and its allegiance to international economic partnerships.

From Pennsylvania to Wisconsin, industrial towns once full of union voters who for decades offered their votes to Democratic presidential candidates, even in the party’s lean years, shifted to Mr. Trump’s Republican Party. One county in the Mahoning Valley of Ohio, Trumbull, went to Mr. Trump by a six-point margin. Four years ago, Mr. Obama won there by 22 points.

BOB DYLAN WINS NOBEL PRIZE, REDEFINING BOUNDARIES OF LITERATURE

Half a century ago, Bob Dylan shocked the music world by plugging in an electric guitar and alienating folk purists. For decades he continued to confound expectations, selling millions of records with dense, enigmatic songwriting. 

You can read the whole article in 
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/arts/music/bob-dylan-nobel-prize-literature.html 

What's your opinion about this new Nobel Prize winner? Do you think it is a deserved award? Why? 

Have a nice day and feel free to leave your comments.

TONGUE TWISTERS IN ENGLISH

ENGLISH IS EASY! 
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HELLO HOLIDAYS!!!!

It seemed nearly impossible at the beginning, but finally we got here! Yes, we're on holiday!!! I hope this year has been productive and fun for all of you, and that you have learnt a lot. If you passed all your subjects, enjoy your deserved holidays! And if you didn't, courage and good luck for September.

See you,

Ana.

SUMMER HOLIDAYS... YOU'RE ALMOST HERE!

INFORMATION ABOUT ORAL TESTS - 4º ESO (In case of doubt, e-mail to amparamio@hotmail.es)

4º ESO A – Oral test. 15/06/2016 

DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS TALKING ABOUT: The best film they’ve ever seen. Student A tells student B about one film, makes a recommendation, describes the film, etc. Student B tells student A about a different film, makes a recommendation, describes the film, etc. 3 – 5 minutes speaking. It is a dialogue, not two monologues. 

 - Assesment points:
1 – Vocabulary and Grammar according to the level.
2 – Pronunciation.
3 – Non-verbal language.
4 – Originality, humour factor.

STUDENTS:


4º ESO B – Oral test. 17/06/2016 

DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS TALKING ABOUT: The best film they’ve ever seen. Student A tells student B about one film, makes a recommendation, describes the film, etc. Student B tells student A about a different film, makes a recommendation, describes the film, etc. 3 – 5 minutes speaking. It is a dialogue, not two monologues. 

 - Assesment points:
1 – Vocabulary and Grammar according to the level.
2 – Pronunciation.
3 – Non-verbal language.
4 – Originality, humour factor.

STUDENTS: