The Reading / Listening - The Golden Age of America - Level 1

President Donald Trump has promised a "golden age" for America. He became the USA's 47th President on the 20th of January. He made his acceptance speech in Washington. President Trump promised to change America. He said: "From this day forward, our country will [grow] and be respected again all over the world. We will be the envy of every nation." He added that: "Every single day of [my] administration, I will very simply put America first."

President Trump said he had a God-given mission. He said: "My life was saved…by God to make America great again." One of Trump's biggest promises was for American astronauts to put the U.S. flag on Mars. He promised to make the US economy strong. He also said he would use America's fossil fuels. He said: "We will drill, baby, drill." He added that the USA has "the largest amount of oil and gas of any country on Earth. And, we are going to use it".

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    The Golden Age of America - Level 0 The Golden Age of America - Level 2   or  The Golden Age of America - Level 3

Sources
  • https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-faces-stiff-challenges-delivering-his-promised-golden-age-2025-01-20/
  • https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/01/21/donald-trump-executive-orders-inauguration/
  • https://www.ft.com/content/8e507320-d381-41b0-9513-cc97e2e9d4e9


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. He became the USA's
  2. He made his acceptance
  3. President Trump promised
  4. From this day
  5. respected again
  6. We will be the envy
  7. Every single day of my
  8. I will very simply
  1. administration
  2. 47th President
  3. put America first
  4. speech
  5. of every nation
  6. forward
  7. all over the world
  8. to change America

Paragraph 2

  1. he had a God-
  2. My life was saved
  3. One of Trump's biggest
  4. American
  5. put the U.S. flag
  6. fossil
  7. the largest amount of
  8. we are going
  1. on Mars
  2. promises
  3. to use it
  4. fuels
  5. given mission
  6. oil and gas
  7. astronauts
  8. by God

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

President Donald Trump (1) ________________________________________________ "golden age" for America. He became the USA's 47th President on the 20th of January. He (2) ________________________________________________ speech in Washington. President Trump promised to change America. He said: "From (3) ________________________________________________, our country will [grow] and be respected again all over the world. We will be (4) ________________________________________________ every nation." He added that: "(5) ________________________________________________ of [my] administration, I will (6) ________________________________________________ America first."

President Trump said he had a (7) ________________________________________________. He said: "My life (8) ________________________________________________ God to make America great again." One of Trump's (9) ________________________________________________ for American astronauts to put the U.S. flag on Mars. He promised to make the (10) ________________________________________________. He also said he would use America's fossil fuels. He said: "We will drill, baby, drill." He added that the USA has "the largest amount of (11) ________________________________________________ of any country on Earth. And, we are (12) ________________________________________________ it".

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

PresidentDonaldTrumphaspromiseda"goldenage"forAmerica.Hebe
cametheUSA's47thPresidentonthe20thofJanuary.Hemadehisaccept
ancespeechinWashington.PresidentTrumppromisedtochangeAmeri
ca.Hesaid:"Fromthisdayforward,ourcountrywill[grow]andberespec
tedagainallovertheworld.Wewillbetheenvyofeverynation."Headded
that:"Everysingledayof[my]administration,IwillverysimplyputAmer
icafirst."PresidentTrumpsaidhehadaGod-givenmission.Hesaid:"Myl
ifewassaved…byGodtomakeAmericagreatagain."OneofTrump'sbigg
estpromiseswasforAmericanastronautstoputtheU.S.flagonMars.He
promisedtomaketheUSeconomystrong.HealsosaidhewoulduseAme
rica'sfossilfuels.Hesaid:"Wewilldrill,baby,drill."HeaddedthattheUSA
has"thelargestamountofoilandgasofanycountryonEarth.And,weare
goingtouseit".

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

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Free writing

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Answers

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