Reflections from VCU English Language Learners

Instructor: Audrey Short
English Language Program
Virginia Commonwealth University
Sun Jul 12

NEWS HW:Indonesia is looking for their next president

I’d be curious to know what your answers to your questions are

tugbacebi:

The world`s third largest democracy, Indonesia, ıs holding its second presidential election.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says that people should vote freely when they go to the polls.

About 176 million people have registered to vote at more than 500,000 polling stations and more than 250,000 police and 20,000 soldiers will provide security.

QUESTIONS:

-Should politicians promote themselves in order to win the election?

-Should voters feel secure when they cast their ballots?

VOCABULARY:

complaint: expression of grief, pain, or dissatisfaction.

ballot: a sheet of paper used to cast a secret vote.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8138870.stm