ANIA C2 Lesson 14

Class

Discussion:

• Environmental and energy policy
• Referenda (referendums) and political engagement

Sources:

For more information and vocabulary on the law making process go to:

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70148984/The%20Law%20Making%20Process

Recent podcasts that discussed nuclear energy include:

More or Less http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03s4577 On the cost of the planned power station at Hinckley Point in the U.K. 

Inside Europe http://www.dw.com/en/inside-europe-inside-europe-2016-04-24/e-19149786 on Chernobyl tourism.

Reading - Sperm Whales Found Full Of Car Parts and Plastics http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/160331-car-parts-plastics-dead-whales-germany-animals/

Key Vocabulary

petition (noun and verb) e.g. To sign a petition. To petition for a change in the law.  

opposition MP

polling station

polling booth

to be voted on (by)

to repeal/abrogate - e.g. an abrogative referendum

to amend

turn out - e.g. There was a low turn out at the last election. 

Corrections

Word Forms

We have to make a distinguish here → We have to distinguish (this from something else)/We have to make a distinction here.

Over-translation

If I don't remember bad → If I remember rightly/correctly, If (my) memory serves me (well)

Pronunciation

Think about "ed" endings - /d/ and /t/ not just /Id/ 

profitable - stress on the first syllable. 

ˈprɒfɪtəbəl

Going Further:

Reading - Neuroscientists create ‘atlas’ showing how words are organised in the brain

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/apr/27/brain-atlas-showing-how-words-are-organised-neuroscience?CMP=fb_gu