Philippine boxing legend to run for president

 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdmlLusPAdY

Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, 42, has said he will run for president in the 2022 elections. Mr Pacquiao has served as a senator of the Philippines since 2016. He said he wants to run for president because the Filipino people need a new government. He believes his career in boxing has helped him in politics and would give him the skills he needs to be a good president. He said in a speech: "I'm a fighter, and I will always be a fighter inside and outside the ring." He added: "We need government to serve our people." Other sporting heroes have become leaders of their country, like Pakistan's cricketing hero Imran Khan and Liberia's soccer icon George Weah.

Emmanuel Pacquiao is one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He is the only boxer in history to be world champion at eight different levels and won twelve major world titles. He is the only boxer to hold world championships across four decades, from the 1990s to the 2020s. In 2019, he became the oldest welterweight world champion ever at the age of 40. Pacquiao has had other successes outside of his boxing and political careers. He was the head coach and a player for a Philippine Basketball Association team. He has also starred in movies, presented TV shows, and as a singer, has released best-selling albums and songs. He is also a preacher, philanthropist and YouTube personality.


3. BOXERS: Students A strongly believe boxers would make better presidents than TV celebrities; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. HEROES: Who are your heroes? Why? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

 

Who?

Why?

Sporting hero

 

 

Business hero

 

 

Environmental hero

 

 

Music hero

 

 

Political hero

 

 

Technology hero

 

 

5. LEGEND: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "legend". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. BEST PRESIDENT: Rank these with your partner. Put who would be the best president at the top and why

  • a CEO
  • a boxer
  • a nurse
  • a teacher
  • an engineer
  • a soldier
  • a chat show host
  • a homeless person

Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1.

legend

a.

Be someone other people can vote for in an election.

      2.

run

b.

A job done for a long period of a person's life.

      3.

served

c.

A person or thing thought of as something great.

      4.

career

d.

Performed duties or services for other people.

      5.

politics

e.

The group of people with the power to control a country or city.

      6.

government

f.

An extremely great and famous person.

      7.

icon

g.

The activities of governments about the relations between people and countries.

    Paragraph 2

      8.

professional

h.

Important, serious, or significant.

      9.

major

i.

The position of being the champion of a major sports competition.

      10.

title

j.

A person who tries to make the lives of other people better, especially giving money.

      11.

success

k.

Acted in a movie, play, or other show as a main character.

      12.

starred

l.

The completing of an aim or purpose.

      13.

preacher

m.

Being someone who gets paid for what they do as a job.

      14.

philanthropist

n.

A person who talks to other people in churches, in the streets, etc. about religion or God.

 

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

  1. Manny Pacquiao has been a senator in the Philippines.     T / F
  2. Manny believes his career as a boxer will help him be a good president.   T / F
  3. Manny said he won't always be a fighter.     T / F
  4. Manny said he would be the first sporting hero to be a president.     T / F
  5. Manny has been world champion at eight different levels.     T / F
  6. Manny was first a world champion in the 1990s.     T / F
  7. The article says Manny is the youngest ever boxing world champion.     T / F
  8. Manny has also had a career as a singer.     T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. legend
  2. run
  3. believes
  4. helped
  5. need
  6. greatest
  7. hold
  8. successes
  9. coach
  10. personality
  1. triumphs
  2. thinks
  3. character
  4. require
  5. possess
  6. superstar
  7. trainer
  8. stand for
  9. best
  10. assisted

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

  1. he will run for president
  2. Mr Pacquiao has served as
  3. give him the skills
  4. I will always be a fighter inside and outside
  5. Other sporting heroes have become leaders
  6. one of the greatest professional
  7. He is the only boxer in history to
  8. hold world championships across four
  9. He was the head
  10. released best-selling
  1. boxers of all time
  2. the ring
  3. coach
  4. albums and songs
  5. he needs
  6. decades
  7. in the 2022 elections
  8. of their country
  9. be world champion
  10. a senator

Comprehension questions

  1. How old is Manny Pacquiao?
  2. Who does Manny Pacquiao say needs a new government?
  3. What does Manny Pacquiao believe will help him be a good president?
  4. What will Manny Pacquiao always be in and out of the ring?
  5. What other kinds of heroes does the article say have become leaders?
  6. At how many levels has Manny Pacquiao been world champion?
  7. Over how many decades has Manny Pacquiao been a world champion?
  8. What world title did Manny Pacquiao win at the age of 40?
  9. In what other sport was Manny Pacquiao a head coach?
  10. What does the article say Manny Pacquiao has released?

Role play

Role  A – A Boxer
You think a boxer would be the best president. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their people. Also, tell the others which of these would be the worst president (and why): a nurse, an engineer or a chat show host.

Role  B – A Nurse
You think a nurse would be the best president. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their people. Also, tell the others which of these would be the worst president (and why): a boxer, an engineer or a chat show host.

Role  C – An Engineer
You think an engineer would be the best president. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their people. Also, tell the others which of these would be the worst president (and why): a nurse, a boxer or a chat show host.

Role  D – A Chat Show Host
You think a chat show host would be the best president. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their people. Also, tell the others which of these would be the worst president (and why): a nurse, an engineer or a boxer.

Discussion - Manny Pacquiao

  1. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'boxing'?
  2. What do you know about Manny Pacquiao?
  3. Do you think Manny would be a good president?
  4. Would you be a good president?
  5. How can boxing skills help someone be a good president?
  6. Should a president be a fighter?
  7. Are you a fighter?
  8. Are sporting heroes or TV celebrities better presidents?
  9. What do you think of your government?
  1. What do you think of when you hear the word 'legend'?
  2. What do you think about what you read?
  3. What do you think of boxing?
  4. What do you think of Manny's record as a boxer?
  5. What do you think of Manny's other successes?
  6. Do you think Manny Pacquiao would be a good president?
  7. What advice would you give Manny?
  8. Who is your favorite YouTube personality?
  9. What questions would you like to ask Manny Pacquiao?

 

Spelling

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Paragraph 2

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