Английский для социологов. Астафурова Т.Н. - 66 стр.

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4. economical with the truth d) produce information/statistics
for people
5. disadvantage v e) the amount by which the value
of the country’s exports
exceeds the cost of its imports
6. myth f) manipulate (figures) to give a
more acceptable result
7. cripple v g) an exaggerated or idealized
conception of a person or thing
8. government cover-ups h) the prospect for the future
9. outlook i) government’s attempt to
conceal the truth about a
mistake or crime
4. COMPREHENSION CHECK
a) Which of the following topics does the article discuss?
1. The boom-bust economy
2. American foreign policy
3. Global recession
4. Political extremism
5. Re-training the unemployed
6. Consumerism
7. The black economy
8. Government cover-ups
b) What are your personal reactions to the article
1. What interested me was ............ ?
2. What surprised me was ............. ?
3. What shocked me was .............. ?
4. It annoyed me that .................. .
5. I wasn’t aware that .................. .
6. I’m not sure about .................. .
c) Find the words and expressions in the article
1. no one has any idea
2. industrial strength
3. are on the point of economic collapse
4. severe deficits
5. to be made stricter
6. a mass entry
7. jobs without prospects
4. economical with the truth   d) produce information/statistics
                                  for people
5. disadvantage v              e) the amount by which the value
                                  of the country’s exports
                                  exceeds the cost of its imports
6. myth                        f) manipulate (figures) to give a
                                  more acceptable result
7. cri pple v                  g) an exaggerated or idealized
                                  conception of a person or thing
8. government cover-ups        h) the prospect for the future
9. outlook                     i) government’s attempt to
                                  conceal the truth about a
                                  mistake or crime
4. COMPREHENSION CHECK
a) Which of the following topics does the article discuss?
   1. The boom-bust economy
   2. American foreign policy
   3. Global recession
   4. Political extremism
   5. Re-training the unemployed
   6. Consumerism
   7. The black economy
   8. Government cover-ups
b) What are your personal reactions to the article
   1. What interested me was ............ ?
   2. What surprised me was ............. ?
   3. What shocked me was .............. ?
   4. It annoyed me that .................. .
   5. I wasn’t aware that .................. .
   6. I’m not sure about .................. .
c) Find the words and expressions in the article
   1. no one has any idea
   2. industrial strength
   3. are on the point of economic collapse
   4. severe deficits
   5. to be made stricter
   6. a mass entry
   7. jobs without prospects

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