Joe Biden's victory speech

November 7, 2020: after four days of counting, Joe Biden learns that he has won the presidential election. That night, in Wilmington, Delaware, he speaks for the first time as president-elect.

The country is deeply divided and the pandemic is raging. What does he promise, and how does he try to bring Americans together?

The speech (B2)

Fifteen minutes that tried to heal a divided country.

• Start here Watch the speech once and see the six steps of the unit.
• Watch: general comprehension Red states, blue states, a time to heal... Watch part by part, then read between the lines.
• Watch: the details Seventy-four million, a New Deal, eagle's wings... listen again and catch every word.
• Key sentences From “I pledge to be a president…” to “Keep the faith”: drag the missing words.
• Vocabulary Elections, values, challenges and history: match the words.
• Vocabulary list Ticket, mandate, decency, inflection point... all the words of the speech, with a self-test.
• Food for thought Write your own victory speech, or say if one speech can heal a divided country.