Discuss the following warm-up questions:
- Can today’s politicians fix the world’s problems? Why or why not?
- In your opinion, what is the best way to make laws?
Work in the following listening activity.
- Your teacher will open this link: NPR
- Your teacher will choose an episode from "MOST RECENT EPISODES".
- Listen carefully to each news story, making sure to take note of unfamiliar words.
- After each story, discuss the news. How does it affect you, your country, the United States and the World? If you were in charge, what would you do differently?