Essential English Language Resources and Global Insights
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English Language Vocabulary
Common Nouns
- Reliance
- Employer
- Employment
- Experiment
- Population
- Scanner
- Amusement
- Assistance
- Belief
- Trainer
- Darkness
- Attraction
- Exhaustion
- Retirement
- Promotion
- Responsibility
- Conservation
- Accommodation
- Knowledge
- Admission
- Advertisement
- Annoyance
- Approval
- Arrangement
- Arrival
- Assumption
- Improvement
- Application
- Argument
- Brilliance
- Payment
- Disappointment
- Relief
- Departure
- Isolation
- Denial
- Friendship
- Boredom
- Proposal
- Strength
- Loyalty
- Illness
- Allowance
- Marriage
- Censorship
- Success
- Complaint
- Achievement
- Comedian
- Childhood
- Failure
- Proof
- Punishment
Useful Adjectives
- Payable
- Preceptive
- Pleasurable
- Successful
- Supportive
- Suspicious
- Safe
- Resistant
- Shameless
- Sleepy
- Mechanical
- Moral
- Mysterious
- Courageous
- Creative
- Cruel
- Changeable
- Childish
- Civil
- Golden
- Avoidable
- Able
- Accidental
- Curious
- Additional
- Adequate
- Admirable
- Affectionate
- Alcoholic
- Anxious
- Advantageous
- Productive
- Proud
- Protective
- Punctual
- Pure
- Famous
- Faulty
- Forgetful
- Meaningful
- Less
- Excited
- Fashionable
- Fortunate
- Fit
- Comic
- Responsible
Global Economic and Digital Trends
Emerging Market Giants: Key Insights
- Emerging market giants will become the next economic powers in the world.
- China's population is getting old because it has implemented a one-child policy.
- Their economies could face challenges due to political corruption, wealth inequality, inflation, or lack of infrastructure.
Comprehension Answers
- 4. False (Line 1)
- 5. True (Lines 7, 8)
- 6. Amazing
- 7. Of
- 8. Powerful
- 9. Charge
Internet Safety and Cybersecurity Essentials
- We have to install antivirus software. We shouldn't open strange messages originating from unknown people, and we shouldn't write or give out our passwords or personal information.
- Someone could control our PC remotely or steal our secret passwords.
- We should verify, for example, by calling our bank, or even by ignoring the email.
Comprehension Answers
- 4. False (Lines 3, 4)
- 5. False (Lines 12, 13)
- 6. Unsafe
- 7. Pretend
- 8. Establishment
- 9. Actually
German Schools: Promoting Online Privacy
- Because someone can steal your personal data.
- Young people shouldn't share personal information online.
- Officials plan to teach students how to use the internet and social networking safely.
Comprehension Answers
- 4. True (Lines 3, 4)
- 5. False (Lines 13, 14)
- 6. Target
- 7. Reveal
- 8. Employee
- 9. Explanation
Grammar and Communication Skills
Reported Speech: Verbs for Orders, Suggestions, and Questions
Verbs for Orders
- Order, beg, demand, shout, warn + to/not to (e.g., He ordered me to leave.)
Verbs for Suggestions
- Suggest, recommend, advise, invite + -ing (e.g., I suggested going to the park.)
Verbs for Questions
- Ask, wonder, enquire, request, want to know (e.g., She asked where I was going.)
Career and Employment Terminology
Essential Job-Related Phrases
- Apply for
- Be fired
- Be hired
- Be unemployed
- Retire
- Attractive appearance
- Back to work
- Basic salary
- Contact information
- Flexible working hours
- Good people skills
- Job application
- Job requirements
- Job satisfaction
- Job title
- Knowledge of languages
- Out of work
- Part-time work
- Personality strength
- Previous work experience
- Professional training
- Steady job
- University degree