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Task 9. Talk about personal calendar

Writing Task 10. Complete the notes about why the dates are important.

Month	Date	Why it’s important
January
February	14th	Valentine’s Day
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Home work: Writing a paragraph about your special day


Lesson 13. Talking politics

Vocabulary: politicians, community, democrats, to vote, election, to pay taxes, ballot box ballot paper, constitution, convention, population of a country, candidate.

Listening: Conversation about Voting

Speaking: Talking about politics

Task 1. Complete the text using appropriate words given in the box. In the box there is one extra word that you do not need to use.

constitutional monarchy, govern, head of state, human rights, political system, president, referendum, won

The rise of Stephen Johnson

Stephen didn’t think the King should be the 1)________; he thought his country should be a republic and not a 2)________so he called a 3) ________to change the constitution. The opposition parties united in favor of the royal family but Stephen’s government 4)________the vote. He became the first 5)________of his country and worked tirelessly in favor of 6)________around the world. He knew the 7)________wasn’t perfect but agreed with Winston Churchill who said, ‘Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.

Task 2. Listen to the conversation and put the omitted words in the right order.

Parliament, environment, referendum, education, taxation, National Congress.

Politician: Good morning. It's Mrs. Glover, isn't it?

Anne Glover: Yes, do I know you?

Politician: Let me introduce myself. My name is Richard Cookson and I am the local representative for the National Congress Party.

Anne Glover: So you're a member of the government, Mr. Cookson? I have some things I want to say to you...

Politician: Err, no Mrs. Glover. The Social Democrats form the government but we are the second largest party in 1)________.

Anne Glover: Oh yes, I get so confused. What can I do for you today?

Politician: Now Mrs. Glover, have you decided how you're going to vote in the general election?

Anne Glover: No, I'm not sure yet. There are a couple of issues and I'm undecided about which party has the best policies. Take 2)_________for example...

Politician: Absolutely. Now we are going to spend $25m more on education than the governing party. The 3)____________result last year proved how important education is to the electorate so we are going to invest heavily in our children's future.

Anne Glover: But aren't you going to increase university fees? I saw a campaign ad from the Social Democrats that said you wanted to do this?

Politician: We are going ask some of the richest families in the country to pay a little more but that ad you saw was just dishonest propaganda.

Anne Glover: Now, I'm also worried about the 4)__________. What are you going to do about global warming?

Politician: Well, you're right to be concerned. It's one of the most important issues in politics today. My party is going to press for an international treaty that reduces pollution and emissions globally. We are going to ask for a system of strict penalties for those countries that don't stick to the treaty.

Anne Glover: Are you going to insist on recycling in communities like this one?

Politician: We don't have plans for that at the moment but we can consider it.

Anne Glover: Hmm, I know the Social Democrats want to promote this. What about 5)__________? Are you going to raise taxes?

Politician: We are going to raise taxes by about 1% on average, although the wealthiest families will pay most of that. The poorest 30% of families won't have to pay any more taxes. We are going to cut taxes for these people.

Anne Glover: That won't include us unfortunately.

Politician: Do you know where your nearest polling station is Mrs. Glover?

Anne Glover: Yes, it's opposite the public library. You must be very excited by the election Mr. Cookson. The opinion polls show the 6)__________ party up by 5%.

Politician: We think people are seeing us as a responsible party and would like to see us in power. I think we will get a significant majority in Parliament.

Anne Glover: Thank you for this little chat. I will have a good think about things before putting that slip into the ballot box.

Politician: It's been a pleasure Mrs. Glover. Good afternoon to you.