Procedure:
1) We are going to read an article. First, read the title below and predict what the text is about:
Trump impeachment: President lashes out at Democrats over inquiry
impeachment:
the act of charging an important public figure with a serious crime the possible impeachment of the President of the United States
lash out (at somebody/something)
to criticize somebody in an angry way.
E,g, In a bitter article he lashed out at his critics.
2) Watch the video without sound and draw inferences from what you see:
1. What feelings and emotions go through his mind?
2. What might he be saying?
3. Who might he be talking to?
4. How do you think he may be treating the person he is addressing?
5. What kind of language could he be using?
6. What tone of voice might he use?7. What gestures does he make? Who is he gesticulating to?
8. What other aspects of non-verbal communication can you see?
8. How important is gesticulation in communication?
9. What other types of non-verbal communication should we be aware of?
Videos:
Selection:
Full:
https://youtu.be/hGfCKwr09KU Selection: ('36)
KEY
9. Types of non-verbal communication:
- Facial Expressions.
- Body Movements. Body movements, or kinesics, include common practices like hand gestures or nodding.
- Posture: How you stand or sit is one of the important elements in how you are perceived by others.
- Eye Contact: Eyes can indicate interest, attention, and involvement, while failing to make eye contact may be interpreted as disinterested, inattentive, or rude.
- Tone
-Volume
- Speed
- Proximity
- Physiological Changes: Sweating, blushing, teary eyes...
9. Types of non-verbal communication:
- Facial Expressions.
- Body Movements. Body movements, or kinesics, include common practices like hand gestures or nodding.
- Posture: How you stand or sit is one of the important elements in how you are perceived by others.
- Eye Contact: Eyes can indicate interest, attention, and involvement, while failing to make eye contact may be interpreted as disinterested, inattentive, or rude.
- Tone
-Volume
- Speed
- Proximity
- Physiological Changes: Sweating, blushing, teary eyes...
3) Each student reads a cut-out from an article while others read a cut-out from the vocabulary explanations of the article.
4). Students get together to put the text and vocabulary in a logical order. To do that each one has to explain to the others and in their own words what they have read. The glossary goes after the article. (Students will have to relay, summarise and explain information to practise mediation)
5). Check your answers bellow and watch the video with sound:
KEY:
Article:
Trump impeachment: President lashes out at
Democrats over inquiry
1. F
Committees are demanding documents relating to the
administration's dealings with Ukraine, which is now at the heart of an
impeachment inquiry.The president accused Democratic leaders of dishonesty and even treason.
Democrats have defended the inquiry - which focuses on a phone call between Mr Trump and the Ukrainian president.
2. C
Warning: this report contains strong language
What did President Trump say?
During a joint news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, Mr Trump called Mr Biden and his son, Hunter, "stone-cold corrupt".Mr Trump directed much of his anger towards House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, calling him "shifty Schiff, "a lowlife" and saying he "should resign from office in disgrace".
He added: "Frankly, they should look at him for treason."
3. M
Mr Trump also stated that he believed Mr Schiff had "helped write" a complaint about the call filed by a whistleblower, without offering evidence.
The US president told reporters that only "legitimate" whistleblowers should be protected.
"This country has to find out who this person was, because that person's a spy, in my opinion," Mr Trump said.
He labelled the entire inquiry a "hoax" and a "fraudulent crime on the American people" while maintaining he would "always co-operate" with Congress.
4. A
The US president also sparred at the White House with a Reuters correspondent, who asked him what he considered treasonous.
As the Finnish leader looked on, Mr Trump said "there are those who think I'm a very stable genius" and said he "probably will be bringing a lot of litigation" against those who participated in the Russia investigation.
When the reporter pressed Mr Trump, the US president cut him off, saying: "Don't be rude."
5. L
Earlier, Mr Trump raged at the most powerful elected Democrat, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Mr Schiff on Twitter, accusing Democrats of focusing on "BULLSHIT".
