DD Units - Lower Sec. - Political Life

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Focus question 1: What is 'political activity'?

ESL activities

Teacher instructions

Conduct all activities.

Activity 1 | Activity 2 | Activity 3 | Activity 4 | Activity 5 | Activity 6

Introduction

Vocabulary: political, activity.

Activity 1: People in the news

Conduct this activity as described, placing ESL learners in groups with students who have better spoken English.

Activity 2: Political activity 1

Vocabulary: political activity, non-political activity.

Conduct this activity as described.

Activity 3: Political activity 2

Vocabulary: political party, politically active, parliamentarian.

Keep ESL learners in their groups or in pairs for this activity.

Conduct as described.

Activity 4: A political situation at school

Vocabulary: political situation, hang around, shove, strategy, supervise, bother, misunderstanding, fuss dies down, a good result.

Before beginning this activity, allow ESL learners, working in groups of three, to view Stories of Democracy CD ROM.
ESL learners continue to work in their groups of three.

Activity 5: A political situation in a factory

ESL learners work in the same groups as for Activity 4.

Activity 6: Celebrating politically active Australians

Vocabulary: monument, electorate, shire, municipality, memorial, biography, political achievements.

Stories of Democracy

Explain briefly why some of the people in the grid are famous.

For 6a, place ESL learners in pairs with students who have better spoken English.

Conduct 6b as described.

For 6c, assist ESL learners to select one person from the 'People' section of Stories of Democracy CD ROM.

For 6d, allow ESL learners to complete the biography file in pairs, if necessary.

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