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Negotiate

Simple Past Tense

retains, upset, incentives, unrest

Learning Objectives

Task

Grammar

Vocabulary

EssayComparing

Reading

Level 8 Unit 4 Lesson 5

Ruthless Rulers

Do you ever disagree with someone in charge?

Interview

block

block

not allow something to pass

large piece of hard material

Very Punny

How does Arthur describe his sister?

Listening

Grammar

Negativedid not + infinitive

found

got

came

thought

gave

see

think

find

give

get

Positiveirregular verbs(memorise)

saw

come

Preterit Past

Positiveirregular verbs(use did)

I did see her yesterday! She was in the garden.

I did give him the money. He must have lost it.

see

think

find

give

get

I did come to your house, but you weren't home.

come

A Trick

hang

Did

eat

Reading

What are ways that people get power?

Prereading

constant violence, food shortages and civil unrest

and create a civil war.

to help carry out his demands,

as there is often no opponent that might beat the dictator.

Governments

retains

In some ways a dictatorship can be similar to a monarchy. In a dictatorship, there is a single leader that has not been elected, who is in charge of the entire country. This dictator often has a small group of leaders alongside him, but the dictator retains complete control of the laws and the people.

upset

Many dictatorships are formed by a military coup, which means that a powerful group, helped by the armed forces, overthrows the previous government and takes over. Sometimes the coups may cause serious upset in the country Other times, the new dictatorship is able to move in rather peacefully, with very little opposition.

constant violence, food shortages and civil unrest

and create a civil war.

to help carry out his demands,

as there is often no opponent that might beat the dictator.

Governments

incentives

Dictatorships often hold elections in order to create legitimacy of their government and make it appear that the dictator has been chosen. However, these elections are not true elections, They also might offer incentives to vote for the dictator’s party or threaten violence if you don’t vote for them.

constant violence, food shortages and civil unrest

and create a civil war.

to help carry out his demands,

as there is often no opponent that might beat the dictator.

Governments

unrest

There are currently 52 countries in the world with a dictatorship as a form of government. Three are found in Central and South America, 27 are in Asia and the Middle East and 22 are in Africa. Many of these countries face It is often impossible to stop the cycle of dictators, because one one dictator dies, the military quickly replaces him with another.

constant violence, food shortages and civil unrest

and create a civil war.

to help carry out his demands,

as there is often no opponent that might beat the dictator.

Governments

What do you remember about monarchies?

What did you learn about dictatorships?

Compare

20

Vocabulary

Matching

incentive

unrest

upset

retains

keeps

a state of disturbance

a state of worry

something that motivates

briefly receive a grandiose incentive or be able to vote in a democracy?

Would you rather...

retained

unrest

upset

incentive

Word Bank:

The company gives out a lot of so that you want to shop in their stores. Even though the competition fought hard, the former champion his title another year. There is serious in the streets after the dictator was found guilty of murder. Their county is i n a state of constant unrest and the people are constantly .

Fill in the Blank

30

Practise

Negotiating

Maybe

But

Or

We might

This dictator is horrible for the country.

We need this dictator!

Chose one type of government and write a structured essay about it

Extension

Exit Interview

What do you think could block a dictator's path to power?

Goodbye!

Thank You!