6. K
The Do Nothing Democrats should be focused on
building up our Country, not wasting everyone’s time and energy on BULLSHIT,
which is what they have been doing ever since I got overwhelmingly elected in
2016, 223-306. Get a better candidate this time, you’ll need it!
7. D
Mr Trump said Mrs Pelosi should focus on her own city, San Francisco, which he described as a "tent city" of homeless people.
What's the inquiry about?
The impeachment inquiry - which may seek to remove Mr Trump from office - stems from the whistleblower's complaint about his 25 July phone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky.In the call, Mr Trump pressed for an investigation of his Democratic political rival Joe Biden and his son, who worked for a Ukrainian gas firm. No evidence of wrongdoing by the Bidens has come to light.
8. J
Democrats have pointed out the call with the newly elected Mr Zelensky took place at the same time Mr Trump decided to withhold military aid from Ukraine.
Mr Trump's opponents say he was pressuring a vulnerable US ally to interfere in the 2020 US election for the US president's personal benefit.
What did Democrats say?
Democrats have accused the White House of blocking congressional inquiries and refusing to respond to record requests, which has prompted the subpoena threat this week.House oversight committee chairman Elijah Cummings said in a memo: "I do not take this step lightly.
9. E
"Over the past several weeks, the committees tried several times to obtain voluntary compliance with our requests for documents, but the White House has refused to engage with - or even respond to - the committees."
The subpoena will request documents on Mr Trump's call with Ukraine and any related items from acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.
Mrs Pelosi and Mr Schiff held a joint news conference on Wednesday, defending the impeachment proceedings.
10. N
"We're not fooling around here," Mr Schiff said, adding that Democrats did not want the inquiry to "drag on".
He also criticised the president's comments against the whistleblower as "a blatant effort to intimidate witnesses" and "an incitement of violence".
Mr Schiff has also issued a statement saying his committee never reviewed or received the whistleblower's complaint in advance, as Mr Trump claimed.
If the House of Representatives votes to pass articles of impeachment, the Senate is forced to hold a trial
11. P
A Senate vote requires a two-thirds majority to convict - unlikely in this case, given that Mr Trump's party controls the chamber
Only two US presidents in history - Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson - have been impeached but neither was convicted and removed
President Nixon resigned before he could have been impeached
Vocabulary
12. S
lash out (at somebody/something)
to criticize somebody in an angry way.
E,g, In a bitter article he lashed out at his critics.
summons: /ˈsʌmənz/ pl. summonses BrE /ˈsʌmənzɪz/
an order to appear in court.
E.g.
to
issue a summons against somebody. The police have been unable
to serve
a summons on him. She
received a summons to appear in court the following week.
stone-cold: /ˌstəʊn ˈkəʊld/
completely
cold, when it should be warm or hot.
E.g. The soup was stone cold.
shifty:
seeming to be dishonest;
looking guilty about something. Sp. sospechoso.
E.g. shifty eyes to
look shifty.
13. R
lowlife:
connected with people who
are outside normal society, especially criminals.
E.g. a low-life bar.
The scum of the earth (the worst type of people that can be imagined. E.g. These men are the scum of the earth.
look at something:
to examine
something closely.
E.g.
Your
ankle's swollen—I think the doctor ought to look at it.
whistleblower:
a person
who tells someone in authority about something illegal that is happening,
especially in a government department or a company.
14. O
hoax: /həʊks/
an
act intended to make somebody believe something that is not true, a plan to
deceive someone, especially something unpleasant.
E.g. a bomb hoax. hoax calls. The emergency call turned
out to be a hoax.
Humbug (dishonest
talk, writing, or behaviour that is intended to deceive people: E.g.the usual
political humbug)
spar with somebody:
to argue. E.g. Frank and
Jill always spar with each other at meetings, but really they're good friends.
treasonous:
/ˈtriːzən(ə)s/ or treasonable /ˈtriːz(ə)nəb(ə)l/ considered
to be treason by the law. E.g. a treasonous conspiracy.
