sESSION 13

 23RD deCEMBER 

striking = izbitor 

striking contrast = contrast izbitor 

reckless = neatent / neglijent 

 to be fined = a fi amendat 

to face (ed) =  a se confrunta cu...

take-off = decolare 

landing= aterizare 

unemployment benefit = ajutor de somaj 

tax evasion = evaziune fiscala

a crying shame  ( situation ) =  situatie dezamagitoare 

off the beaten track = remote / isolated 

* The police (they )  are  trying  to solve the theft . 

to supply (ed) = a furniza 

supply = provizie 

oil = titei 

trade= comert / negot

renewable = care se regenereaza

to broaden (ed) = a largi / a extinde 

to mispronounce =  a pronunta gresit

WORD FORMATION

1. In the future the public will have a wider  CHOICE of television programs. (CHOOSE)

2. Looking after the health of 700 children is heavy RESPONSABILITY . (RESPONSIBLE)

3. The town spent more money on  HOUSING and health than ever before (HOUSE)

4. Do you have any particular PREFERENCE  where we sit? (PREFER)

5. There’s a  STRIKING contrast between what he does and what he says. (STRIKE)

6. The party turned out to be a huge DISAPPOINTMENT  (DISAPPOINT)

7. He was fined and QUALIFIED    for reckless driving (QUALIFY).

8. Is it possible to remove the smell from the books that have been in STORAGE  for such a long time? (STORE)

9. Many people are interested in job SATISFACTION more than in earning large amount of money (SATISFY).

10. I hadn’t made a RESERVATION  , so I just got on the first flight available. (RESERVE)

11. The anti-doping association believes that all sports must be free of drug USAGE (USE).

12. The country is facing a population EXPLOSION  . (EXPLODE)

13. It is ADVISABLE   to fasten your seat-belts before take-off (ADVISE)

14. She claimed UNEMPLOYMENT  benefit for over six months. (EMPLOY)

15. Tax EVASION  is one of the biggest problems that face the new country. (EVADE)

16. You can basically wear what you want but there is an  UNWRITTEN law that says you must not wear jeans. (WRITE)

17. The MANAGEMENT  course is being paid for by the company. (MANAGE)

18. It’s a  CRYING shame that she didn’t have a better chance in life. (CRY)

19. The farm house we stayed in was completely off the BEATEN track. (BEAT)

20. The police searched the house SYSTEMATICALLY . (SYSTEM)

21. He is a  HIGHLY -paid senior executive. (HIGH)

22. A full-scale  ORGANIZATION of our company is urgently needed (ORGANIZE)

23. Are we going to be saved  ECONOMICALLY by our oil supplies? (ECONOMY)

24. Experts have tried to find a SOLUTION  to the personnel problems. (SOLVE)

25. She’s a specialist in psychology and human  BEHAVIOUR  . (BEHAVE)

26. The  BLOCKAGE  of the most important port of the country eliminated all trade. (BLOCK)

27. The MONETARY  system of some countries used to be based on gold. (MONEY)

28. He recovered from his injuries in the  NAVAL  hospital (NAVY)

29. He has loved her  PASSIONATELY ever since they first met. (PASSION)

30. The importance of this  INVENTION has been extremely overrated. (INVENT)

31. He is a convinced  FOLLOWER of Chinese communism (FOLLOW)

32. Jane’s party was more of an ENDURING  test than anything else. (ENDURE)

33. The government has committed itself to developing  RENEWABLE  sources of energy. (NEW)

34. He took a job as a sales ASSISTANT in a big department store. (ASSIST)

35. The potential benefits of this treatment  OVERWEIGH the risks. (WEIGH)

36. Make sure the hairdryer is  CONNECTED  before you fix the switch. (CONNECT)

37. They say that travel  BROADENS the mind. (BROAD)

38. Without his teacher’s  ENCOURAGEMENT he would have given up long ago. (ENCOURAGE)

39. Dickens’s last novel was  ENTITLED  " The Mystery of Edwin Drood" . (TITLE)

40. She has known me for two years now but she still  MISPRONOUNCES my name. (PRONOUNCE)