Vocabulary SOCIETY AND LIVING STANDARDS
Find the "odd one out". There may be more than one answer. Give your reasons .
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Discussion questions
1. Should governments use the welfare system to enourage !eo!le to live within two !arent families 2. #t what age should a son or daughter $e !ermitted to leave home 3. Should young !eo!le $e allowed to $uy ontrae!tives as soon as they reah !u$erty 4. Should the age of onsent $e the same for $oth gays and heterose%uals 5. Should gays and heterose%uals have the same right to &oin the armed fores 6. Should a$ortion $e availa$le to women on demand 7. Should euthanasia $e availa$le to !eo!le in great !ain who want to die 8. 's it !ossi$le to !ass effetive laws against raism (. )o you $elieve in a high ta% eonomy *e.g. Sweden+ whih distri$utes money to eduation and health or a low ta% eonomy *e.g. the ,.S.#.+ where !eo!le ma-e !rivate !rovision for good servies 1. )o you have a vision of a $etter soiety /hat hanges would you ma-e 11. )o you thin- geneti engineering should $e used to reate good iti0ens 12. /hat do you thin- are the harateristis of a good mem$er of soiety
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/hat are your am$itions: ho!es and fears
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)o you $elieve in "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
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;ow do you feel a$out in&ustie
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/hat an $e done to hel! vitims of terrorism
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;ow did the events in
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's freedom of s!eeh a $asi human right
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/hat is the worst in&ustie for you
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)o you thin- it is moral to $e !re&udied
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)o you thin- that television is a means to indotrinate and influene young minds
1. /hat ma%im do you live $y 11. ;ow would you have felt if you had $een a vitim of the atta- on the trains
3. 9; /) F /= Vocabulary
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a stri-e
an industrial dis!ute
a lo-out
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a division
a distrit
a de!artment
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!ay
wages
salary
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a trainee
an a!!rentie
a !ro$ationer
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a foreman
a union re!resentative
a sho! steward
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an em!loyer
an em!loyee
a wor-er
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a !ost
an a!!liation
a vaany
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a andidate
an a!!liant
an interviewer
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a raise
!er-s
a $onus
SHORT TOPIC
eo!le in S!ain an loo- for jobs in the Situations Vacant olumn of national or loal news!a!ers. ational news!a!ers suh as "9he #>? " fous on different areas of employment suh us media: education: social work and information technology on different days. Job vacancies are also dis!layed at Job Centres and other mployment !gencies in towns and ities and on the 'nternet. >efore applying for a &o$: you should he- that you meet the re"uirements. 9hese are usually s!eified in terms of previous e#perience: "ualifications and personality. 9o show that you are a suita$le candidate for the post : it is usual to enlose a curriculum vitae with your letter of application. 9here are many om!uter !rograms that will hel! you !rodue a well designed and professional$looking urriulum vitae: availa$le $oth from om!uter software retailers and as freeware on the we$. 'f you make the right impression% you will $e invited to an interview@ otherwise you will !ro$a$ly reeive a letter sayingA "we regret to inform you that your a!!liation has $een unsuessful." 9he suessful applicant will !ro$a$ly $e given a contract of employment whih will ontain the job description and theterms and conditions. Bou show your ae!tane of these $y signing the contract . n your first day of wor-: you may $e invited to &oin a trade union. 'f so: you will !ro$a$ly $e introdued to your shop steward : the trade union official who will re!resent you and your colleagues in negotiations with management . Sooner or later: you will meet your boss. 9he !erson who you report to: ould also $e alled a line
manager or director. 'n fatories % workers often ta-e their orders from a team$leader or foreman: who is an intermediary $etween the employer and the employees. SGGESTED TOPIC !ESTIONS AND ANS"ERS
#A )o !eo!le in S!ain wor- hard #$ &'d say they do. Co$s are so hard to get that if youDre lu-y enough to have one:you -now that youDre e%!eted to !ull your weight. A$ (hat are the conditions of wor- like #$ 9hey vary tremendously $etween &o$s. Bou an see what theyDre li-e for !eo!le wor-ing in su!ermar-et he-E outs. 9hey have to -ee! u! or else sho!!ers or their su!ervisors get angry. A$ )ow about in shools #$ ShoolEteahers have !lenty to do now that they have to administer tests as !art of the ational ?urriulum. &n
many cases: theyDve had to sto! running lu$s and soieties after shool. 9hey used to do this voluntarily: $ut now theyDre muh too e%hausted. A$ *o you think that !u$li setor wor-ers suh as teahers: dotors: nurses and fire fighters should $e allowed to stri-e #$ +ot if they're !ro!erly rewarded. 9heir unions should ome together with theem!loyers and negotiate noEstri-e agreements. A$ (hat if the em!loyers deide to introdue new wor-ing !raties !fter all% things can't remain the same for ever . #$ #ny hange in onditions should $e negotiated as well. A$ !nd what happens if the two sides anDt agree #$ 9hen the dis!ute should go to ar$itration. /hatDs needed is an inde!endent $ody to mediate in industrial dis!utes.
