Can politicians keep their promises?

In this Proficiency ESL lesson plan, students will analyze political discourse and campaign promises through advanced rhetorical analysis and persuasive language.

Warm-up: 

Students will look at statements and guess which ones are true.

Video: 

Students watch a video titled “Can Trump Alone Actually Control Inflation?” and fill gaps in a text based on the video.

Exercises: 

Students will be tasked with coming up with synonyms for the words in a text. In the second exercise, they will be asked to replace the parts of the sentences with words from a box. Finally, students cross out an incorrect word in sentences.

Reading: 

Students read a short text about why some people strive to become politicians and answer comprehension questions.

Discussion: 

Students reorganize the words to create a quote about politics and discuss it with the teacher.