Let’s talk about politics in English. Select any topic from the picture above, and state your opinion about it.
What do you think?
1.) What are the most important issues to you? What would you change if you could change one thing in the world?
2.) How do you define ‘politics’?
3.) How do you define yourself, politically speaking?
4.) Do you think the average voter has a well informed, rational reason for their vote?
WARM UP
ALL LEVELS
Media Blackout game – Vocabulary and pronunciation booster
Around the Word
Take turns naming countries, departments (provinces, states) or cities that start with each letter of the alphabet.
INTERMEDIATE (B1-B2)
Find the 12 Errors and Correct Them!
1.) Much people haven’t trust in their political systems these days.
2.) The President have to work in promoting the well being of the community.
3.) It is more easy to see things in black and white that it is to make research and think about the stuff in a manner complex.
4.) A lot of citizen want to don’t be complicit in corruption and oppression, but it is impossible to avoid, because we must to participate in it to survive.
HIGH INTERMEDIATE (B2)
Find the Errors Quiz
VOCABULARY
INTERMEDIATE + (B1-C1)
Commonly confused words – Politician? Political? Let’s clarify the terms.
Political expressions – Learn common idioms.
Types of Government
Democracy – In Democratic systems, power is held by the people, who are represented by elected officials. The majority rules, while the rights of the minority are also respected.
Authoritarian – In Authoritarian systems power is help by a single person or by a small group. People have little autonomy and freedom.
Totalitarian – A totalitarian government is a type of authoritarian system, justified by a national ideology. Other belief systems are supressed.
Dictatorship – A dictatorship is an extreme type of Authoritarian government, ruled by a single dictator. The word dictator has a negative connotation, and is associated with oppression and human rights abuses.
Oligarchy – People are governed by a small, elite group.
Monarchy – People are ruled by a monarch, usually a king or queen. Power is inherited.
GRAMMAR
HIGH INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED (B2-C2)
Be, being, or been? – Try the quiz!
Indirect Questions – Talking about politics can feel uncomfortable. Learn how to be more nuanced and polite in English.
Make, Do, Have, Take Quiz – Try the quiz!
SPEAKING AND CONVERSATION
HIGH BEGINNER + (A2-C2)
Conversation Questions
Do you agree with these ideas about politics?
HIGH INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED (B2-C2)
Roll Play
Indirect speech presidential candidate role play. – Note, for lower intermediate students, we can do this activity in direct speech.
Learn and Discuss Together
Strategic Intelligence Transformational Map -Select topics that interest you, follow them where you like, and discuss what you learn.
READING AND WRITING
HIGH BEGINNER (A2)
Politics Reading Wikipedia Simple English – Read each section aloud, and stop after each one to review grammar and content.
HIGH BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE (A2-B2)
Local Politics – Select an article to read about politics.
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED (B2-C2) (B1-C2)
CIA Factbook – Type any country into the search bar to learn about their leaders and governments.
HIGH INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED (B2-C2)
Select an essay or video from Aeon. (B2-C2)
Globalization – Read the National Geographic article. (C1)
Write an essay about the pros and cons of globalization.
Plausible Deniability – Read about this concept, and prepare a short summary.
Who Really Runs the World? – Reading
READ, LISTEN, PRESENT YOUR OPINION
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED (B1-C2)
The Military Industrial Complex – A listening and speaking lesson
HIGH INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED (B2-C2)
Independent Study – War in Ukraine
Putin Carlson Interview – Watch the Interview
Putin Carlson Interview – Read the transcript
1.) Skim the transcript and select part of the interview that you want to focus on.
2.) Listen to this part of the interview and read the corresponding part of the transcript.
3.) Use reported speech to write about what Putin said, and add your point of view. To what extent do you agree or disagree with him?
Arming Ukraine – Watch the BCS documentary
1.) Summarize what you saw.
2.) Compare the information presented with what other mainstream media reports usually focus on. Some sites you might want to use in your comparison are CNN and BBC.
The U.S. Overthrows the Venezuelan Government (2026 news)
