GRAMMAR

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A. Fill in wi. th the corre ct relative pronoun s.. (who, that, whose which , whom) . See pa ge 64
The pa r1lam en t is the institut·ion ' ·
1. oversees making laws.
_ _ _ _ _ lead , .. .
y co un try an y
2. An
. . pa rty _ _ _ _er.
can t sta nd apposition 1s an autocracy
The po11tical ry pop~lar
3.
th is e~ clu ded from the elections is ve ·
4. The jou rn ali st - e po
·
hc e arrested is a fi erce cn·tic of the regime ·
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5. A Il th e c1t1zens ~o part·m the demonstration were arrested .
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B. Rewrite these sentences .
ete nt
1. If yo u are ho ne st an d co mp ' pe op 1e w11l vote for you · (Unie ss)
.
. of po we r d emocracy w1.1l fail. (If)
2. Unless the re 1s .se pa rat.ion s,
if h fi
3. Mrs. Boukpe ss1 ca n wm the ele cti on s s e runs or the office. (Unless)
, h .
ini on s tyr an t s w1. 11 persecute you. (Unless)
4. Ify ou d on t s. ar e th. etr op , (Unless)
is pa rh am en tar y if the so ve rei gn ma ke s no laws.
5. Am on ar ch y

IN G
SPEAKING A N D W R IT in t ou t
en gth s an d lim its of ea ch reg im e in the text. Po
dis cu ss the str
A. Gr ou p wo rk . ln gr ou ps , the m. Pr es en t yo ur fin din gs th ro ug h a cla
ss
as pe cts in ea ch of
po sit ive an d ne ga tiv e
pr es en tat ion .
th e ma in
tex t us ing yo ur ow n wo rd s. Re me mb er to in clu de
ar y of th e
B. Re ad an d wr ite a su mm y to th e cla ss.
es se d in ea ch pa ra gr ap h. Re ad ou t yo ur su mm ar
ideas ex pr

READ A N D INTERPRE
T ur
passage s below into French and English. Present yo
te th e
Pair work. Read and transla pa rtner read s, you interpret without any
note.
tiv ity. As yo ur
work as an interpretation ac
cta to ria l reg im es , the lea de r possesses absolute power.
es, in di
A. Contrary to democratic regim es to en su re the di cta to r remains in power. In this
us strate gi
The government applies vario rd to ru n fo r pr es ide nc y. Their applications are
ders fin d it ha
political system, opposition lea as on s. As fo r cit ize ns, they are likely to be
r ground les s re
often rejected or cancelled fo ies of the ru lin g pa rty. According to studies,
criticize th e po lic
persecuted or arrested if they
is the most desired po lit ical system in the world.
democracy
ie. Le lea de rsh ip et les po uvoirs politiques ne sont
oligarch
B. L' état de droit n' existe pas en pr iv ilé gi és et trè s in flu en ts. Dans une oligarchie,
e de citoyens
détenus que par un petit nombr tés . S' ag iss an t de la th éo cratie, la gouvemat1ce
nt à peine respec
les principes démocratiques so x. Ai ns i, l'a ut orité y est exercée par des
s prin cip es re lig ieu
se base principalement sur de
leaders religieux. 1