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- Read the text. Ireland’s economic boom
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A51 to set up (§1) to create 2. to build 3. to found A52 running (§1) looking for 2. managing3. jogging A53 to bring up (§2) to grow up 2. to raise 3. to develop A54 to share (§2) to divide 2. to contribute 3. to devote A55 to strip (§3) to remove 2. to take off 3. to delete A56 to give up (§3) to surrender 2. to stop 3. to delay A57 to take up (§4) to start 2. to pick up 3. to learn A58 to dig up (§5) to bring 2. to take 3. to fetch A59 to give in (§6) to drop 2. to surrender 3. to throw Read the text. Ireland’s economic boom Forget the old donkey-and-cart image of Ireland, the dreamy island of poets and priests that sent its young people to find work overseas. The country is now envied by many other members of the EU. In recent years the economy has grown faster than any other in the EU. Foreign investors keep pouring money in, praising the skills and productivity of the Irish workforce. The surge in confidence has coincided with a cultural boom, putting Ireland on the world stage. The poet Seamus Heaney has won the Nobel prize for literature; theatres across Britain and America are packed to see Riverdance, a show based on traditional Irish music and dance; Roddy Doyle’s novels about Dublin life win international prizes and are turned into successful movies; Irish bands like U2 are popular all over the world. Back in Dublin, the streets are full of life. Shiny new office blocks appear on the skyline; car sales and house prices are at record high levels. By night, the sidewalks are crowded with young Dubliners out to enjoy themselves. Their numbers are proof of seismic change. For generations, escaping overseas was the only hope for the ambitious. Ireland was a closed, claustrophobic society where people moved out but nobody moved in. Now, for the first time, the emigrants are outnumbered by incomers, including returnees. Since joining the EU in 1973, the Irish have gained more than most other countries from membership. Dublin has received billions of euros a year in support from Brussels. More important, perhaps, the EU helped Ireland to free itself from its historical dependence on the British economy. It made Irish people feel that they were an integral part of Europe and not just a small country on the edge. For some time Ireland has been investing heavily in education, focusing particularly on high-tech skills. There is a network of Regional Technical Colleges and the country now produces more science graduates per capita than any other industrialized country. As a result the list of foreign investors includes companies like Motorola, Dell and Analog. Multinationals now contribute 75% of Ireland’s export income from manufacturing. Buy Microsoft Windows in German, French or Danish and the package will probably say “made in Ireland.” The affluence is not shared by everybody. There are jobs for computer-literate graduates, none for their blue-collar parents or school dropouts. Divisions are growing deeper. Levels of crime and drug addiction are rising. There are other worries too. A richer Ireland can’t expect the same generosity from the EU in the future. The government hopes Ireland’s growth is now self-generating but that optimism has not yet been tested. The very low corporate tax rate of 10% is also only by permission from Brussels and that ends in 2010. Will the multinationals then move on to the Europe’s next Ireland? жүктеу/скачать 90 Kb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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