15. G
looked on:
to watch something without
becoming involved in it yourself.
E.g. Passers-by simply looked on
as he was attacked.
litigation:
the process
of making or defending a claim in court.
E.g. The company has been in
litigation with its previous auditors for a full year.
to
run the risk of litigation.
The company has
consistently denied responsibility, but it agreed to the settlement to avoid
the expense of lengthy litigation.
raged at:
to speak very angrily to someone.
E.g.
He raged at (= spoke angrily to) us for forgetting to order a replacement.
16. Q
Bullshit: (taboo, slang) (also informal bull) (abbreviation US English BS)
nonsense.
E.g. That's just
bullshit.
tent city: /ˌtent ˈsɪt.i/
a large
group of tents that provide a temporary place for people to live, especially
people who do not have a home.
withhold: /wɪðˈhəʊld/
withheld,
withheld. Withhold something (from somebody/something) (formal)
to refuse
to give something to somebody.
E.g.
She
was accused of withholding information from the police.
Payment
was withheld until the work was completed.
The
government was threatening to withhold future financial aid.
17. B
ally: /ˈælaɪ/
a
country that has agreed to help and support another country, especially in case
of a war. E.g. our European/NATO allies. A loyal ally of the United
States.
subpoena: /səˈpiːnə/
a
written order to attend court as a witness to give evidence. E.g. He was served with a
subpoena.
She
is appearing today under subpoena (= she has
been given a subpoena to appear).
subpoena somebody (to do something) /səˈpiːnə/ (law)
to order
somebody to attend court and give evidence as a witness.
E.g. The court subpoenaed her to
appear as a witness.
18. i
oversight:
responsibility for a job or activity
and for making sure it is being done correctly.
E.g.
Who has oversight of genetic testing? The committee has oversight
of finance and general policy.
An
enquiry was set up under the oversight of the Police Complaints Authority.
There
is support for a system of independent oversight.
memo /ˈmeməʊ/
(pl. memos) (also formal memorandum /ˌmeməˈrændəm/ (pl. memoranda /ˌmeməˈrændə/) memo (to somebody)
an official
note from one person to another in the same organization.
E.g. to write/send/circulate a memo.
Did you get my memo about the
meeting?
lightly:
without being seriously
considered.
E.g. This is not a problem we
should take
lightly.
Such
fears should not be dismissed lightly.
compliance: /kəmˈplaɪəns/
compliance (with something)
the
practice of obeying rules or requests made by people in authority
E.g.
procedures
that must be followed to ensure full compliance with the law.
Safety
measures were carried out in compliance with paragraph 6
of the building regulations.
19. H
drag on:
to go on for too long.
E.g. The dispute has dragged on
for months.
blatant: /ˈbleɪtnt/
done
in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked.
Flagrant, shameless. Sp. descarado.
E.g.
a
blatant attempt to buy votes. It was a blatant lie.
convict: /kənˈvɪkt/
convict somebody (of something)
to decide
and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime.
E.g. a convicted murderer.
He
was convicted of fraud.
There
wasn’t enough evidence to convict her.
opposite:
acquit
Noun:
conviction (for something) E.g. She has six previous convictions for theft.
opposite:
acquittal
6) Now watch the videos with sound:
Videos:
Selection:
Full:
https://youtu.be/hGfCKwr09KU Selection: ('36)
7) Speaking
A) Read one after the other to check understanding
1. Have you ever witnessed anybody lashing out at somebody else? What happened?
to criticize somebody in an angry way.
E,g, In a bitter article he lashed out at his critics.
1. Have you ever witnessed anybody lashing out at somebody else? What happened?
lash out (at somebody/something)
to criticize somebody in an angry way.
E,g, In a bitter article he lashed out at his critics.
2. What food you don't like to eat stone cold?
stone-cold: /ˌstəʊn ˈkəʊld/
completely
cold, when it should be warm or hot.
E.g. The soup was stone cold.
