"The Art of Diplomacy: Negotiating with Difficult Leaders"

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1. TITLE: "The Art of Diplomacy: Negotiating with Difficult Leaders"
2. LEVEL: B2
3. VOCABULARY:
- Wars (noun): a state of armed conflict between countries or groups
- Nasty (adjective): unkind, unpleasant, or offensive in behavior
- Manners (noun): polite or well-behaved ways of acting
- Rude (adjective): impolite or disrespectful
- Bootlicker (noun): a person who tries to gain favor by flattery or obedience
- Cards (noun): a set of playing cards used for games
- Aggressive (adjective): hostile and forceful in behavior
- Madman (noun): a person who behaves in a reckless or violent manner
4. LISTENING:
1. Who is the other leader in the conversation?
2. What does President Trump claim to have done in the past?
3. What does he say about Putin?
4. What does he accuse President Zelensky of?
5. How does President Trump respond when President Zelensky says he does not want to play cards?
5. GRAMMAR:
1. Thank you for ______. (come/coming)
2. This is ______ war of Russia Ukraine. (a/the)
3. I ______ stop you there. (am/going to)
4. I _____ said thank you. (did/should)
5. Pick _____ card. (a/any)
6. ACTIVITY: Bonus learning activity
- Divide the class into two groups and assign each group a role: President Trump or President Zelensky.
- Have each group come up with a list of demands or requests that they would make to the other leader in order to resolve the conflict.
- Then, have the two groups come together and role-play a negotiation, using the vocabulary and phrases from the transcript.
7. HOMEWORK: Writing assignment
Write a letter from the perspective of either President Trump or President Zelensky, addressing the other leader and attempting to resolve the conflict between their two countries. Use vocabulary and phrases from the transcript to make your argument.
8. ASSESSMENT:
Answer key:
1. President Zelensky
2. Stopped a lot of wars, the biggest
3. He's very nasty to Putin
4. Being rude and having no manners
5. Insists and forces him to pick a card

Evaluation criteria:
- Comprehension of the listening activity and grammar exercises
- Use of appropriate vocabulary and phrases in the bonus learning activity and writing assignment
- Creativity and understanding in the role-play negotiation activity
9. CLOSING:
Reflection and review of lesson:
- What did you learn about diplomacy and negotiating with difficult leaders?
- How did the vocabulary and phrases used in the transcript help you understand the conversation?
- How did the role-play activity and writing assignment help you practice using the new vocabulary and phrases in a real-life scenario?