Starting over

Learning English is behind schedule just one week for my cold. Snap out of it, I will start to study English tomorrow.

Today I've got the CD of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, John Kennedy's Inaugural Address and Barack Obama's Inaufural Address.

I really didn't know that "address" means "a formal communication ; especially : a prepared speech delivered to a special audience or on a special occasion"(Webster Online).

Postscript

Original article had 2 comments as below:

• id:aaron: In English we often use the word 'address' for political speeches
  
  There are other types too such as the:
  State of the Union Address (年頭教書)
  
  Hope that you feel better soon, and good luck with your studies!
• CHARADE: Your advice is very useful. I appreciate it.