Lesson Plan: Chilean Politics
Chilean Politics
What do you know about the Sebastian Piñera and the Pandora papers?
Listen to the audio and find out.
Are the following true or false?
- The opposition is in power in the lower and upper chambers of congress.
- Piñera’s two terms have been dominated by external events.
- The sale of Dominga took place in the Virgin islands.
- People were surprised that this scandal was discovered.
- There is a chance the president is imprisoned.
Language
| The Chilean opposition is | overshadowed by the earthquake. |
| The chances of him getting | he could end up in 5 years in jail. |
| His first term was | when it came to the president of Chile? |
| When the protests slowed | launching impeachment proceedings. |
| What have they found | impeached are not very big. |
| If found guilty, | down a bit, the pandemic kicked in. |
Chilean Politics
Look at the graphs and photos from the article. What story are they telling about Chile?
Choose a section of the article:
- One evening in August, Gabriel Boric sat outdoors on a bench, listening and taking notes. (Current situation in Chile)
- Chile Is Outpacing Major Economies (Chilean Economy)
- With almost 660 million inhabitants and several dozen countries, Latin America can’t be easily categorized. (Latin America)
- Boric grew up in Patagonia at Chile’s southern tip, a rugged windswept area of sheep farming and glaciers. (the Chilean election)
Read it and take notes. Compare your section with your classmates.
Language.
| rattle | academic, looks like he reads a lot of books |
| bookish | throw |
| epithet | adore, respect greatly |
| hurl | disturb, worry (verb) |
| revere | insult (noun) |
Discussion: What picture does this article paint of Chile? Do you think it is reasonable?