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KEY 
1 Key 
words 
1. decline 
2. corrupt 
3. nepotism 
4. barred 
5. zealot 
6. embezzlement 
7. abysmal 
8. demolish 
9. incompetent 
10. bribe 
2 
What do you know? 
1. b; 2. c; 3. b; 4. a; 5. c 
3 Comprehension 
check 
1. d; 2. f; 3. a; 4. e; 5. c; 6. b 
4 Vocabulary 
1 Collocations 
1. c; 2. f (e); 3. h; 4. b; 5. g; 6. a; 7. e (f); 8. d 
5 
Vocabulary 2 
 
Find the word 
1. red tape 
2. to hijack 
3. to single out 
4. to defect 
5. to trim 
6. a flight simulator 
7. a fleet 
8. an anti-aircraft missile 
6 
Vocabulary 3
 
Phrasal verbs 
1. down 
2. down 
3. out 

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4. around 
5. off 
6. out 

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Topical news Lessons
Level
Vocabulary and 
grammar
Discussion
Rich nations refuse to sanction fair trade
Elementary
Opposites and prepositions 
Intermediate
Collocations and word-building 
verb to noun. 
Advanced
Collocations: verbs and nouns.
The EU and the USA 
fail to adopt new 
policies on fair trade, 
and continue to make 
it impossible for 
developing nations to 
compete. 

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The world’s rich nations miss a golden opportunity to back fair trade
Level 1 | 
Elementary
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1
Pre-reading | Key Vocabulary
Match the words with their meanings
1
subsidy
a
a meeting between the leaders of important countries
2
aid
b
the seeds of plants such as wheat or maize
3
ummit meeting
c
grown at home and not imported
4
developing countries
d
money which a government gives to producers to make products cheaper
5
locally grown
e
poor countries without much industry
6
grain
f
the business of farming
7
agriculture
g
a terrible situation that kills a lot of people
8
disaste
h
money or food which rich countries give to poor countries
2
Scanning: Find the Information
Look in the text and find this information as quickly as possible.
1
Where was the G8 summit meeting last month?
2
What percentage of working people in Africa work on farms?
3
How much is cheap insurance worth to US grain exporters?
4
How much cheaper than the world price is cotton exported by US producers?
5
Which country receives more food aid? The Philippines or Zimbabwe?

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