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74. Which of the following topics does the article discuss?

1) the boom-bust economy;

2) political extremism;

3) the money markets;

4) social inequality;

5) retraining the unemployed;

6) corporate fraud;

7) the black economy;

8) government cover-ups.

75. What are your personal reaction to the article?

I totally agree that … .

I think the point about … is probably true.

I don’t agree with the point about … at all.

I already knew … , but I didn’t realise … .

I’m not sure I can believe … .

What shocks me most is … .

76. Find the words and expressions in the article which mean:

1) no one has any idea;

2) a period when the economy is weak;

3) a period when the economy is strong;

4) sudden and complete economic failure;

5) is exchanged;

6) made things worse;

7) large amounts of money you get unexpectedly;

8) rising rapidly;

9) to be made stricter;

10) the arrival a large number of people;

11) never having happened before;

12) it’s not surprising.

77. Without referring to the text, complete the following notes on the article using the pairs of words in the boxes.

profits + employees

institutions + collapse

boom + greed

hyperinflation + unemployment

markets + money

supply + demand

debts + acquisitions

increase + acquisitions

  1. In the past … and … used to even themselves out.

  2. We now swing from … to soaring … .

  3. Poorly managed financial … caused the … of the Japanese economy.

  4. The dotcom … was motivated by short-term … .

  5. The currency … are where the real … is made.

  6. The … in the number of mergers and … has compounded the problem.

  7. Shareholders made huge … but thousands of … were laid off.

  8. Many companies now hide … to finance … .

unemployment + inflation

population + GDP

jobs + poverty

threat + underclass

power + institutions

truth + economy

crisis + gap

controls + influx

  1. The real … is the widening … between rich and poor.

  2. Seventy per cent of the world’s … has to survive on just ten per cent of its … .

  3. The greatest … to the world economy is a new … of seriously poor.

  4. … is running high and wages have fallen behind … .

  5. Immigration … have been tightened to prevent an … of workers from the East.

  6. In the USA many have low-paid, dead-end … and live below the … -line.

  7. Companies now have more … than countries and comprise fifty per cent of the world’s richest … .

  8. It is easier to be economical with the … than truthful about the … .

78. What do you think about Russia’s economy? Is it strong or not? Would you say it was about to enter a period of growth or decline?

80. Complete these words by adding the vowels. Each word can follow the adjective economic.

  1. g r _ w t h

  2. _n d _c _ t _ r s

  3. c r _ s _ s

  4. f _ r _ c _ s t

  5. f _ r c _ s

  6. t h _ _ r y

  7. p _ l _ c y

  8. _ _ t l _ _ k

  9. r _ c _ s s _ _ n

  1. m _ _ s _ r _ s

  2. d _ v _ l _ p m _ n t

  3. r _ _ n

  4. r _ f _ r m

  5. s t r _ t _ g y

  6. r _ c _ v _ r y

  7. _ n _ _ n

  8. s _ n c t _ n s

  9. _ _ d

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