READING
Before we do our listening, let's review some basic concepts of American legislation to understand the political procedure in passing (or not) the Healthcare Reform proposed by President Obama.
Let's go to the following link to start our reading:
http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2010/03/04/headlines-health-care-bill/
Read the text 3 times and then answer the following questions:
Before we do our listening, let's review some basic concepts of American legislation to understand the political procedure in passing (or not) the Healthcare Reform proposed by President Obama.
Let's go to the following link to start our reading:
http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2010/03/04/headlines-health-care-bill/
Read the text 3 times and then answer the following questions:
a) When did President Obama announce the bill?
b) What is a "bill"?
c) What is the American congress form of?
d) How many senators in the Senate?
e) How many people in the House of Representatives?
f) What is a simple majority?
g) What is a "super-majority"?
h) What is a "filibuster"?
i) How are the Democrats reprented in both the Senate and the House of Representatives (in terms of majorities)?
j) What are the Republicans doing in the Senate?
k) What is the opinion of the American people regarding this bill?
LISTENING
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