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109 Do some research on the internet to collect more arguments for or against gun control. Get together in groups of three and roll the dice to determine who is student A, B, or C. Student A argues in favour of gun control, student B argues against it. Student C functions as an interlocutor, making sure that each speaker has about the same speaking time, encouraging the speakers to support their arguments with details and helping out with polite questions if one of the speakers does not know how to continue. SPEAKING 22 a b 1 NRA: ( abbr. for ) National Rifle Association Write down any ideas that you associate with the expressions in the box below. Compare your ideas with other students in class. How do your lists differ? gun laws the American Constitution mass shootings Listen to a reporter talking about a debate in the US Congress and answer the questions below. 1 What does the Second Amendment to the Constitution protect? 2 When was it introduced? 3 Which argument against gun control does the reporter mention? 4 What do people in favour of gun control say? Some people say there are as many reasons for keeping the right to bear arms as there are for stricter gun laws. Listen to the reporter interviewing people on the streets of Washington and take notes on the most important points. Compare your notes in class. Expand your vocabulary: Gun laws and safety Use your notes to complete the words in these summaries of the individual statements. LISTENING 19 a Do guns keep us safe? b 17 20 18 LANGUAGE 21 The majority in the US agrees with st c of gun ownership. Young people in particular favour gun ownership r s. The NRA 1 spends a lot of money persuading politicians that guns will k pe f harm and are needed as s devices. 1 Changing the Second Amendment of our constitution takes away every American’s right to p th if they are in d . Gun ownership is the only way to gua sa , so it needs to be beyond go control. Control is just one more step to mo every m of US citizens. 2 For people who feel at r , owning a gun is a way of fe s and pr c . CCTV can also improve the se of se of these groups through recording sus be , as long as no da pr laws are violated. 3 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv