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Topic: POWER AND POLITICS

Complete these colloquial expressions.

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Dad's ........ his soapbox again, going on about what the Government's doing wrong.

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2

I really don't know who to vote for. Can't I just ........ on the fence?

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3

Mathew is a useful person to know as he has friends in ........ places.

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Now complete the gaps with the missing words.

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A) Joe got on his and went on and on about how expensive it was to go to a football match these days.

B) Why don't you make a decision and stop sitting on the ?

C) It's great to have friends in high but I'd like to be successful on the basis of my own ability, not on who I know.

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Make them your own!

1) Is there a subject that is guaranteed to get you on your soapbox?
2) Do you tend to sit on the fence if two friends disagree about something?
3) If you had friends in high places would you use them to your advantage?