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Give Opinion

Simple Past Tense

legislation, majority, biased, standard

Learning Objectives

Task

Grammar

Vocabulary

EssayBias

Reading

Level 8 Unit 4 Lesson 6

Ruthless Rulers

Have you ever wanted to be a politician?

Interview

Unfortunately, they've been running into a lot of road blocks.

A group in Denmark is trying to convince the government to use old Legos to re-pave their highways.

Very Punny

How does Arthur think his sister is doing as queen?

Listening

Grammar

ate

grew

drove

drank

fell

choose

grow

fall

eat

drink

Negativedid not + infinitive

Positiveirregular verbs(memorise)

chose

drive

Preterit Past

I promise that I followed all the instructions.

I assure you that I did complete the work.

swearpromisevowguaranteeinsistassure you

What can you guarantee me?

I swear that I did it!

Insist

Insist

finish

finished

put

did

check

finished

told

did

finished

finish

check

checked

check

finished

did

put

finish

did

finish

told

tell

1. I you that you need to the work before 5 o'clock!
2. I the work, I just don't know where I it.
3. Did you in the break room?
4. Yes, I . I didn't find it, but I promise that I !

Your tutor called and said you haven't done homework for a week.

Insist

But I did do my homework!

Reading

What are the positive aspects to electing a leader?

Prereading

Governments

legislation

A democracy is a type of government in which the people have the authority to decide how they would like their government to run. There are two main types of democracies. A direct democracy allows the people to directly vote on all new laws and legislation. A representative democracy means the citizens vote for the officials who decide the laws.

Governments

majority

The cornerstones of democracy assure that the people have rights, responsibilities and equality under the law. The most common form of democracy today is a representative democracy, and most of the decision making is done as a majority rule, meaning that the side with the most votes wins the election. However, there are many different ways that democracies function, and no country is exactly the same.

Governments

biased

In order for a democracy to function, a country needs to have at least two legitimate political parties, transparent elections and a base of citizens that is involved in the choices and willing to vote. Often democracies face criticism because the decisions are not transparent, or people are influenced by a biased media.

Governments

standard

Historically, democracies are rather rare. Most old civilizations used monarchies or systems where people were appointed to govern based on their wealth, social status and connections. Only in the past few centuries have democracies become the standard for providing a safe, stable government. Currently more than half of the countries in the world operate in some form of democracy.

Which paragraph tells what is needed for a successful democracy?

Which paragraph describes a majority rule?

Which paragraph tells when democracies began to become popular?

Which paragraph talks about the two different types of democracies?

The cornerstones of democracy assure that the people have rights, responsibilities and equality under the law. The most common form of democracy today is a representative democracy, and most of the decision making is done as a majority rule, meaning that the side with the most votes wins the election. However, there are many different ways that democracies function, and no country is exactly the same.

A democracy is a type of government in which the people have the authority to decide how they would like their government to run. There are two main types of democracies. A direct democracy allows the people to directly vote on all new laws and legislation. A representative democracy means the citizens vote for the officials who decide the laws.

Identify

Which paragraph tells what is needed for a successful democracy?

Which paragraph describes a majority rule?

Which paragraph tells when democracies began to become popular?

Which paragraph talks about the two different types of democracies?

Historically, democracies are rather rare. Most old civilizations used monarchies or systems where people were appointed to govern based on their wealth, social status and connections. Only in the past few centuries have democracies become the standard for providing a safe, stable government. Currently more than half of the countries in the world operate in some form of democracy.

In order for a democracy to function, a country needs to have at least two legitimate political parties, transparent elections and a base of citizens that is involved in the choices and willing to vote. Often democracies face criticism because the decisions are not transparent, or people are influenced by a biassed media.

Identify

What was the attitude expressed about democracies?

Democracies

Dictatorships

What was the attitude expressed about dictatorships?

What was the attitude expressed about monarchies?

Monarchies

Bias

Vocabulary

Matching

majority

standard

biased

legislation

the perfect example

showing an opinion

laws

the group with more

Tic Tac Toe

unrest

justice

standard

previous

legislation

rare

upset

retains

briefly

Practise

Example 3

Give Opinions

Example 2

Example 1

Restate the opinion

Reason 3

Reason 2

Reason 1

Opinion

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

Extension

Exit Interview

When might someone have to insist that they didn't do something?

Goodbye!

Thank You!