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.media tycoon (we can also use the expression media mogul) 3.censorship 4.unscrupulous 5.exploiting 6.invasion of privacy 7.paparazzi 8 / 9.information / entertainment (in either order10.chequebook journalism 11.libel 12.readership 13.gutter pressTask31.broadsheets 2.coverage 3.current affairs 4.reporters 5.journalists 6.tabloids 7.broadcasts 8.Internet9.websites 10.download 11/12.information / entertainment (in either order) 13.gutter press 14.invasion ofprivacy / chequebook journalism 15.paparazzi 16.libel 17.chequebook journalism 18.unscrupulous19.Internet/web 20.information overload 21.logging on 22.censorship 23.freedom of the pressOther words and expressions which you might find useful include:Types of television programme: documentary / soap opera /quiz show /sitcom / drama / weather forecast / game show/ variety show / commercial / chat showParts of a newspaper: headline / editorial / advertisement / what's on / entertainment / colour supplement / fashion/ business / financial / sport / horoscope / state-controlled / journal / slander / tune in / read between the line;/ downmarket / upmarket / upbeatPage 53 Work answersTask 1'Sick Building Syndrome' is a recently discovered problem in which the design of a building adversely affectsthe people working in it.For example, in buildings with poor ventilation the employees often suffer fromheadaches or breathing problems.'Repetitive strain injury' (R.S.I.) is a pain in the arm or some other part of the body felt by someone whoperforms the same movement many times, such as when operating a computer keyboard.Task 21.E 2.A 3.B 4.F 5.C 6.DTask 31.employees 2.unskilled 3.semi-skilled 4.blue-collar 5.manufacturing industries 6.white-collar 7.serviceindustries 8.job security 9.steady job 10.hiring 11.firing 12.stress 13.demanding 14.unsociable hours15.repetitive strain injury 16.salary (a salary is paid monthly.We also use it to describe the amount of money an employee receives over a year: 'What is your salary?' '£24,000 a year / per annum.' We use the word wage or wages to describe money which is paid daily or weekly) 17.promotion 18.perks 19.incentive 20.increment (we canalso use the expression pay rise) 21.sickness benefit 22.pension 23.self-employedOther words and expressions which you might find useful include:employer / manual worker / profession / dismiss / dismissal / recruitment drive (when a company tries to employ a lot of new people) / overtime / fixed income / candidate / interview / interviewer / interviewee / leave (a formal word meaning holiday)Page 56 Money and finance answersTask 11.Profit is money you gain from selling something, which is more than the money you paid for it.Loss is moneyyou have spent and not got back.2.Extravagant describes somebody who spends a lot of money.Frugal or economical describes somebody who iscareful with money.3.A current account is a bank account from which you can take money at any time.A deposit account is a bankaccount which pays you interest if you leave money in it for some time (we can also use the expression savings account or notice account).4.A loan is money which you borrow to buy something.A mortgage is a special kind of loan used to buy a houseover a period of time.110Peter Collin Publishing.© 2001.For reference, see the English Dictionary for Students (1-901659-06-2)answerAnswers5.To deposit money is to put money into a bank account To withdraw money is to take money out of a banksaccount (deposit can be a noun or a verb.The noun form of withdraw is withdrawal).6.A wage and a salary are money you receive for doing a job, but a wage is usually paid daily or weekly and asalary is usually paid monthly.7.If you are broke, you have no money.It is an informal expression.If you are bankrupt, you are not able to pay back money you have borrowed.It is a very serious financial situation for somebody to be in.8.In the UK, shares are one of the many equal parts into which a company's capital is divided.People who buy them are called shareholders.Stocks are shares which are issued by the government.Dividends are parts of a company's profits shared out among the shareholders.9.Income tax is a tax on money earned as wages or salary.Excise duty is a tax on certain goods produced in acountry, such as cigarettes or alcohol.10.To credit somebody's bank account is to put money into the account.To debit somebody's bank account is to take money out.In the UK, many people pay for bills etc.using a system called direct debit, where money is taken directly from their account by the company providing the goods or service.11.Traditionally a bank is a business organization which keeps money for customers and pays it out on demand or lends them money, and a building society is more usually associated with saving money or lending people moneyto buy houses.12.A discount is the percentage by which a full price is reduced to a buyer by the seller.A refund is money paid back when, for example, returning something to a shop (It can