Grammar: Causative verbs: make, get, let; Question tags p. 123

Complete the sentences with the correct form of make, get, let and the verbs below in the correct form. Be careful: there are two extra verbs you don't need to use. Completamento aperto
inform ● learn ● support ● destroy ● feel ● choose ● run

1 You shouldn't ________ others ________ for you. Make your own decisions.
2 ________ your secretary or secretaries ________ you about everything that happens around you: being up-to-date is extremely important.
3 ________ people ________ your initiatives by taking part in on-and-off-line events. Convince them it's worth it.
4 Remember that good public speaking can ________ people ________ inspired.
5 Don't ________ bad behaviour ________ your ethics and your image. Exercise power with integrity, in the public interest.

Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the causative verbs make, get, let.
1 A good politician can persuade me to vote for him or her.
________
2 They won't oblige me to choose someone I don't agree with.
________
3 I didn't permit anyone to interfere with my decisions.
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4 Reading the news on independent sources leads me to be more objective.
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5 They allowed me to vote when I lived abroad.
________

Complete the sentences with the correct question tags.
1 Nobody has given the results of the elections, ________?
2 Unemployment became a major problem in the 1970s, ________?
3 I'm sure about my decision, ________?
4 The other candidates aren't doing well in the debate, ________?
5 Nothing is certain, ________?
6 Sign the petition, ________?
7 They must work seriously, ________?
8 There weren't any ministers, ________?
9 Let's talk about freedom of expression, ________?
10 We've never thought about it, ________?

Complete the text with the correct words.Then think about the text. Is there a politician or a person involved in social issues that you admire? Make any changes you need and use it for your oral production.
I really like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is an American ________ and a member of the Democratic Party. I admire her for her opinions and her determination. She didn't ________ her background stop her from reaching success – she was born in the Bronx, a poor borough of New York, but managed to get an education and ________ in politics. After college, she needed to ________ money to help her mother, so she worked as a waitress. She ________ everything she could, by ________. In 2018 she was elected to Congress and took office at 29 years old: the youngest woman ever in the USA. It's impressive, ________ it? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, supports progressive and ________ organisations and wishes poverty ________ such a huge problem in the USA. She became famous internationally for appearing at the MET Gala wearing a dress with the words 'Tax the rich'. One of her famous quotes is: 'Change takes courage'. I think someone like her can make a ________ in society.