't might sometimes have to im!ose a settlement. A$ Surely: no$ody an fore !eo!le to go to wor-: if they really donDt want to. #$ Then they ris- losing their &o$s. &t is wrong to leave hos!ital !atients withoutdotors and nurses. i-ewise: stri-es among teahers an severely disru!t the eduation of our hildren. A$ So you don't think everybody should have the right to stri-e #$ (ell% & think everybody should have the right to &oin a trade union. 9his allows free olletive $argaining. ,ou can't have every wor-er ma-ing se!arate deals with management. 9he stri-e wea!on should only $e used as a last resort if ar$itration fails. m!loyees should -now that management may im!ose a lo-Eout. ADDITIONAL !ESTIONS TO PONDER
1. /hat ratio of wor- to leisure would $e your ideal #nswer using !erentages. 2. #re the !eo!le in your ountry famous for wor-ing hard or for having a good soial life 3. /hat &o$s would you most and least li-e to do 4. /hat &o$s have you done in your life and what did you li-e and disli-e a$out them 5. /hih ageEgrou!s are worst affeted $y unem!loyment in your ountry Should !eo!le who have never wor-ed $efore $e entitled to unem!loyment $enefit 6. /hat are the auses of unem!loyment and how is the !ro$lem solved in your ountry
7. )o women in your ountry have euality of &o$ o!!ortunities#re they !aid as well as men 8. #re there many migrant wor-ers in your ountry 'f so: what -ind of &o$s do they do/hat are their wor-ing onditions li-e (. )o !eo!le leave your ountry to find wor- in other ountries /here do they go/hat sort of &o$s do they get #re they made welome 1. )o wor-ers in your ountry !ay a lot of inome ta% to the government)o !eo!le with large salaries !ay a muh higher rate of ta% than other wor-ers)o you thin- they should 11. )o you thin- that every wor-er should have the right to &oin a 9rade ,nion 12. )o you thin- that every wor-er: *inluding dotors: nurses: teahers: the !olie: am$ulane rews and fire fighters+: should have the right to go on stri-e
4. 9; S,#9,# Vocabulary
ALTERNATIVE #ELIE%S
There may be more than one answer. Give your reasons .
