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01/12/2012

The "poorest President" in the world

Watch this video and try to answer the questions below, which I have taken from Ian James' wonderful blog for English teachers:

  1. How does international media refer to José Mújica?
  2. Where exactly is his house?
  3. How does José Mujica define poor people?
  4. What does he own according to his latest declaration of wealth?
  5. What does he do with his salary?
  6. What is his political background?
  7. What does the man interviewed say about his lifestyle and political record?
  8. What do his approval ratings say about his popularity?
  9. What does his main political rival accuse him of?
  10. What does Mújica hope for in the future?
You can find the answers in the comments, as always ;-)

1 comment:

Cristina I. Sánchez Soto said...

1. He has been dubbed as “the poorest President in the world”
2. Just outside the capital of the country, in a rural area next to small farmers
3. Poor people are those who always want more and more, those who will never have enough time in their lives.
4. Two vehicles, some small property and his farmhouse
5. 90% of his salary goes to charity (is donated to charity)
6. He was a member of a leftist Uruguayan guerrilla group in the 60s and 70s
7. The man says this President is somebody the lower middle class can identify with.
8. His popularity has fallen 50% since he took power
9. He accuses Mújica of wasting a favourable economic climate, he accuses him of not having administrated the country properly. (“His administration hasn’t been as good as it should have been”, he said)
10. He hopes other world leaders follow his example