3. Can you tell us about a time when you saw somebody who looked shifty in your opinion?
shifty:
seeming to be dishonest;
looking guilty about something. Sp. sospechoso.
E.g. shifty eyes to
look shifty.
4. If you were to see any lowlifes ready to take advantage of unsuspecting tourists, what would you do?
lowlife:
connected with people who
are outside normal society, especially criminals.
E.g. a low-life bar.
The scum of the earth (the worst type of people that can be imagined. E.g. These men are the scum of the earth.
5. What kind of procedures should authorities put in place in order to encourage whistleblowers to report illegal activities in a company or in the government?
whistleblower:
a person
who tells someone in authority about something illegal that is happening,
especially in a government department or a company.
6. Do you know of any internet hoax in which people have been cheated? Have you ever fallen victim to any scam?
hoax: /həʊks/
an
act intended to make somebody believe something that is not true, a plan to
deceive someone, especially something unpleasant.
E.g. a bomb hoax. hoax calls. The emergency call turned
out to be a hoax. It is a cruel hoax, she said, to encourage people to think they have a real chance to win the lottery.
Humbug (dishonest
talk, writing, or behaviour that is intended to deceive people: E.g.the usual
political humbug)
7. What do people often spar over at your place of work?
spar with somebody:
to
argue. E.g. Frank and
Jill always spar with each other at meetings, but really they're good
friends. Foreign ministers sparred over new defence proposals.
8. When was the last time you saw someone raging at somebody else?
raged at:
to speak very angrily to someone.
E.g.
He raged at (= spoke angrily to) us for forgetting to order a replacement.
9. Do you think that tent cities of displaced homeowners may spring up in the near future? What are the main reasons why people might be rendered homeless?
tent city: /ˌtent ˈsɪt.i/
a large
group of tents that provide a temporary place for people to live, especially
people who do not have a home.
displace somebody
to force people to move away from their home to another place. E.g. Around 10 000 people have been displaced by the fighting. If the dam is built it will displace 100 000 people.
spring up
render somebody/something + adj.
to cause somebody/something to be in a particular state or condition. E.g. to render something harmless/useless/ineffective. Hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the earthquake.
10. Has a member of your family or a friend ever withheld information from you? How did/would you react?
withhold: /wɪðˈhəʊld/
withheld,
withheld. Withhold something (from somebody/something) (formal)
to refuse
to give something to somebody.
E.g.
She
was accused of withholding information from the police.
Payment
was withheld until the work was completed.
The
government was threatening to withhold future financial aid.
B) Now answer these questions:
1. Have you ever witnessed anybody lashing out at somebody else? What happened?
2. What food you don't like to eat stone cold?
3. Can you tell us about a time when you saw somebody who looked shifty in your opinion?
4. If you were to see any lowlifes ready to take advantage of unsuspecting tourists, what would you do?
5. What kind of procedures should authorities put in place in order to encourage whistleblowers to report illegal activities in a company or in the government?
6. Do you know of any internet hoax in which people have been cheated? Have you ever fallen victim to any scam?
7. What do people often spar over at your place of work?
8) When was the last time you saw someone raging at somebody else?
9) Do you think that tent cities of displaced homeowners may spring up in the near future? What are the main reasons why people might be rendered homeless?
10) Has a member of your family or a friend ever withheld information from you? How did/would you react?
Cut-outs for this activity:
The president accused Democratic leaders of dishonesty and even treason.
Democrats have defended the inquiry - which focuses on a phone call between Mr Trump and the Ukrainian president.
___
C
Warning: this report contains strong language
What did President Trump say?
During a joint news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, Mr Trump called Mr Biden and his son, Hunter, "stone-cold corrupt".Mr Trump directed much of his anger towards House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, calling him "shifty Schiff, "a lowlife" and saying he "should resign from office in disgrace".
He added: "Frankly, they should look at him for treason."
____
M
Mr Trump also stated that he believed Mr Schiff had "helped write" a complaint about the call filed by a whistleblower, without offering evidence.
