Protest. Change the world

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What are the global issues we are facing today?
What political issues are in the news
at the moment?
What do some people do if they strongly
disagree with a political issue?

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Protesting Vocabulary
Demonstrate/protest against - to show that
you disagree with something by standing
somewhere, shouting, carrying signs
Hold a rally - a large public meeting where a
lot of people show their support for
something

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Global Issues Vocabulary
Censorship - the action of preventing sth because it is considered to be offensive or harmful
Corruption - dishonest or illegal behaviour involving a person in a position of power, for example,
accepting money for doing something illegal or immoral
Famine - /ˈfæmɪn/ an extreme lack of food in a region, causing suffering and death
Gender inequality - social process by which people are treated differently and disadvantageously, under
similar circumstances, on the basis of gender
Globalisation /ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ us /ˌɡləʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ - the growing interdependence of the world's economies,
cultures, and populations
Immigration - the act of someone coming to live in a different country (into the country)
Nuclear weapon /ˈnjuː.klɪər/ /ˈwep.ən/ - a bomb that uses nuclear energy to cause an explosion
Racism /ˈreɪ.sɪ.zəm/ - policies, behaviours, rules, etc. that result in a continued unfair advantage to some
people and unfair or harmful treatment of others based on race
Terrorism - violent action for political purposes
Unemployment - the situation of not having a job that provides money

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What is happening?
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Match the issues with newspaper headlines
1. Corruption
2. Censorship
3. Immigration /
Unemployment
4. Gender inequality
5. Global warming
/ Homelessness
6. Terrorism
7. Unemployment

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sign
vote
support
organise
wrote
campaigns
demonstrates
Campaign - a planned group of
especially political, business, or
military activities that are intended to
achieve a particular aim
Vote - to express your choice or
opinion, especially by officially writing
a mark on a paper or by raising your
hand or speaking in a meeting
stand

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We always use a relative pronoun or adverb to start a nondefining relative clause: who, which, whose, when or
where (but not that). We also use commas to separate the
clause from the rest of the sentence.

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1 General elections
2 constituencies
3 candidates
4 member of parliament
5 proportional representation
6 votes
7 majority
8 prime minister
9 hung parliament
10 coalition
Coalition /kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ - the joining together
of different political parties or groups for a
particular purpose, usually for a limited time, or
a government that is formed in this way
Constituency /kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ən.si/ - the people
who live and can vote in a particular area
Hung parliament /ˌhʌŋ ˈpɑː.lɪ.mənt/ - a
situation in which no single political party has
enough seats
Proportional representation /prəˌpɔː.ʃən.əl
rep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/ - a political system in which
parties are represented in parliament
according to the number of people who voted
for them

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Imagine you want to stand for election to the school council. In pairs, discuss
why you both would be good candidates, describe the issues you would
campaign for and consider how you would get the support of others.

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Homework
1. Learn new words
2. WB p 84 ex 4-5