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Discussion questions
1. )o you thin- there is intelligent life on other !lanets 2. Some !eo!le laim to have seen ,Fs *,nidentified Flying $&ets+ suh as flying sauers. )o you $elieve them 3. /hat is your o!inion of !eo!le who say that they an ommuniate with s!irits ;ave you ever ta-en !art in a seane 4. )o you -now any$ody with !syhi !owers or e%tra sensory !ere!tion 5. )o you $elieve in tele!athy 's there another !erson in the world with whom you have a s!eial understanding 6. /ould you ever visit an astrologer for a foreast of how your life will run in the future 7. /hat does your star sign tell you a$out your !ersonality and your om!ati$ility with other !eo!le 8. )o you $elieve in other forms of fortuneEtelling suh as •
!almistry
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tarot ards
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reading teau!s
5. #9'# '<9# ??S oa$ulary There may be more than one answer. Give your reasons . >
effiient
to save
to am!aign
motorway tolls
oil !ollution
to share
$iodegrada$le
a !ower station Discussion questions
1. )oes the environment $elong !rini!ally to the human rae 2. )o your onsum!tion ha$its destroy the ha$itats of other s!eies 3. )o you thin- that develo!ers should $e !ermitted to $uild $ig hotels and tourist om!le%es in the most $eautiful !laes in your ountry 4. Should the !rivate motorist $e made to !ay more heavily through higher road ta%: !etrol !ries: !ar-ing fees and motorway tolls 5. Should ars $e $anned from ity: town and village entres 6. #re you for or against nulear !ower 7. )oes your ountry need striter laws to !unish noisy neigh$ours or disos whih !lay loud musi late at night 8. #re your ountryDs seas: rivers and G or la-es lean to swim in (. /hat government and !rivate am!aigns are there in your ountry to !rotet and im!rove the environment #re these am!aigns motivated $y onern for the lives and ha$itats of s!eies other than our own 6. ,>'? F'H,S Vocabulary "ORLD O%
THE PER%OR&ING ARTS
POLITICS
AND %ASHION
"ORLD O% SPORTS
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the resident and the vie !resident
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Film diretors and !roduers
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foot$allersG foot$all !layers
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aing ar drivers or motorylists
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eader of the o!!osition
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#tors and atresses
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?a$inet minister
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Singers
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#thletes
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Shadow ?a$inet minister
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resenters
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hairmen of foot$all lu$s
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a figure head
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models
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S!orts !romoters
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designers
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S!orts ommentators
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ord
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Heneral Seretary and union re!resentatives
IN%A&OS P#LIC %IGRES
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Hossi! olumnists
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lairvoyants and fortune tellers
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Bellow !ress
oa$ulary related to the media
"'ere t'ese (i)ure 'ea*s a++ear$
Find the "odd one out".
THE &EDIA
There may be more than one answer. Give your reasons .
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a $road sheet
a &ournal
a ta$loid
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a$le
satellite
terrestrial
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a hannel
a station
a wavelength
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advertising revenue
the liene fee
road ta%
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to sreen
to stage
to $oadast
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irulation
readershi!
audiene rating
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to ensor
to ur$
to regulate
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a $usiness tyoon
a media mogul
a !ress $aron
T'e +ress an* ,e*ia questions
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(ree*o, s'oul* t'e +ress be allo0e* by la04 6. Is t'e ,e*ia in your country ,ainly o0ne* by a (e0 lar)e ,ono+olies4S'oul* t'e la0 allo0 o0ners'i+ o( se3eral ne0s+a+ers or TV c'annels4 7. Is t'ere a bias to0ar*s any +articular +olitical +arty or interest )rou+ in your country8s ,e*ia4 9. "'ic' 0oul* you +re(er :a; TV c'annels 0it'out a*3ertisin) +ai* (or by a licence (ee :b; %ree TV c'annels +ai* (or by a*3ertisin) or :c; Pay1+er13ie0 TV 0'ere you only +ay (or 0'at you 0atc'4 <. In #ritain/ t'ere are restrictions on 0'at can be screene* on TV be(ore = +.,. Do you t'in2 t'at TV +ro)ra,,e content s'oul* be censore*4 >. S'oul* )o3ern,ents act to control t'e Internet or s'oul* it be uncensore*4 ?. Ha3e you e3er use* t'e Internet4 "'at *i* you use it (or4 =. "'at is @@ (a,ous (or4 -B. "'y is @so an* so@ in t'e li,eli)'ts+otli)'t4
