1. Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 1 Politics

2. Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 2 Vocabulary  Voter participation: A percentage of people who are voting in an election.  Coalition: A coalition is a government consisting of people from two or more political parties.  Campaign: An organized effort which seeks for decision making process within a specific group.  Foreign policy: It consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve its goals within international relations.  Delegate: A delegate is a person who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization (e.g., a government, a political party)  Immigration: The act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

3. Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 3 EnglishFrench Voter participationLa participation électorale coalitionune coalition campaignune campagne (électorale) Foreign policypolitique étrangère Delegatedélégué Immigrationl'immigration Vocabulary

4. Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 4 Political Parties Left wing Socialist Party Right wing UMP Party

5. Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 5 Whom do you Support? Socialist Party UMP Party Nicolas Sarkozy François Hollande

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7. Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 7 Current political Affairs  France will be making it harder for foreigners to seek French citizenship as of January.  Sarkozy stages crisis jobs summit.  Sarkozy calls unions labour leaders for crisis talks.  French nuclear plants urged to improve safety.  French nuclear energy under pressure France wants to export nuclear reactors