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Learning Objectives

Reading

Grammar

Simple Past Tense

Essay Comparing

Vocabulary

Task

retains, upset, incentives, unrest

Negotiate

Teacher Tips

Ruthless Rulers

Level 8 Unit 4 Lesson 5

Interview

Do you ever disagree with someone in charge?

Very Punny

not allow something to pass

block

large piece of hard material

block

Listening

How does Arthur describe his sister?

Grammar

Preterit Past

Positive irregular verbs (memorise)

Negative did not + infinitive

saw

come

gave

get

thought

give

came

find

got

think

see

found

A Trick

Positive irregular verbs (use did)

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

come

get

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

give

find

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

think

see

Did

eat

hang

Reading

Prereading

What are ways that people get power?

Governments

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.

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

B) to help carry out his demands,

C) and create a civil war.

D) constant violence, food shortages and civil unrest

retains

Governments

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.

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

B) to help carry out his demands,

C) and create a civil war.

D) constant violence, food shortages and civil unrest

upset

Governments

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.

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

B) to help carry out his demands,

C) and create a civil war.

D) constant violence, food shortages and civil unrest

incentives

Governments

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.

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

B) to help carry out his demands,

C) and create a civil war.

D) constant violence, food shortages and civil unrest

unrest

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Compare

What do you remember about monarchies?

What did you learn about dictatorships?

Vocabulary

Matching

retains

something that motivates

upset

a state of worry

unrest

a state of disturbance

keeps

incentive

Would you rather...

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

Fill in the Blank

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 in a state of constant unrest and the people are constantly .

Word Bank:

incentive

unrest

upset

retained

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Practice

Negotiate

We need this dictator!

We might

Or

Maybe

But

This dictator is horrible for the country.

Extension

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

Exit Interview

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

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