Big Election

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

• pulls it out
• a little bit of a
• tax cut
• candidate

• intellect
• debates
• wooden

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

John and Migs talk about the Presidential election in the United States this week. Democrat Al Gore is running agains Rebublican George W. Bush. The people voted on Tuesday, November 7, but the votes are still being counted and nobody knows who won! According to the news, Gore received 48% of the vote and Bush received 48% of the vote.

Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

Log in to Listen

2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

John

Migs

John:  I can’t believe the election this year is so close.

Migs:  I really hope Gore pulls it out.

John:  I know, it would be nice if he won, but Bush still has a little bit of a lead.

Migs:  I can’t believe people actually voted for Bush. I can’t stand that guy.

John:  I can see where they’re coming from. I mean, he is going to give people a lot of money back.

Migs:  Yeah, I guess that tax cut can make a difference for rich people, but what about poor people and the middle class?

John:  Well, he says there are some tax cuts for middle class too, but as far as policies go, I think Gore is a much better candidate.

Migs:  I think he’s quite a bit smarter. Bush doesn’t impress me with his intellect.

John:  If only Gore could look a little bit more alive in the debates and on TV. I think he would have done a lot better.

Migs:  Yeah, Gore’s pretty wooden.

John:  We’ll have to see what happens. I guess they’re going to finish counting votes on Thursday.

Migs:  We’ll see.

 

Lesson MP3

Go Super to download full lesson MP3