A : From today's lecture, I would like you to compare the various models of government I talked about earlier. First of all, why do we need a government?
B : Government is there to protect our rights.
A : Yes, government is there to uphold the law. (22) What else?
C : We could channel our voices through government.
A : OK. (23)
C : Let me rephrase it, as citizens, we can make things happen through our representatives in government
A : Alright. (24)
B : I would say democracy
A : Are you sure?
C : Is communism not a form of representative government as well?
A : (25) Go on.
C : Although there are no public elections in a communist state government (26)
A : OK. Very good everyone. So now we have the basic understanding of democracy and communism. There are a lot more to talk about. We shall continue tomorrow.
22.
1. That is a very comprehensive answer.
2. You got it all right.
3. That is part of the answer.
4. You are wrong.
23.
1. Can you talk about it more often?
2. Can you explain your answer?
3. Can you retract your answer?
4. Can you back up your claim with more evidence?
24.
1. So what forms of government have representatives?
2. So what do you call government with representatives?
3. So how do we compare representative government?
4. So to what extent is a government representative of its people?
25.
1. We are seriously off.
2. Communism is authoritarian.
3. Communism is not a form of representative government.
4. We are getting somewhere.