Rap star who wants to be U.S. president

Why do you think a rap star thinks they can be president?

Would you vote for an entertainer? Why or why not?

The rapper Kayne West wants to be the president of the U.S.A.

He s"extremely cautious" about a coronavirus vaccine.

He said they want to put computer chips inside of us. They want to do many things so we can’t go to heaven."

If he wins he said it will be a birthday party. "Because that will be everybody's birthday," he said.

When I'm president, let's also have some fun. Let's stop all the racism talking. Let's empower people.

He also said he wants to end bad police actions, and he is against the death punishment.

He also wants to "clean up the chemicals - in our deodorant, in our toothpaste". He hasn't developed his foreign plans but is "focused on protecting America, first, with our great military".

What about his approach to taxes? He said he hadn't done the research yet. "I will research that with the strongest experts that serve God."

He believes he got coronavirus in February, but said a vaccine was "the mark of the beast".

He said he loves China. “coronavirus is not China's blame. It's not the Chinese people's fault. They're God's people also. I love China. It changed my life. It changed my perspective, it gave me such a wide perspective."

But he would take a radical approach to being a president.

 I didn’t have a policy when I went to Nike and designed Yeezy. And also went to Louis and designed a Louis Vuitton at the same time. It wasn't a policy, it was a design. We need to innovate the design to be able to free the mind at this time."

His running mate for vice president would be Michelle Tidball, who is an obscure church preacher.

Try to guess the meaning of the words in bold and match them with their closest meaning from the choices in the right. Some of the answers are very close and have similar meaning. The meaning of these words is how they are used in the reading. Some of these words have different meanings in the dictionary depending on how they are used.

 The answers are below the table.

A=8, B=1, C=4, D=2, E=7, F=3, G=5, H=6

Some example sentences using the new words or phrases from the meaning of how they are used in the reading to help you understand better.

1. The summer was extremely hot this year.

2. I like to empower my workers to make their own decisions. I don’t want to tell them what to do all the time.

3. You need to focus on studies if you want to succeed.

4. His approach to learning is different. It is radical. He thinks there should be no exams.

5. My perspective on the election is that he can’t win.

6. The first smartphone was a big innovation.

7. K Pop bands were obscure. Now they are famous all over the world.

Some questions using the new words/phrases. Try to use the words/phrases in your answer.

1. How do you think Kayne West will empower people?

2. What do you think American voters focus on when they vote for a president?

3. What do you think of Kayne West’s approach to becoming president?

4. What is your perspective on Kayne West becoming president?

5. What would people in your country think of a radical person like Kayne West?

6. What innovation/s would you like to see in politics/government?

7. What obscure parts of Korea should a visitor see? Why?

8. How would you feel about living in an extremely hot or cold country?