1. Warm-Up
Sit with a partner. Introduce yourself and free-talk! Any topic is ok, just speaking in English! Warm-Up!

2. Before We Start Every class you will need to: Sit with a partner
Bring a notebook and a pen
Speak English and participate

3. Review Questions

4. Political Science – Week 3
Superpowers: America and China

5. Think About It...
Think of 3 differences between the USA and China and write them in your notebook. Then compare with a partner.

6. What is a superpower? A very powerful and influential country Economy
Military power
Technology
Culture
Control of global institutions (UN, banking, etc.)
Etc.

7. What is a superpower? In the past – USA, Soviet Union
After Soviet collapse, USA main superpower
Recent Chinese economic growth means it could become overtake USA as global superpower

8. The USA and China Current President: Current President: Xi Jinping
Barack Obama
Current President:
Xi Jinping

9. The USA and China China USA One party system
Mixed economy
Very large military but much fewer weapons
World’s largest exporter
Government controlled media and Internet; many websites blocked
USA
Multiple political parties
Capitalist economy
Strongest military in the world
Most powerful economy
Media/Internet not directly controlled by the government

10. USA and China Compared

11. Vocabulary Influence Expenditure Population GDP Per capita Exports
 Debt / Surplus

12. Discussion Questions
What is the size of each countries population? How do you think this could affect their future power?
Compare the film industry and social media (SMS). How can these two things increase a country’s political power? Do you think China’s control over the Internet could be a problem? How?
Which country has the largest debt? What problems could this debt create in the future?
Which country has a bigger problem with air pollution?
Do you think China will become the world’s next superpower? Why or why not?

13. Homework
Do you think the world would be better if China were the world’s only superpower? Write a paragraph explaining your answer. Give reasons and details to support your opinion.