The US president told reporters that only "legitimate" whistleblowers should be protected.
"This country has to find out who this person was, because that person's a spy, in my opinion," Mr Trump said.
He labelled the entire inquiry a "hoax" and a "fraudulent crime on the American people" while maintaining he would "always co-operate" with Congress.
____
A
The US president also sparred at the White House with a Reuters correspondent, who asked him what he considered treasonous.
As the Finnish leader looked on, Mr Trump said "there are those who think I'm a very stable genius" and said he "probably will be bringing a lot of litigation" against those who participated in the Russia investigation.
When the reporter pressed Mr Trump, the US president cut him off, saying: "Don't be rude."
____
L
Earlier, Mr Trump raged at the most powerful elected Democrat, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Mr Schiff on Twitter, accusing Democrats of focusing on "BULLSHIT".
____
K
The Do Nothing Democrats should be focused on
building up our Country, not wasting everyone’s time and energy on BULLSHIT,
which is what they have been doing ever since I got overwhelmingly elected in
2016, 223-306. Get a better candidate this time, you’ll need it!
______
D
Mr Trump said Mrs Pelosi should focus on her own city, San Francisco, which he described as a "tent city" of homeless people.
What's the inquiry about?
The impeachment inquiry - which may seek to remove Mr Trump from office - stems from the whistleblower's complaint about his 25 July phone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky.In the call, Mr Trump pressed for an investigation of his Democratic political rival Joe Biden and his son, who worked for a Ukrainian gas firm. No evidence of wrongdoing by the Bidens has come to light.
______
J
Democrats have pointed out the call with the newly elected Mr Zelensky took place at the same time Mr Trump decided to withhold military aid from Ukraine.
Mr Trump's opponents say he was pressuring a vulnerable US ally to interfere in the 2020 US election for the US president's personal benefit.
What did Democrats say?
Democrats have accused the White House of blocking congressional inquiries and refusing to respond to record requests, which has prompted the subpoena threat this week.House oversight committee chairman Elijah Cummings said in a memo: "I do not take this step lightly.
_____
E
"Over the past several weeks, the committees tried several times to obtain voluntary compliance with our requests for documents, but the White House has refused to engage with - or even respond to - the committees."
The subpoena will request documents on Mr Trump's call with Ukraine and any related items from acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.
Mrs Pelosi and Mr Schiff held a joint news conference on Wednesday, defending the impeachment proceedings.
______
N
"We're not fooling around here," Mr Schiff said, adding that Democrats did not want the inquiry to "drag on".
He also criticised the president's comments against the whistleblower as "a blatant effort to intimidate witnesses" and "an incitement of violence".
Mr Schiff has also issued a statement saying his committee never reviewed or received the whistleblower's complaint in advance, as Mr Trump claimed.
Quick facts on impeachment
Impeachment is the first part - the charges - of a two-stage political process by which Congress can remove a president from officeIf the House of Representatives votes to pass articles of impeachment, the Senate is forced to hold a trial
______
P
A Senate vote requires a two-thirds majority to convict - unlikely in this case, given that Mr Trump's party controls the chamber
Only two US presidents in history - Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson - have been impeached but neither was convicted and removed
President Nixon resigned before he could have been impeached
____
S
lash out (at somebody/something)
to criticize somebody in an angry way.E,g, In a bitter article he lashed out at his critics.
summons: /ˈsʌmənz/ pl. summonses BrE /ˈsʌmənzɪz/
an order to appear in court.
E.g.
to issue a summons against somebody. The police
have been unable to serve a summons on him. She received
a summons to appear in court the following week.
stone-cold: /ˌstəʊn ˈkəʊld/ completely
cold, when it should be warm or hot. E.g. The soup was
stone cold.
shifty: seeming to be dishonest;
looking guilty about something. Sp. sospechoso. E.g. shifty eyes to look
shifty.
_____
R
lowlife: connected with people who
are outside normal society, especially criminals. The scum of the earth (the worst type of people that can be
imagined. E.g. These men are the scum of the earth.
