1. REVIEW the vocabulary / background.
2. WATCH the video.
3. ANSWER the questions.
4. CHECK your answers. (Show Answers)

• taxes [n] - the money people pay to the government
• corruption [n] - cheating, lying, stealing in government or business
• corrupt officials [n] - government workers who cheat and steal
• eliminate [v] - remove
• poverty [n] - people who are very poor
• ridiculous [adj] - crazy

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [adj] - adjective, 

Marie	Cheryl	Bob	Paul

• Marie, Cheryl, Bob and Paul all work in a travel agency.
• They are talking about politics.

1. The politicians expect to lower taxes.
   True
   False
   
   
2. The governmemt wants to spend more money on the military.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Marie wants the government to spend money on education.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Cheryl likes talking about politics.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Bob wants the government to spend more money on stopping corruption.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Paul wants the government to spend less money on the military.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Marie wants the government to focus on poverty.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Cheryl suggests investing money is cooking schools.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Marie, Paul and Bob like Cheryl's idea.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Cheryl is serious about her suggestion.
    True
    False
    
    

Directions: 1) Choose which form you think is correct for each verb 2) Listen and check your answers.

• Did you see (that) the politicians expect (raise) raise to raise raising (to raise) taxes again?
• Really? What has the government decided (spend) spend to spend spending (to spend) our money on now?
• They’re planning (build) build to build building (to build) a stronger military.
• It’s wrong (spend) spend to spend spending (to spend) so much on the military. They should (spend) spend to spend spending (spend) it on education instead.
• Can we please avoid (discuss) discuss to discuss discussing (discussing) politics?
• Why?
• Every time we begin (talk) talk to talk talking (to talk/talking) about politics, people get mad at each other.
• They should spend more money on (fight) fight to fight fighting (fighting) corruption. If they were able to stop corrupt officials, maybe they wouldn’t need (raise) raise to raise raising (to raise) our taxes.
• That’s true, but I think we need (spend) spend to spend spending (to spend) more money on the military. Without a strong military, the world won’t be very safe.
• That’s one way (look) look to look looking (to look) at it. But maybe the world would be safer—and better—if we tried (eliminate) eliminate to eliminate eliminating (to eliminate) poverty.
• What do you think, Cheryl?
• I think that if I say what I really think, you’ll get all mad and (call) call to call calling (call) me crazy or ridiculous.
• Cheryl. Don’t be so afraid. We’re only talking.
• I think that the government should (spend) spend to spend spending (spend) more money on cooking schools.
• Marie: What?
• Most people don’t know how (cook) cook to cook cooking (to cook) well. I think the government should (help) help to help helping (help) (teach) teach to teach teaching (teach/to teach) them.
• That’s ridiculous!
• Are you crazy?
• Use our taxes (pay) pay to pay paying (to pay) for cooking schools?
• Of course not! But look at you. You’re all mad at me. This is why I never discuss politics with friends. But don’t let me stop you from (get) get to get getting (getting) mad at each other.