Realpolitik

In this C2 lesson plan, students will practice vocabulary related to politics.

Warm-up 

The lesson begins with an engaging activity where students come up with action plans to deal with potential difficult situations in a state.

Video 

Students will view a video titled “Henry Kissinger, controversial U.S. secretary of state, dead at 100.” After watching the video, they will answer questions on the main ideas presented.

Exercises 

Students will learn new vocabulary by picking the right word to fill the gap in sentences and matching terms with their definitions.

Reading 

In this part, the students will read a short text about realpolitik and take part in an exercise where they are asked to pick out which strategies were mentioned in the text.

Discussion 

The lesson concludes with a discussion around a famous quote.