TASK: Read the poem and listen to Amanda Gorman reciting it. Browse the internet and check people's reactions to these words. Note them down under two columns: positive reactions and negative reactions. Try to understand the reasons behind each of them, and get ready to discuss the issues during our next lesson.
a protester sitting at the desk of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
The United States Congress has two chambers, one called the Senate and the other called the House of Representatives (or “House” for short) which share the responsibilities of the legislative process to create federal statutory law. They occupy opposite ends of the Capitol Building. The Capitol Building also houses the Supreme Court. Total Senate seats are 100. Total Representatives 435.
"I may be the first, but I won't be the last", Kamala Harris "Dream with ambition, lead with conviction and see yourself in a way that others might not see you, simply because they've never seen it before. And we will applaud you every step of the way".
Keywords: parties - Democrats - Republicans - Primaries - Caucuses - Electors - cast a vote -presidential ticket - lead - tight - shrink - ballot - mailing ballot - polling place - tally - appeal - swing states - battleground states - concession speech - House of Representatives - Senate - president elect - victory speech - "time to heal"