Vocabulary practice

1. Underline the correct word (word-combination) after checking with the dictionary:

1. Money paid by the government to people who are unemployed is – the dismissal pay- a disability pension - the dole.

2. The principle of considering the well-being and happiness of others first is – ascetism – humanism - hypocrisy.

3. A person who gives money for charity as a gift is - a donator– an investor – a sponsor.

4. A group of people living in the same area and under the same government is – a community – a company - a team.

5. A person who thinks he or she is better than people from a lower social class is – an individualist - a nationalist – a snob.

6. Money that someone gives to a person in an official position, to persuade them to do something they should not do is – a benefit - a – a bribe - a subsidy.

7. Someone who thinks that money and possessions are more important than anything else is - an addict – a conformist - a materialist.

8. Someone who thinks that all people are motivated by selfishness and who shows it by making unkind remarks about other people is called – a cynic - a hypocrite - a racist.

9. A person who gets support from others without doing anything in return is called - an altruist - a parasite - a victim.

10. Someone who steals from banks, offices, houses, especially by using threats or violence is – a burglar - a con man - a shop-lifter.

11. Money or help given to aid the needy is - benefit - charity –support.

12. Organized work sometimes given instead of punishment as a sentence to minor criminals is - community service - physical activity – team work.

13. A legal punishment in which a criminal is sent to prison for the rest of his or her life is – life expectancy - a fine - a life sentence.

14. A person in court who has been charged with a crime is a defendant - an offender - a victim.

15. A person in charge of a court is – a judge - a lawyer - a prosecutor.

2. Use a dictionary to form adjectives and abstract nouns.

Model: altruist altruistic altruism

conformist

criminal

hypocrite

nationalist

materialist

optimist

patriot

snob

3. Express the following in one word from the list below.

1. behaviour, especially by young people, that is not in accordance with accepted social standards or with the law. Such type of behaviour includes fighting, damaging property, stealing cars and writing on walls in public places;

2. the act or process of corrupting; dishonesty, especially by people in positions of power;

3. an offence that is punishable by law; illegal activity in general; bad, immoral or dishonorable act;

4. the number of people without work in a group or society in relation to the number of people wanting work;

5. the state of being poor;

6. the state of not having enough of education;

7. a continuous rise in the price of goods;

8. the use of drugs for pleasure.

(corruption; crime; drug-abuse; juvenile delinquency; inflation; lack of education; poverty; unemployment)