TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE HERE! https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/10/27/13-local-citizenship/

On today’s episode, we will discuss the idea of Local citizenship! When national governments can’t, or don’t want to, deal with immigrant populations, it falls to local governments and decision makers to make proactive policies!

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VOCABULARY

To be concentrated (passive v) - to bring or come together in a large number or amount in one particular area

Most of the country’s population is concentrated in the north

To delegate (v) - to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you

As a boss you have to delegate responsibilities to your staff

To devolve (v) - to cause power or responsibility to be given to other people

To be a good manager, you must know how to devolve responsibility downwards

vague (adj) - not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided

I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago

Decision-maker (n) - a person who decides things, especially at a high level in an organisation

She faces long hours and extreme pressure in her position as the top decision-maker in the company

Proactive (adj) - taking action by causing change and not only reacting to change when it happens

Companies are going to have to be more proactive about environmental management

fortunate (adj) - lucky

You’re very fortunate to have found such a nice house

supplementary (adj) - added to something else in order to improve it or complete it

Teachers often create supplementary materials for their classes

To contradict (v) - to say the opposite of what someone else has said, or to be so different from another fact or statement that one of them must be wrong

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

Q. What are some of the social and economic problems caused by ignoring immigrant issues?

A.Poverty, dissatisfaction, racism, and crime are just a few

Q. Where did I used to live?

A.Japan

Q. True or false? Former Prime Minister Shizo Abe said “Japan is an immigrant country”

A.False

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