also be a verb: to refund)13.A bargain is something bought more cheaply than usual (the word can have other meanings - check yourdictionary).Something which is overpriced is too expensive.Something which is exorbitant costs much more thanits true value.14.A worthless object is something which has no value.A priceless object is an extremely valuable object.15.If you save money, you put it to one side so that you can use it later.If you invest money, you put it into property, shares etc.so that it will increase in value.16.Inflation is a state of economy where prices and wages increase.Deflation is a reduction of economic activity.17.Income is the money you receive.Expenditure is the money you spend.18.If you lend money, you let someone use your money for a certain period of time.If you borrow money fromsomeone, you take money for a time, usually paying interest.Task 21.F 2.I 3.L 4.E 5.J 6.K (the Inland Revenue is a British government department dealing with tax) 7.C 8.H9.G 10.A 11.B 12.DTask 31.borrow 2.loan 3.income 4.expenditure 5.overdraft 6, cost of living 7.Inflation 8.economise 9.buildingsociety 10.interest 11.on credit 12.exorbitant 13.save 14.reductions 15.bargain 16.discount 17.invest18.stocks 19.sharesOther words and expressions which you might find useful include:Cash / cheque / credit card / statement / overdrawn / receipt / customs / inheritance tax / corporation tax / disability allowance / social security / currency / rate of exchange / investment /wealthy / debt / upwardly or downwardly mobile equity / negative equityPage 58 Politics answersTask 11.democracy 2.independence (the adjective is independent) 3.candidate 4.totalitarian 5.authoritarian 6.technocrats 7.opposition 8.republic 9.sanctions 10.House 11.ideology 12.ParliamentThe word in the shaded vertical strip is 'dictatorship'The British Parliament is divided into two houses.These are:1.The House of Commons.This is the lower house, which is made up of 659 elected members who are knownas Members of Parliament, or MPs.2.The House of Lords.This is the upper chamber, which is made up of hereditary peers or specially appointedmen and women.The House of Commons is the most important house.Many people in Britain want the House of Lordsabolished because they see it as an outdated institution.111Peter Collin Publishing, © 2001.For reference, see the English Dictionary for Students (1-901659-06-2)sAnswersTask 2answer1.False.It is a system of government with an hereditary king or queen.2.False [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.media tycoon (we can also use the expression media mogul) 3.censorship 4.unscrupulous 5.exploiting 6.invasion of privacy 7.paparazzi 8 / 9.information / entertainment (in either order10.chequebook journalism 11.libel 12.readership 13.gutter pressTask31.broadsheets 2.coverage 3.current affairs 4.reporters 5.journalists 6.tabloids 7.broadcasts 8.Internet9.websites 10.download 11/12.information / entertainment (in either order) 13.gutter press 14.invasion ofprivacy / chequebook journalism 15.paparazzi 16.libel 17.chequebook journalism 18.unscrupulous19.Internet/web 20.information overload 21.logging on 22.censorship 23.freedom of the pressOther words and expressions which you might find useful include:Types of television programme: documentary / soap opera /quiz show /sitcom / drama / weather forecast / game show/ variety show / commercial / chat showParts of a newspaper: headline / editorial / advertisement / what's on / entertainment / colour supplement / fashion/ business / financial / sport / horoscope / state-controlled / journal / slander / tune in / read between the line;/ downmarket / upmarket / upbeatPage 53 Work answersTask 1'Sick Building Syndrome' is a recently discovered problem in which the design of a building adversely affectsthe people working in it.For example, in buildings with poor ventilation the employees often suffer fromheadaches or breathing problems.'Repetitive strain injury' (R.S.I.) is a pain in the arm or some other part of the body felt by someone whoperforms the same movement many times, such as when operating a computer keyboard.Task 21.E 2.A 3.B 4.F 5.C 6.DTask 31.employees 2.unskilled 3.semi-skilled 4.blue-collar 5.manufacturing industries 6.white-collar 7.serviceindustries 8.job security 9.steady job 10.hiring 11.firing 12.stress 13.demanding 14.unsociable hours15.repetitive strain injury 16.salary (a salary is paid monthly.We also use it to describe the amount of money an employee receives over a year: 'What is your salary?' '£24,000 a year / per annum.' We use the word wage or wages to describe money which is paid daily or weekly) 17.promotion 18.perks 19.incentive 20.increment (we canalso use the expression pay rise) 21.sickness benefit 22.pension 23.self-employedOther words and expressions which you might find useful include:employer / manual worker / profession / dismiss / dismissal / recruitment drive (when a company tries to employ a lot of new people) / overtime / fixed income / candidate / interview / interviewer / interviewee / leave (a formal word meaning holiday)Page 56 Money and finance answersTask 11.Profit is money you gain from selling something, which is more than the money you paid for it.Loss is moneyyou have spent and not got back.2.Extravagant describes somebody who spends a lot of money.Frugal or economical describes somebody who iscareful with money.3.A current account is a bank account from which you can take money at any time.A deposit account is a bankaccount which pays you interest if you leave money in it for some time (we can also use the expression savings account or notice account).4.A loan is money which you borrow to buy something.A mortgage is a special kind of loan used to buy a houseover a period of time.110Peter Collin Publishing.© 2001.For reference, see the English Dictionary for Students (1-901659-06-2)answerAnswers5.To deposit money is to put money into a bank account To withdraw money is to take money out of a banksaccount (deposit can be a noun or a verb.The noun form of withdraw is withdrawal).6.A wage and a salary are money you receive for doing a job, but a wage is usually paid daily or weekly and asalary is usually paid monthly.7.If you are broke, you have no money.It is an informal expression.If you are bankrupt, you are not able to pay back money you have borrowed.It is a very serious financial situation for somebody to be in.8.In the UK, shares are one of the many equal parts into which a company's capital is divided.People who buy them are called shareholders.Stocks are shares which are issued by the government.Dividends are parts of a company's profits shared out among the shareholders.9.Income tax is a tax on money earned as wages or salary.Excise duty is a tax on certain goods produced in acountry, such as cigarettes or alcohol.10.To credit somebody's bank account is to put money into the account.To debit somebody's bank account is to take money out.In the UK, many people pay for bills etc.using a system called direct debit, where money is taken directly from their account by the company providing the goods or service.11.Traditionally a bank is a business organization which keeps money for customers and pays it out on demand or lends them money, and a building society is more usually associated with saving money or lending people moneyto buy houses.12.A discount is the percentage by which a full price is reduced to a buyer by the seller.A refund is money paid back when, for example, returning something to a shop (It can also be a verb: to refund)13.A bargain is something bought more cheaply than usual (the word can have other meanings - check yourdictionary).Something which is overpriced is too expensive.Something which is exorbitant costs much more thanits true value.14.A worthless object is something which has no value.A priceless object is an extremely valuable object.15.If you save money, you put it to one side so that you can use it later.If you invest money, you put it into property, shares etc.so that it will increase in value.16.Inflation is a state of economy where prices and wages increase.Deflation is a reduction of economic activity.17.Income is the money you receive.Expenditure is the money you spend.18.If you lend money, you let someone use your money for a certain period of time.If you borrow money fromsomeone, you take money for a time, usually paying interest.Task 21.F 2.I 3.L 4.E 5.J 6.K (the Inland Revenue is a British government department dealing with tax) 7.C 8.H9.G 10.A 11.B 12.DTask 31.borrow 2.loan 3.income 4.expenditure 5.overdraft 6, cost of living 7.Inflation 8.economise 9.buildingsociety 10.interest 11.on credit 12.exorbitant 13.save 14.reductions 15.bargain 16.discount 17.invest18.stocks 19.sharesOther words and expressions which you might find useful include:Cash / cheque / credit card / statement / overdrawn / receipt / customs / inheritance tax / corporation tax / disability allowance / social security / currency / rate of exchange / investment /wealthy / debt / upwardly or downwardly mobile equity / negative equityPage 58 Politics answersTask 11.democracy 2.independence (the adjective is independent) 3.candidate 4.totalitarian 5.authoritarian 6.technocrats 7.opposition 8.republic 9.sanctions 10.House 11.ideology 12.ParliamentThe word in the shaded vertical strip is 'dictatorship'The British Parliament is divided into two houses.These are:1.The House of Commons.This is the lower house, which is made up of 659 elected members who are knownas Members of Parliament, or MPs.2.The House of Lords.This is the upper chamber, which is made up of hereditary peers or specially appointedmen and women.The House of Commons is the most important house.Many people in Britain want the House of Lordsabolished because they see it as an outdated institution.111Peter Collin Publishing, © 2001.For reference, see the English Dictionary for Students (1-901659-06-2)sAnswersTask 2answer1.False.It is a system of government with an hereditary king or queen.2.False [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]