In this Speech of Goerge W. Bush, on Independence day in 2006, he honors the bravery and sacrifices who have made freedom possible. He says that this Day has to be celebrated like no other festival. Many American people have sacrifices themselves to make the freedom and Independence possible for all citizens. The people who defend the freedom today were also honored. The rural men of America who are sitting in different, maybe dangerous places, are highly valued by the president, and he respects and is greatful for them. He also admires and comforts the family and related of the soldiers, who also have to live with uncertainty!
Every American citizen should be happy, and have to honor all sacrifices.
Vocabulary :
– commemorated = gedacht
– honor = Ehre, ehren
– amid = inmitten
– determined = entschlossen
– strive = streben
– proud = stolz
– torch = Fackel
Hi Niklas,
some quick feedback:
a) content and structure
You cover most of the central aspects of th speech. Please make sure that your introduction is clearly recognisable.
B) language
There are quite a few errors in your text. Generally make sure that you write summaries in the simple present tense. There also seems to be a bit of a problem with passive constructions (e.g. “The house WAS BUILT.” –> form of “to be” PLUS past participle / 3rd form of the verb) It might be a could idea to do the following exercises:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/aktiv_passiv/saetze_bilden_simple_past.html.1: speech
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/aktiv_passiv/saetze_passiv_umformen1.htm
Please edit the following passages:
l.1: on Independence Day (no “the”)
l.1: he HONORS
l.2: SAYS (–> summary: simple present)
l.2: HAS to be CELEBRATED
l.4: were also HONORED
l.5: who ARE sitting
l.5: are HIGHLY valued
l.6: sentence doesn´t work that way: “he respects and is grateful for them”
l.6: he also ADMIRES and COMFORTS
l.8: who ALSO HAVE TO LIVE with