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W o r k s h e e t N ° 1 : Why do we vote? III.- FIND THE WORDS IN THE PUZZLE

➢ Freedom
VI CICLO ➢ President
Full Name: _____________________________________ Grade: _____ Section: “___” ➢ Vote
I. LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND TALK TO YOUR PARTNER: ➢ Citizen
1) Do you vote? Yes/no Why? How old are you? ➢ Government
2) When is the municipal elections? ➢ Legislative
3) Do you know any candidates? What are their ➢ Equality
names? ➢ Major
4) Circle around to the main problem you want to be solved by ➢ Democracy
the mayor of your town. ➢ Constitution
a) Crime and murderer b) drugs c) poverty and hunger d) traffic ➢ Rule
➢ Law
➢ Rights

IV.- READ THE TEXT AND DECIDE IF THE SENTENCES ARE TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F)
Here in our country, we live in democracy. What ‘s this? democracy means "rule by
II.- MATCH THE WORDS TO THE PICTURES the people." It is a form of government in which power rests with the people, either
directly or through elected representatives. In Peru, every person over the age of 18
has the right to vote. Voting is not only a right, but a privilege and a responsibility. We
choose our representatives through an election process. There are many different
leaders who help run our cities and countries. In Peru, people who live in these places
get to vote to their leaders. It lets many people have a say in who gets to run their
districts. People can vote for any leader, but only some leaders win. Let me introduce
a Peruvian politician named Mr. Philip Ponce, he is one of the candidates for Malaya
district. He was born in Lima in 1961. He is an economist and he plans to fight against
corruption, strengthen local industries, improve access to affordable quality health
care, help poor families in popular kitchens with feeding and nutritious, he promises
“Hunger zero”. and he’s currently running for mayor of Malaya District at the 2022
municipal elections.
WRITE (T) for true or (F) for false
a.- Democracy is a type of government ( )
b.- People under 18 years old vote ( )
c.- Voting is a right and a responsibility ( )
d.- Mr. Philip Ponce is a politician leader ( )
e.- He is a civil engineer ( )
f.- He promises hunger zero and fights against corruption ( )

V.- GETTING TO KNOW THE CANDIDATES FOR MAJOR IN YOUR DISTRICT

NAME AGE POLITICAL PARTY PLANS
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