Compare the lists of both groups in class. Discuss common and different points.
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Make a list of their priorities.
Divide into two groups. Students in the first group are professional politicians; those in the second group are ordinary citizens (voters). Each group makes a list of features typical of a politician.
Brainstorming
Which adjectives will you use to characterize them?
What are politicians mainly occupied with when in office?
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| It's interesting… Slang terms for 'politician' include 'politico' and 'pol'. The Australian slang term for politicians is 'pollies'. |
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| Although politics has historically been considered an honorable profession, many people today, even in democratic countries, have a poor opinion of politicians as a class. They are sometimes seen as unscrupulous, willing to say anything to get elected even if it is not in keeping with their principles or intentions. They may also be suspected of using government assets or privileges for their own interests, rather than the |
interests of the people. Indeed, incidents of political corruption are not uncommon. The following jokes prove that people are not always happy about those who they elected.
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A bus filled with politicians was driving through the countryside one day, on the campaign trail. The bus driver, caught up in the beautiful scenery, loses control and crashes into the ditch. A farmer living nearby hears the horrible crash and rushes out to discover the wreckage. Finding the politicians, he buries them.
The next day, the police came to the farm to question the man.
"So you buried all the politicians?" asked the police officer. "Were they all dead?"
The farmer answered, "Some said they weren't, but you know how politicians lie."
| The Whole Truth? "The reason it's always so difficult for this president to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth is because it's usually three different stories." |
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