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Social tensions Task 2: Match the words and expressions in the first box with a word or expression in the second box which is either the closest in meaning or which is normally associated with it. Some of these also appear in Task 1, ethnic cleansing • prejudice • civil rights • harassment rebel • picket line • poverty-stricken • refugee • outcast reject (noun) • non-conformist • blackleg • human rights • destitute discrimination • displaced person • intimidation • racial purging topic specific vocabulary Task 3: Now look at this news programme and complete the gaps with one of the words or expressions from Tasks 1 and 2. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible. You may need to change the form of some of the words. Good evening. Here is the news. Neo-Nazis and other 1 have been held responsible for a wave of 2 in the Bratilovan Republic, The United Nations estimates that over 20,000 people have been murdered there in the last six months. 3 who have escaped from the country have asked the British government to grant them 4 , as they fear for their safety if they have to return. The government are to deport 500 5 whose visas have expired. Angry members of the opposition have accused the government of 6 , as most of the deportees are of African origin. Meanwhile, the police have been accused of 7 , after Asian families in Bradford complained they had been pestered and worried by officers following a series of robberies in the city. 8 leaders in the USA have held a demonstration in Washington against the death penalty. They have called for a total abolition of capital punishment, claiming that it is contrary to basic 9 principles outlined in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. 10 fighting the government of President Stanislow have taken control of the television station in the centre of the capital. This follows a long-standing 11 . between Mr Stanislow and the principal opposition party which has seriously weakened his power. A spokesman for the 12 community in London has presented a petition to the government asking them to provide housing for everyone. He argues that the government's refusal to raise the minimum wage rate has resulted in thousands living in 13 , with not enough money to pay for somewhere to live. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police evicted several 14 who took over a house in the city centre last week and refused to leave until the government took positive action. A recent survey reveals that at least 30% of public companies have been accused of 15 __ and 16 in the past year. The main offender is Anglo-Amalgamated Telecommunications, a Bristol-based company. Their employees, many of them Asian women, claim they have received bad treatment or been taken advantage of by the company. And finally, the Cardiff police are preparing for angry scenes at the Welsh International Computers factory tomorrow when 17 , anxious to return to work after six months on strike, will attempt to break through the picket line. A senior officer has expressed his concern that there will be 18 and people will get hurt as a result. Peter Collin Publishing. © 2001. For reference, see the English Dictionary for Students (1-901659-06-2) 69
topic specific vocabulary Science & technology Task 1: Replace the words and expressions in bold in sentences 1 - 18 with a word or expression from the box. analysed • genetic engineering • breakthrough • molecular biology a technophobe • safeguards • development • cybernetics • invented nuclear engineering • combined • life expectancy • discovered a technophile • innovations • react • an experiment • research 1. The company is carrying out scientific study to find a cure for Aids. 2. The planning and production of the new computer system will take some time. 3. Modern home entertainment systems and other modem inventions are changing everyone's lives. 4. Some elements change their chemical composition when mixed with water. 5. The scientists have created a new machine to automate the process. 6. Who was the person who found penicillin? 7. When the food was examined closely and scientifically, it was found to contain bacteria. 8. Ram joined together with CO 2 gases produces acid rain. 9. Ron is terrified of modern technology. 10. Geoff is very interested in modem technology. 11. Protection against accidents in this laboratory are minimal. 12. Scientists conducted a scientific test to see how people react to different smells. 13. Brian is studying the techniques used to change the genetic composition of a cell so as to change certain characteristics which can be inherited. 14. Sarah is studying the things which form the structure of living matter. 15. Christine is studying now information is communicated in machines and electronic devices in comparison with how it is communicated in the brain and nervous system. 16. Neil is studying the different ways of extracting and controlling energy from atomic particles. 17. There has been a sudden success in the search for a cure for cancer. 70 18. The number of years a person is likely to live has increased a great deal thanks to modern medicine and technology. Peter Collin Publishing. 6 2001. For reference, see the English Dictionary for Students (1-901659-06-2)
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