Conversations

Discussing a new prime minister

Everyday English Conversations

A printable worksheet for conversation-based English lessons.

Difficulty: Intermediate B1 / 英検® 2級

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Warm-up

Do you like to talk about politics? If so, who with?

Vocabulary Match

healthcare • • with luck
ordinary • • get better
hopefully • • paid attention
policies • • medicine
focused • • rules
improve • • normal

Vocabulary Answers

healthcare medicine
ordinary normal
hopefully with luck
policies rules
focused paid attention
improve get better

Conversation

Fill in the blanks with words from above.

Yurina and Toshi discuss their thoughts on the new prime minister, hoping she will address important issues like education, healthcare, and the cost of living.

Yurina: So, what do you think of the new prime minister?
Toshi: I'm trying to stay positive. ________, things will start to ________ soon.
Yurina: Yeah, it'd be nice if she ________ more on education and ________.
Toshi: Definitely. And I hope she does something about the cost of living too.
Yurina: Same here. Everything's getting so expensive these days.
Toshi: I know! Hopefully, her new ________ will actually make a difference.
Yurina: It'd also be good if she listened to ________ people, not just big companies.
Toshi: Exactly. Let's see what happens in the next few months.
Yurina: So, what do you think of the new prime minister?
Toshi: I'm trying to stay positive. hopefully, things will start to improve soon.
Yurina: Yeah, it'd be nice if she focused more on education and healthcare.
Toshi: Definitely. And I hope she does something about the cost of living too.
Yurina: Same here. Everything's getting so expensive these days.
Toshi: I know! Hopefully, her new policies will actually make a difference.
Yurina: It'd also be good if she listened to ordinary people, not just big companies.
Toshi: Exactly. Let's see what happens in the next few months.

Quiz

  1. What two areas does Yurina want the prime minister to focus on?
  2. What issue does Toshi mention that is affecting everyone?
  3. Who does Yurina think the prime minister should listen to?

Quiz Answers (examples)

  1. Things will start to improve soon.
  2. Education and healthcare.
  3. The cost of living.
  4. Ordinary people.

True or False

  1. Yurina thinks the new prime minister should focus on sports. T F
  2. Toshi says the cost of living is getting cheaper. T F
  3. Yurina wants the prime minister to listen to big companies. T F

True or False Answers

  1. False
  2. False
  3. False

Discussion

  1. What would you do if you were a prime minister for a day?
  2. Do you think education is important? Why?
  3. How do you feel about the cost of living in your country?
  4. What's one thing you would change about your country?
  5. Have you ever met a politician? What happened?

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