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Tony Blair makes political history
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| British Prime Minister Tony Blair has __________ the British political history books, as he became the first Labour (left wing) leader to win three consecutive elections. He joins Margaret Thatcher as the only British prime minister to achieve this __________ in modern times. The record-setting victory is somewhat __________ for Mr. Blair: his party suffered heavily and his majority in the British parliament was __________ by 100 seats. He will have a much-reduced __________ next term. Mr. Blair’s decision to go to war in Iraq proved a costly decision. He said: “I know that Iraq has been a __________ divisive issue in this country.…But I also know and believe that after this election people want to move on.” | bittersweet deeply feat mandate rewritten slashed | |
| Mr. Blair’s success __________ much to a vibrant British economy and its associated feel-good __________. Britain has enjoyed economic growth for the last 13 years, while other European economies have been __________. Mr. Blair can also boast record 40-year low levels of unemployment and inflation and a __________ jobs market. It is now his job to maintain this momentum and push ahead with his new agenda of “stability and prosperity”. Voter concerns have focused on the __________ issues of health, education, social welfare and a dire transportation system. Politicians within his own __________ predict he may have a rough ride pushing through some controversial proposals related to terrorism and immigration. | factor sluggish ranks buoyant perennial owes |
11. Make notes for questions you would like to ask the class about the article.
12. Vocabulary: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
13. Questions: Ask the discussion questions you thought of above to your partner / group / class. Pool the questions for everyone to share.
14. “Political” / “History”: Make questions based on your findings from pre-reading activity №1. Ask your partner / group your questions.
15. Discussion:
a. Did you like this article?
b. What did you think after reading the article?
c. Did you learn anything new?
d. Are you interested in politics?
e. Would you like to enter politics?
f. What do you think of politicians?
g. Do you like Tony Blair?
h. What image does he have in your country?
i. What do you think of British politics?
j. What image does British politics have in your country?
k. How does Tony Blair compare against the leader of your country?
l. Is Tony Blair a key player on the world’s stage?
m. What’s your view on the Bush-Blair “special relationship”?
n. What question would you like to ask Tony Blair?
o. What do you think his answer to that question would be?
p. What question would you like to ask the leader of your own country?
q. Why would you like to ask that question?
r. What are the most pressing political or economic issues in your country?
s. What would you like seen done about those issues?
t. Did you like this discussion?
u. Teacher / Student additional questions.
16. My country: In pairs, be the leaders of your country (or an imaginary country). (1) Put the key issues in the table below in order of importance. (2) Decide what to do with these key issues, which are dividing your country, by completing the right column of the table. (3) When you have finished, show your agenda to other classmates to see what they think. Have a class vote to see who would make the best politician.
| KEY ISSUE | MY / OUR IDEAS |
| Health | |
| Transportation | |
| Sport | |
| Immigration | |
| Terrorism | |
| Unemployment | |
| Environment | |
| Defense | |
| Inflation | |
| Pension system |