Lesson 16

16 Novembro 2017, 16:00 • Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska

- "Towards a Global Economy" - reading, vocabulary, speaking (p. 54)

- "NPWA" - a song by Billy Bragg (p. 56 + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8P7iFY3d7c)

- "My year of no spending" - reading, vocabulary, speaking (pp. 57-60)

Homework: vocabulary exercises ("Money", extra worksheet) + read "Freedom and Opportunity", p. 55

Vocabulary from the lesson:
- trade unions
- to lay off (workers)
- to cut back social services
- to maximise profits
- to create new jobs
- shares, shareholders
- accountability
- canvassing, to canvass (for votes)
- frugality, frugal
- essentials
- to squander (money, potential)
- utilities
- dire
- a gig
- to hit the shops
- to (not) practice what you preach
- retail therapy
- awkward
- to keep one's resolve
- to splurge