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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