1. In your opinion, how was Lula´s first term compared to his
second term? Were his first four years better than his second four
years? Why? Why not?
What about Dilma? Do the majority of Brazilians think alike, or is
there a divisive discussion going on in Brazil about her
performance as a president?
Are you usually kind to people? Can you give examples?
When you look back and think about all the things that you have
done in your life, what are the things that you are most proud of?
Are you afraid of being next to a cliff?
Are you a contentious person?
Do you have a dog? Do you keep it leashed or unleashed? And
what do you think about people who leave their dogs unleashed?
2. Match the words with the pictures Look back
kind
cliff
First term
leashed
divisive
contentious
1998 - 2012
5. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2012/11/03/gps-how-history-will-judge-obama.
cnn
Watch the video again and read the transcript:
History will be far kinder to the first term of president Obama than the political
divisive discussion we are having right now. You will look back and say ¨ok, we´ve got
a health care, you´ve got out of the financial cliff we were about to go over in a
horrible financial situation. The economy is now growing again, we handle difficult
foreign policy situation with a bit of sagacity and wisdom. Ah.. You know.. Osama Bin
Laden.. Various things happened and… So, I think history will look back on a pretty
successful, a very successful first term and it is somewhat surprise that a political
system right now, sort of, doesn’t allow that narrative to emerge because we are so
contentious these days.
(what do you think?)
I´ve been disappointed since that cathodic marvelous night he was elected. The most
exciting moment, the highest in an immigrant experience in America since the House
impeachment of Richard Nixon. But since then I found him to become less
magical, progressively less interesting. He hasn´t made a speech, not in the presidency
to compare with the ones he unleashed as a candidate. And I would have been happier
if he had spent less time playing golf with bankers.
6. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2012/11/03/gps-how-history-will-judge-obama.cnn
Read and complete the text with the missing words:
Less (x3) - divisive - Kinder – unleashed - somewhat - handle - first term - pretty - cliff
- look back - foreign - contentious - disappointed
History will be far ______to the __________of president Obama than the political
________discussion we are having right now. You will ________and say ¨ok, we´ve got a
health care, you´ve got out of the financial _______we were about to go over in a
horrible financial situation. The economy is now growing again, we ______difficult
__________policy situation with a bit of sagacity and wisdom. Ah.. You know.. Osama Bin
Laden.. Various things happened and… So, I think history will look back on a
______successful, a very successful first term and it is ________surprise that a political
system right now, sort of, doesn’t allow that narrative to emerge because we are so
_________these days.
(what do you think?)
I´ve been _________since that cathodic marvelous night he was elected. The most
exciting moment, the highest in an immigrant experience in America since the House
impeachment of Richard Nixon. But since then I found him to become
______magical, progressively ______interesting. He hasn´t made a speech, not in the
presidency to compare with the ones he _______as a candidate. And I would have been
happier if he had spent _______time playing golf with bankers.
7. Whose vision from the
video is closer to yours?
And how will history
judge Dilma?
8. Now write a paragraph
comparing your view to
the ones in the video.
And write a second
paragraph with your
view on how history will
judge President Dilma.
