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Discussing political issues/ Discutiendo temas políticos

Por La Voz
October 2009



Andrea

What do you think about the House plan 
¿Qué te parece el plan de la Cámara de Diputados

for health care reform?                               
para la reforma del sistema de salud?

Liliana:
I oppose it.                                                    
Estoy en contra.                                           

Andrea: Why?     
¿Por qué?

1.  Review the vocabulary below./ Repase el vocabulario de abajo.

Government bodies/Cuerpos gubernamentales

House              “JAOS”                       [Cámara de Diputados]          
Senate             “SE-net”                [Senado]                                 
President’s      “PRE-si-dents”            [del Presidente]        
White House   “WAIT jaos”       [la Casa Blanca]  

Political issues/ Temas politicos

health care                  “JELTH ker”               [sistema de cuidado de salud]immigration               “i-mi-GREI-chan”            [inmigración]education                    “e-dllu-KEI-chan”            [educación]election                       “i-LEC-chan”                   [elecciones]

Social Security         “so-chal se-KIU-ri-ti”            [sistema de pensiones]

Opinions/ Opiniones                                                            

Oppose        
support
am not sure
am undecided
 

2. Practice the dialogue./ Practique el diálogo.

Andrea: What do you think about the __________ plan   
“Wat du iu THINK a-baot tha ___________ plen

for ___________________reform?                          
for ___________________________ ri-form?”

Liliana: I _________________ it.                                     
      “Ai _________________ it.”

Andrea: Why?                                                                    
    “WAI?”

3. Think about how you would answer the question “why?” Write a list of vocabulary and phrases that you would need to learn how to say in English to express your ideas, and send it to [email protected]

Piense sobre cómo respondería a la pregunta “¿por qué?” Escriba una lista de vocabulario y frases que necesitaría aprender en inglés para comunicar sus ideas, y mándela a [email protected]





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