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Examining Societal Issues

Fairness in Professional Salaries

Introduction

Football players earn a lot of money, but many people think this is unfair. Some jobs, like doctors, teachers, or firefighters, are very important for society, yet they earn much less. Should football players be paid more than these essential workers?

Discussion

On one hand, football is a popular sport, and players bring entertainment to millions of people. Their salaries come from ticket sales, advertising, and sponsorships. On the other hand, doctors and teachers do essential jobs that help people’s lives. It seems unfair that they earn much less than athletes.

Conclusion

In my opinion, football players should earn well, but other important jobs should also have better salaries....

Listening Comprehension Questions and Answers

• Q: What did the boy do on Saturday? A: He went for a walk by the river.
• Q: What sort of film is the review about? A: A sci-fi film.
• Q: Why are some passengers being offered a free meal? A: Because they’ve been waiting a long time.
• Q: What is Jenny studying at university? A: Chemistry.
• Q: What happened in Grantford last night? A: Things fell from space.

Listening Gap Fill Answers

1. The first speaker is planning a visit to the museum on Monday afternoon.
2. The star of Journey to Jupiter is expected to win best Actor at the awards.
3. Passengers who are entitled to a free meal have to claim their Voucher from the information desk.
4. Jenny keeps up her music by playing in the university Orchestra.
5. The objects that fell

Vocabulary

Social Interactions

• Back up
• Fall out
• Finish with
• Friendship group
• Gossip about
• Hurt somebody's feelings
• Take an instant dislike to
• Let down
• Life and soul of the party
• Look out for
• Make up
• Rely on
• Talk behind somebody's back
• Split up
• Upset

Opinions and Attitudes

• Approve of
• Be ashamed of
• Attitude towards
• Be aware of
• Belong to
• Bias against
• Decrease in
• Depend on
• Different from
• Fearful of
• Prevent/protect from
• Puzzled by
• Result in
• Similar to
• Typical of

Phrasal Verbs

• Do away with
• Die out
• Take over
• Carry on
• Get on
• Talk someone into
• Get across

Time and Scheduling

• Ahead of schedule
• The last minute
• At times
• Catch up on
• Deadline
• From time to time
• Get behind
• In the nick of time
• In two weeks' time
• Keep somebody waiting
• Remember
• Retain
• Rush
• Slow down
• Take your time
• Time to spare
• Turn up

Emphasis and Specificity

• Specially
• Especially
• Particular
• Particularly

Additional

Firstly, obligatory education is the teaching that the children receive obligatorily until a determinate age. So, that is different depending on the country, because if the country is more advanced than another, the system probably will work better and also, education will be better.

On the one hand, obligatory education shouldn't be questioned because of thanks to it people have a supposedly a good education. So, at the school, children learn, apart from necessary things how maths or general culture, they learn good modals, socialize... Basically, they grow up there, and they learn about general things of life.

On the contrary, there are people that think that obligatory education is bad, because, for example, they think that things that are...

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Common Phrasal Verbs and Their Meanings

• arrive / turn up: to arrive
• examine / look into: to investigate
• explode / go off: to detonate
• take the opportunity of doing / go for: to seize an opportunity
• try / check out: to test or investigate
• use up our supply of / run out of: to deplete a stock
• accept / go along with: to agree to
• cancel / call off: to postpone or abandon
• enter / go in for: to participate in (a competition)
• think of / come up with: to invent or devise
• resemble / take after: to look like
• recover from / get over: to recuperate from
• delay / hold up: to cause a delay
• do something bad without getting into trouble / get away with: to avoid punishment
• relax / chill out: to calm down
• support / back up: to provide assistance
• go as fast as / keep up with:

Vocabulary:

• Businessman/woman
• Chef
• Cleaner
• Dentist
• Hairdresser
• Journalist
• Mechanic
• Musician
• Nurse
• Photographer
• Pilot
• Student

Job Positions

• Full-time
• Permanent
• High-paid
• Short-term
• All year round
• Regular daytime hours

Professions by Industry

• Food and beverage (restaurant manager, waiter)
• Accommodation (concierge, hotel receptionist)
• Transportation (flight attendant, pilot)
• Recreation and entertainment (entertainer, outdoor adventure guide)

Executive Roles

• Executive chef (writes menus, instructs cooks and employs kitchen staff)
• Executive housekeeper (inspects rooms and manages cleaning staff)
• Food and beverage manager (plans and organizes the operation of a restaurant)
• Front office manager (responsible for the front desk operation, managing reception and dealing with guest

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October: A Month of Changes

Bert is taken to a residence. Adrian's dog goes missing but is eventually found at home. Adrian attends a survival course. He receives a letter from the hospital, indicating a possible diagnosis of tonsillitis.

November: Operations and Celebrations

Adrian undergoes surgery and returns home. He then burns the telephone bill with Pandora on a bonfire. Bert marries Queenie. Adrian's mother returns home, much...

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