E.g. a low-life
bar.
look at something: to examine
something closely.
E.g.
Your ankle's swollen—I think the
doctor ought to look at it.
whistleblower: a person
who tells someone in authority about something illegal that is happening,
especially in a government department or a company.
_____
O
hoax: /həʊks/ an act
intended to make somebody believe something that is not true, a plan to deceive
someone, especially something unpleasant. Humbug
(dishonest talk, writing, or behaviour that is intended to deceive people:
E.g.the usual political humbug)
E.g. a bomb hoax. hoax calls. The emergency
call turned out to be a hoax.
spar with somebody: to argue. E.g. Frank and
Jill always spar with each other at meetings, but really they're good friends.
treasonous: /ˈtriːzən(ə)s/ or treasonable /ˈtriːz(ə)nəb(ə)l/
considered to be treason by the law. E.g. a treasonous conspiracy.
____
G
looked on: to watch something without
becoming involved in it yourself. E.g. Passers-by
simply looked on as he was attacked.
litigation: the process
of making or defending a claim in court. E.g. The company
has been in litigation with its previous auditors for a full year. to run the
risk of litigation. The company has consistently denied responsibility, but it
agreed to the settlement to avoid the expense of lengthy litigation.
raged at: to speak very angrily to someone.
E.g.
He raged at (= spoke angrily to) us for forgetting to order a replacement.
______
Q
Bullshit: (taboo, slang) (also informal bull) (abbreviation US English BS) nonsense. E.g. That's just bullshit.
tent city: /ˌtent ˈsɪt.i/ a large
group of tents that provide a temporary place for people to live, especially
people who do not have a home.
withhold: /wɪðˈhəʊld/ withheld, withheld. Withhold something (from somebody/something) (formal) to refuse
to give something to somebody.
E.g.
She
was accused of withholding information from the police.
Payment
was withheld until the work was completed.
The
government was threatening to withhold future financial aid.
_____
B
ally: /ˈælaɪ/ a country
that has agreed to help and support another country, especially in case of a
war. E.g. our European/NATO allies. A loyal ally
of the United States.
subpoena: /səˈpiːnə/ a written
order to attend court as a witness to give evidence. E.g. He was served
with a subpoena. She is appearing today under subpoena (= she has
been given a subpoena to appear).
subpoena somebody (to do something) /səˈpiːnə/ (law) to order
somebody to attend court and give evidence as a witness. E.g. The court
subpoenaed her to appear as a witness.
______
i
oversight: responsibility for a job or activity
and for making sure it is being done correctly.
E.g.
Who has oversight of genetic testing? The committee has oversight
of finance and general policy.
An
enquiry was set up under the oversight of the Police Complaints Authority.
There
is support for a system of independent oversight.
memo /ˈmeməʊ/ (pl. memos) (also formal memorandum)
memo (to somebody) an official
note from one person to another in the same organization.
E.g. to write/send/circulate a memo.
Did you get my memo about the
meeting?
lightly: without being seriously
considered.
E.g. This is not a
problem we should take lightly.
Such
fears should not be dismissed lightly.
compliance: /kəmˈplaɪəns/ compliance (with something) the
practice of obeying rules or requests made by people in authority
E.g.
procedures
that must be followed to ensure full compliance with the law.
Safety
measures were carried out in compliance with paragraph 6
of the building regulations.
____
H
drag on: to go on for too long.
E.g. The dispute
has dragged on for months.
blatant: /ˈbleɪtnt/ done in an
obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked. Flagrant, shameless.
Sp. descarado.
E.g.
a
blatant attempt to buy votes. It was a blatant lie.
convict:
/kənˈvɪkt/ convict somebody (of something) to decide
and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime.
E.g. a convicted
murderer.
He
was convicted of fraud.
There
wasn’t enough evidence to convict her.
opposite: acquit
Noun: conviction (for something) E.g. She
has six previous convictions for theft.
opposite: acquittal
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