Malaysia’s 92-year-old Leader

B1 – Intermediate

Mahathir Mohamad, 92, is Malaysia’s next prime minister and the world’s oldest elected leader.

He is known as one of Malaysia’s strongmen. He has ended 60 years of rule of the Barisan Nasional (BN) party.

Read about the oldest leader from the link below and be ready to answer the questions that follow.

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1805/180512-oldest-leader-4.html

Discussion Questions:

  1. Do you agree or disagree that there should be an age at which all leaders must start with/retire from their political careers? Explain.
  2. What are the most important things for a leader to have (e.g. experience, charisma, qualifications, youth, etc.)?
  3. What is your opinion about having a 90-plus-year-old leader in your country?
  4. How are younger/older leaders better leaders?
  5. Would you be a good leader? Why or why not?
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2 replies on “Malaysia’s 92-year-old Leader”

1- I don’t agree that they should retire because of age, if the person is mentally well, I think they can continue to be active.

2- I think a leader should have experience, charisma and honesty.

3- I agree.

4- I think it doesn’t depend on age, it only depends on honesty and desire to serve their people.

5- I think you would be a good leader, although you would not have experience in running a country.

Great going with your writing practice!

Take a look at some better expressions you can use in this sentence:

I don’t agree that they should retire because of age, if the person is mentally well, I think they can continue to be active.

I don’t agree that they should retire because of age, if the person is still mentally fit, I think they can continue to serve in the government actively.

Keep going with practicing your writing consistently.

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