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6.
"Every time I have an argument with my wife, I shout __________________________ my sons".
7.
There were a lot of arguments __________________________ the summit’s declaration.
8.
French has been replaced __________________________ English as the main language of the EU.

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Intermediate
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1 Key Vocabulary
1 e; 2 b; 3 f; 4 g; 5 a; 6 c; 7 h; 8 d
2 Who’s Who
1.Adrian Nastase
2. Jacques Chirac
3. Bronislaw Gemerek
4. George Bush
5. Donald Rumsfeld
6. Romano Prodi
3 Comprehension Check
1 b; 2 a; 3 c; 4 b; 5 b
4 Prepositions
1. on
2. for
3. about
4. of
5. against
6. at
7. over
8. by
5 Word Building
1. behaviour
2. declaration
3. warning
4. enlargement
5. replacement
6. argument
7. criticism
8. complaint
9. explanation
10. recognition
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Advanced
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Pre-reading | What do you know about the tensions between the US and Europe?
1.
Who did the US Defence Secretary describe as "Old Europe"?
a.
Poland and Hungary
b.
France and Germany
c.
Romania and Bulgaria
2.
Who did French President Jacques Chirac describe as "infantile"?
a.
Poland and Hungary
b.
The USA and the UK
c.
The Eastern European countries
3.
Who are the "gang of eight"?
a.
Eight candidate countries for the European Union
b.
Five current EU members and three candidate countries
c.
Eight current EU members
4.
Why did Jacques Chirac criticise the European Union candidate countries?
a.
Because they are all pro-American
b.
Because they openly supported President Bush’s policy on Iraq
c.
Because they want to join the European Union in 2004
Now look in the text and check your answers.
2
Key Vocabulary
Fill the gaps using the words in the list:
countdown
incautious
enlargement
subsidy
infuriated
row
measured
tabloid
1.
________________ means ‘extremely angry’.
2.
Counting backwards, from ten to zero, is called a _________________ 
3.
A ________________ is a very noisy argument.
4.
A ________________ response is one which is slow, careful and deliberate.
5.
________________ is the process of making something larger.
6.
A ________________ is a small newspaper which does not contain much serious news.
7.
An ________________ person acts without thinking first and without using good judgement.
8.
A ________________ is an amount of money paid by a government to reduce the costs of a product or service.

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