F2F Class Notes 15th March (Tanya)
Vocabulary
charity – organisation that helps people in need
e.g. I work with a charity: we give food to poor children in Africa.
millionaire – someone who has more than 1 million dollars 1,000,000
billionaire – someone who has more than 1 billion dollars 1,000,000,000
e.g. I’m not poor, but I’m definitely not a millionaire or a billionaire.
definitely – 肯定
e.g. I’m definitely going to class tomorrow.
gap – 差距
e.g. The gap between rich and poor is greater than we thought.
1 million = 1 000 000
1 billion = 1 000 000 000
unfair – 不公平
e.g. The gap between rich and poor is really big and really unfair.
shocking – 不像话，吃惊
e.g. It’s shocking that so many people survive on such less money.
one in ten – 1/10
Wages – money you get from working, 工资
e.g. Their wages are very low.
economics – 经济
economist – someone who studies economics, 经济专家
attack – 攻击
Homework
Listen to the recorded text and read out loud in the next class.
A report from the charity Oxfam said eight billionaires are as rich as half the world. They have as much money as the 3.6 billion poorest people. The richest man is Microsoft’s founder. He is worth $75 billion. Oxfam said: “The gap between rich and poor is far greater than [we thought].” It said this was unfair.
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