Практикум по культуре речевого общения (английский язык как второй иностранный) Учебное пособие
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- Ex. 15. Match these words or phases on the left with the meanings on the right. 1 swanky new pad a
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The story in developing countries is different. Fewer people have any kind of formal pension arrangement. In much of Africa, less than 5% of the current workforce are building up pension rights. In many Asian countries, including China and India, it is between 5% and 25%. As more people migrate to cities, old people in villages have fewer relatives to take care of them. In developing countries, provision for old age is often informal and based on the family. That arrangement faces its own pressures from population ageing. A typical older person will have fewer children to rely on. That kind of support works better if families are close at hand. But those links, too, are undermined by younger people migrating from rural to urban areas in search of work. There are some important variations in how countries are affected by these developments. But it is a global trend and almost all countries will be affected in one way or another. Ex. 15. Match these words or phases on the left with the meanings on the right. 1 swanky new pad a people who help others particularly if the help is unwanted 2 middle class suburb b the rich get richer and the poor get poorer 3 metamorphosed c the area where you live and feel at home in 4 do-gooders d the outskirts of town where affluent people live 5 society gets polarised e untidy things that you don’t like anymore 6 fancy accessory f beautiful thing to wear 7 unwanted clutter g changed into another form 8 your patch h smart new home Ex.16. Read and translate the article. Charity Shops What is happening to the landscape of the traditional British high street these days? As more and more retail outlets are decamping to the out-of-town shopping malls and super centres gaps are left, like rotting teeth, in our once thriving streets. It’s a sad sight to see boarded up shop fronts where once thrived grocers, butchers, hardware merchants and bakers. But hang on a moment, what is this that I see moving in to take their place? Charity Shops!!! In my very own pleasant middle class suburb, in recent years we have said good bye to an excellent delicatessen only to say hello to Cancer Research, and watch as a butcher metamorphosed into a ‘Help the Aged’ shop. Can this be a good thing, our local necessities being replaced by do-gooders? Well in some ways yes because charity shops fulfill two very important needs in modern society. As the economy booms, house prices soar and people get rich they need to throw out their old stuff and replace it with something new. But as society gets polarised, the government chips away at the Welfare State and some people get poorer they need to stretch their meager budgets and buy the second-hand goods that others have dispensed with and this is where charity shops come in. Let’s say you are a poor student, you have little money but need a new outfit to attract a new boy or girlfriend at the Student Union party that you are going to at the weekend. All you need to do is pop along to your local charity shop and buy, for just a few pounds, that sexy top or fancy accessory that somebody else has become bored with. Or maybe you want to stay in at the weekend and have some special friend around to your apartment for dinner. You can just nip round to the charity shop and buy a few extra plates, knives and forks and maybe pick up a wall hanging or a candle or two to add to the ambience. All this can be done at a fraction of the price of a new item and will often be of a better quality. What if you are no longer a poor student but have some money and have moved into a swanky new pad? Do you really want all that old rubbish that you have accumulated over the years? No of course not but somebody might and it’s not that bad. Why not take it round to the charity shop and get rid of it. You feel virtuous for giving to others and you get rid of unwanted clutter at the same time! How about if you have just arrived in town and want to meet new people and help one of your favourite causes at the same time? Well, you can volunteer some of your spare time to work at the charity shop. Oh yes, and get the first chance of snatching up that cast-off Armani jacket before the regular customers get it!! So, do you want to see Help the Aged, Cancer Research, Oxfam or Scope opening up and providing a useful service or some overpriced and bland chain of American coffee shops moving into your patch? жүктеу/скачать 0,99 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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