STATED QUESTION

PRACTICE 1

Do you know what a political party is? A political party is a group of people who
have similar ideas about what the government should do. They work together to elect
people in their party to work in the government. Electing means choosing by voting.
Political parties choose the people they want to elect. These people are called candidates.
Then, parties work to get people to vote for their candidates. The candidates that most
people vote for will be elected. They will be the people making laws and carrying out
those laws.
The United States has two big political parties. One is the Democratic Party. The
other is the Republican Party. There are also many other, smaller parties. The Democratic
Party is the oldest political party in the United States. It began almost 200 years ago. Two
examples of people in the Democratic Party who became presidents are Bill Clinton and
Barack Obama.
The Republican Party began in the 1850s. It was also called the “Grand Old Party.”
Donald Trump, George W. Bush, and his father George H.W. Bush were two Republican
presidents. Many Americans are in a political party. A person does not have to be in a
party to vote, though. In the end, all voters choose which candidates get elected.
Answer these 3 following questions based on information you read!
1. What is a political party?
A. group of people who work together to celebrate politics Audio
B. group of people who have similar ideas about what the government should do
C. a group of people who work together to stop others from voting

2. The article describes some examples of political parties in the United States. What is one
example from the text of a political party in the United States?

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 A. the American Party
B. the Republican Party
C. the Birthday Party

3. Based on the text, how are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party different?
A. The Democratic Party and the Republican party have different ideas about what the
government should do
B. The Democratic Party and the Republican party have different ideas about how to
elect people into office.
C. The Democratic Party and the Republican party have different ideas about how to
throw parties.

Breaking News English Lesson on Lockdown

Mayors across Italy are taking direct
action to make sure people follow lockdown
rules. The whole of Italy is under lockdown.
It is one of the countries worst affected by
the COVID-19 coronavirus. The country has
reported over 80,000 cases of infections.
There have also been 8,215 deaths, the most
of any country in the world. The whole
country is under lockdown but not everyone is following the rules. There are many videos
online of mayors going into the streets to order people to stay at home. Over 100,000
people in Italy have been fined for being on the streets without a good reason. Three-
quarters of the world is in lockdown as countries try to contain the virus.
Some mayors in Italy are posting angry messages on social media. The mayor of
one town said he was tired of people walking their dogs many times a day. He posted a
video saying: "Where are you going with these incontinent dogs? You need to stay home.
People are dying. Don't you get it? You are
irresponsible idiots, colossal idiots." The
president of Lombardy, Italy's worst affected
region, said: "Too many people are still out and
about." Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said:
"Everyone's efforts are needed as the survival of
the social and economic fabric of our country is

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at stake." Italians have also started a worldwide trend of singing from their balcony to
cheer people up.

Read the headline. Guess if 1-5 below are true (T) or false (F).
1. Mayors in Italy are taking action to make people follow lockdown rules. T/F
2. Almost 10,000 people have been fined for being on the streets. T/F
3. A mayor is angry at people walking dogs too often. T/F
4. The mayor called people on the streets "idiots". T/F
5. Italians try to cheer each other up by singing on their balcony. T/F

Please type new vocabulary you learn in this practice!

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GOOD JOB!

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