POLITICS

CONVERSATION WORKSHOP
PRE-INTERMEDIATE, WEEK 09
 PARTY
EXPLAIN THE WORDS
VISIBLE.
IMMUNITY VOTE

ELECTION
TERM WHAT OTHER WORDS
DO YOU ASSOCIATE

CANDIDATE WITH POLITICS?

CAMPAIGN

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DO YOU ALWAYS VOTE?

WHAT QUALITIES DO
YOU LOOK FOR IN
A PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE?
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Politics on BBC Learning English
𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 to change (how you speak) to make it suitable for a
to be a candidate in an election particular group

𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 (𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠) to imagine that it is possible for you to do something
to imagine that it is possible for you to do something
growing up in a family situation without much money
𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟
the possibility of the possibility of

𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐧 to be a candidate in an election

vocabulary and expressions related to a particular job
vocabulary and expressions related to a particular job
𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝
growing up in a family situation without much money

𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐫 (𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲)

to change (how you speak) to make it suitable for a
particular group
Which of these candidates would you vote for in a mock election?
What could be their strong and weak characteristics?

Which candidate could: JAMES BOND

● help homeless people? BARACK OBAMA
● help with unemployment problems? PRINCE WILLIAM
● make your country more environmentally friendly? DONALD TRUMP
● increase education levels? LADY GAGA
● promote healthy living?
JAY Z
● improve public transportation?
ELLEN DEGENERES
HARRY POTTER

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How interested How long is the
What are your Which quality do term of elected
are you in
opinions of you think is the officials in your
politics? Would
politicians? Are most important country? Do you
you like to be a think this is a good
they positive or for a politician?
politician? Why length of time?
negative? Why? Why?
or why not? Why or why not?

What do you
Should voting be
think is the most
DISCUSS THE obligatory? How
important
can we get more
political issue QUESTIONS.
people to vote?
right now? Why
is it important?

What type of What are the

Describe a Should there be political system main political
political person more women in does your parties in your
you admire. politics? country have? country?
Describe it. Describe them.

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 Political parties have to I would never vote for an
publish all their income, honest politician if he didn't
including private donations. have a lot of experience.

There should DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE

be a one
world WITH THESE STATEMENTS?
government.
JUSTIFY YOUR OPINIONS.
Social services such as
Water, gas and electricity schools, hospitals, prisons
should be under private and social security, should
ownership. be provided mainly from the
public budget.

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Government should not keep The media should not pay
any information from its too much attention to
citizens. politicians' personal lives.

I know my DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE

taxes are
used in a WITH THESE STATEMENTS?
good way.
JUSTIFY YOUR OPINIONS.

Diplomatic immunity is not

There is no such a thing as
fair. Too many politicians
an honest politician.
use it in the wrong way.

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WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE
BRITISH ROYAL
FAMILY?

DO YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT
THE QUEEN?
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 WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT
QUEEN ELIZABETH II

1. What record has Elizabeth II broken? AND ANSWER THE

QUESTIONS.
2. How many dogs has the queen owned in her life?

3. What animals can the queen legally own all over Britain?

4. How many countries has the queen visited?

5. What two documents does the queen NOT need to have?

6. What are the queen's hobbies?

7. What did the queen train during the war?

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SUMMARY

What new vocabulary do you remember from the class?

Make a list.

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