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INTERVIEW: ‘Cakeist’ Johnson challenged on Brexit and Covid Listening & viewing

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Internet assignment Commenting on current events

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Watch the interview between BBC’s political editor Laura Kuenssberg and the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson before looking at the questions. Watch the interview again while doing the exercises.

The journalist, Laura Kuenssberg and Boris Johnson obviously have opposing on the post-Brexit deal. Click on the link to watch the interview.…

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https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-55485968

1. Summarise their points of view by completing the grid below. Laura Kuenssberg

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Boris Johnson

Cross out the wrong option.

Cross out the wrong option.

People will be able / won’t be able to do more businesses with the European Union.

People will be able / won’t be able to do more businesses with the European Union.

Complete the sentence.

Complete the sentence.

There will be more barriers

We will be able to do things differently here to drive our economy whilst not have any barriers

Give three examples.

Give one example.

 more checks at the borders on animals and plants

 develop biosciences or free ports

 musicians will need work permit if they want to perform in some European countries.

 more paperwork I you want to take your dog on a holiday

What do both of them agree on?  that you couldn’t have free trade with the EU unless you conformed with the EU laws, and they both agreed that his negotiators achieved that.

2. Answer the question about the Brexit-deal.

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Which argument does Boris Johnson give to show he’s confident the Brexit-deal is good for his country and its economy? Better for UK exporters, they’ll now have the advantage that they’ll only have 1 set of forms to fill out for exports around the whole world.

3. Select the correct option and answer the question.

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- What does the expression ‘you can’t have your cake and eat it’ mean? a) You can’t have it both ways. b) You can’t always get it your way. c) You can’t judge something before you know it. d) You can’t do it by yourself. Now try to explain the reference to this expression in the title of the interview. Cakeist Johnson challenged on Brexit and Covid.

 because boris did eat the cake, he got it both ways as said in the interview. That’s why they call him Cakeist johnson.

*** Laura Kuenssberg also questions Boris Johnson about the

government’s efforts to

deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. 4. Answer the questions about how the government has dealt with Covid-19.

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-Give two reasons that make Laura Kuenssberg wonder whether the government hasn’t acted too slowly?  more people are going to be living under the limits near the lockdown.  there are more daily coronavirus cases. -Give one example of how the government has had to tighten some of the earlier restrictions along the way (the rules became stricter).  they worked with 3 tiers but had to add a fourth one because the third tier did well on the old variant of the virus but not one the recent variant.

-What reason does Boris Johnson give for this?  they weren’t able to budget for the new variant.

Personal Comment: What are your thoughts on Brexit?

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Write down your opinion on the UK’s recent departure from the EU by answering the questions below. Mind your language!  Do you think Brexit is a good or bad thing for people living in the UK, …and for us?  Apart from the practical consequences, what does Brexit mean ‘symbolically’, perhaps on a more emotional level?  How do you really think Brexit will affect you personally? What impact will it have on your personal life?

I don’t know much about the Brexit but after some googling I found out there a some pros and cons for the people living in the UK. For example there will be less immigrants and more jobs available, security will be better without EU laws (can check and control people now). For the British I think they see it as a new chapter for their country, a strong/independent country that will show that they are better of without the EU laws. The people outside the UK is a different story, after seeing on the internet that there will be more paperwork needed to travel to the UK and a some paperwork will have to be exchanged with the current

paperwork. Luckily for the younger people not much will be changed I think but for the growups there will be....