Must a Politician be Kind?

Must a Politician Be Kind?

• What kind of people can succeed in politics? 2. What traits of character should they have? 3. What kind of person is an ideal politician in your opinion?

• р opular трудолюбивый
• strong-willed честный
• hard-working патриотический
• honest популярный
• sociable общительный
• patriotic одаренный
• risky властолюбивый
• power-loving рискованный
• gifted волевой

Positive traits

Negative traits

Niccolo Machiavelli wrote that it was necessary for a politician to be…

• A politician should be power-loving.
• A politician should be risky.
• A politician should be ruthless.
• A politician should be pliable.
• A politician should be a real personality.

• 1. What traits of character should a good politician have?
• 2. Who is an ideal politician in your opinion?

Konnik V.V., a teacher of History

• A good politician should be honest, tolerant and hard-working.
• As for me, an ideal politician is Peter Stolypin. He fought for equality for peasants. He did his best to make Russia equal with other European countries.

Bliznuk O.I., a teacher of History

• I think that V.V.Putin is a good example of an ideal politician. He is a strong-willed and hard-working person. He understands all the problems that our society has and tries to solve these problems.

Kharchenko N.V., a teacher of History

• A good politician should be honest with people, competent and principled.
• V.V. Putin is a strong-willed and confident politician. He has his own opinion but his main trait is that he can convince people.

D.Medvedev

V.Putin

V.Zhirinovsky

An ideal politician

I feel …

because I …

Negative emotions

• irritation
• boredom
• sadness
• anxiety
• unsatisfaction

Positive emotions

• proud
• admiration
• surprise
• happiness
• satisfaction

was bored

didn’t relax

worked hard

got a good mark

fulfilled the task

was active, emotional

answered properly

got much new information

Homework:

• write an essay on the topic “ A Good Politician, as I Understand It”.