Lesson Plan: Chilean Election

Lead-in: Why have people voted for each of the two main candidates? What are their main strengths/weaknesses? What are the relevant trends/events in Chilean politics?
Part 1: Listen to this audio. Did they mention any of the things you talked about?
Do you know the answer to these questions? Listen again and find out.
- Why is this result suprising in terms of the Chilean context?
- What did Kast’s supporters say?
- Why is this particular to Chile?
- Why is this globally relevant?
- How is Kast different to Bolsonaro?
Language
Match the two halves of the sentence:
He wound up | United States here. |
These two go to | what it should be. |
The country’s figuring out | with 28% |
He believes Chile’s left | a run-off in a month’s time |
I hear echoes of the | to vote for a moderate rightist. |
Wressler would have preferred | has become too radical over the last few years. |
Part 2: Read this article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/22/jose-antonio-kast-chile-right-wing-presidential-election
What does it say about Boric? Kast? Provoste? Parisi?
Language
Find a word that matches the following definitions:
- j______________________ (adj): happy, excited, joyful.
- c______________________(v): reversed, confused, contradicted
- b_____________________ (adj): shocking, invigorating
- m_____________________(v): making fun of, teasing, joking about.
- b________________________ (n): weight, influence, relevance
Part 3: Political trends
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What have been the different political trends in recent Chilean history? How do you think this election relates to these trends?
- What happened with the protests and the convention?
- How is Kast different from the other candidates in this election?
- What is he like as a campaigner?
- What vision does Boric have for Chile?
- What has happened to the political center recently?
- What would a Boric or Kast presidency mean for the constitutional convention?
- What does Ana think Chile can expect in the future?
Language:
There have been massive advances | a political act. |
If Kast wins in the second round, | in the coming months. |
That might be deemed | he will probably clash with the protestors. |
If Kast were to win, | offers the stability the country needs. |
It seems clear to me that neither Kast nor Boric | for average Chileans |
We can expect to see more instability | you would probably see a backlash on the streets |
Part 4: Why do you think Parisi received so many votes? Who do you think his voters will vote for in the second round?