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examined her, nodded, took a 5 note from her handbag, then put it back and chose a
10 note. She handed it over. The young woman stood with it in her hand looking at it
disbelievingly. She muttered a reluctant Thanks, and at once turned and crossed the
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street in a blind, determined way, holding up one hand to halt the traffic. She was going to
the supermarket opposite the Underground station, () And she went in, took a basket,
and began selecting bread, margarine, peanut butter, cans of soup.
This incident had been observed by a young man sitting in a shabby blue Datsun
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at the pavements edge. () He followed her into the supermarket. () At the checkout desk, when she took out the 10 note, her face tense with anxiety of wondering if
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it would be enough, he interposed his own 10 note, forcing it into the check-out girls
hand.
February 2015
Elsa Escobar
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D. These are some more words you can use to talk about work. Which do
you associate with employment and which do you associate with
unemployment? Use a dictionary to make two lists.
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redundant
self-employment
strike
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employee
on the dole
unemployment rate
employer
labour force
lay-off
jobless
training
welfare
pay rises
E. Choose five words that seem to you more difficult to memorize and
write an example sentence for each one.
e.g. There are plans to cut the companys labour force.
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GRAMMAR HIGHLIGHT
Phrasal Verbs
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verb
move
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meaning
to change place
verb
move in
meaning
to take control
e.g. At last she move in to block the advance of a smartly dressed matron.
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