Saturday, June 26, 2010

WORD EXERCISES[DAY 31]

WORD EXERCISES - Daily Task [DAY 31]
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DAY 31 [27-JUNE-2010] WEX86
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 Look at this essay and complete the gaps with one of the words or expressions given in the list below. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible.You may need to change the form of some of the words.The objective of this exercise is to help us to learn new words related with 'SOCIAL TENSIONS' and its application.(You can click on some of  the words given in the list below to know its meaning.Press back button to return to this page)

[blacklegs | Civil rights/Human rights | asylum | squatters | discrimination | power struggle | harassment/intimidation | illegal aliens | dissidents/refugees | ethnic cleansing/genocide | extremists | riots/unrest | homeless |institutional racism | poverty | rebels | exploitation ]

Good evening. Here is the news.

Neo-Nazis and other 1______ have been held responsible for a wave of 2 ________ in the Bratilovan Republic. The United Nations estimates that over 20,000 people have been murdered there in the last six months.3_______ who have escaped from the country have asked the British government to grant them
4.___________ , as they fear for their safety if they have to return.

The government are to deport 500 5________ whose visas have expired. Angry members of the opposition have accused the government of 6.______________ , as most of the deportees are of African origin. Meanwhile, the police have been accused of 7__________ , after Asian families in Bradford complained they had been pestered and worried by officers following a series of robberies in the city.8_________ leaders in the USA have held a demonstration in Washington against the death penalty. They have called for a total abolition of capital punishment, claiming that it is contrary to basic 9__________ principles outlined in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.10 _________ fighting the government of President Stanislow have taken control of the television station in the centre of the capital. This follows a long-standing 11 __________between Mr.Stanislow and the principal opposition party which has seriously weakened his power.

A spokesman for the 12_________ community in London has presented a petition to the government asking them to provide housing for everyone. He argues that the government’s refusal to raise the minimum wage rate has resulted in thousands living in 13______________ , with not enough money to pay for somewhere to
live. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police evicted several 14 _________ who took over a house in the city centre last week and refused to leave until the government took positive action.

A recent survey reveals that at least 30% of public companies have been accused of 15___________and 16________________ in the past year. The main offender is Anglo-Amalgamated Telecommunications, a Bristol-based company. Their employees, many of them Asian women, claim they have received bad treatment or been taken advantage of by the company.

And finally, the Cardiff police are preparing for angry scenes at the Welsh International Computers factory tomorrow when   17.________, anxious to return to work after six months on strike, will attempt to break through the picket line. A senior officer has expressed his concern that there will be 18 ______ and people will get hurt as a result.
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1 comment:

  1. how can i achieve band 7 on all module in ielts academic test?
    advice of yours is highly appreciated.

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