54 In a democratic society, politics means finding common answers to problems the society is facing. What is your opinion on the questions below? Take some notes on each of them. SPEAKING 1 a 1 Should supporting poor people who don’t have a job be up to the state? 2 Should the state foot the bill for all d octors and hospitals so everyone can get healthc are for free? 5 Should the tax payer fund all educat ion, from kindergarten to universities, libraries, museums and beyond? 6 Should going to school be optional a t any age? 3 Should the death penalty apply for committing the most terrible crimes? 4 Should it be legal to purchase, sell, make or use all kinds of drugs? Unit 04 Checks and balances y4tm6s In this unit you will: discuss campaigns and voting compare two political systems maximise your verb-building skills consider how to campaign for human rights pep up your punctuation report on a survey Now get into groups of four and discuss the questions above. Try to come to a conclusion everyone can agree with. How much more difficult would it be to get millions or even a billion people to agree on these issues and others like them? With a partner, discuss possible ways for countries to do that. b 2 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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