Prime Time 7/8, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

Language in use: Oxfam – An international charity You are going to read a text about Oxfam. In most lines of the text there is a word that should not be there. Write that word in the space provided after each line. Some lines are correct. Indicate these lines with a tick ( ü ). There are two examples at the beginning. Oxfam, an international charity ball organisation, works on a number of ball 0 vital issues to tackle the root causes of poverty, from life’s basics – food, ü 00 water, health organisation and education – to complex questions about Q1 aid, climate change and human rights. Q2 They’re working towards a world where everyone else has enough to eat Q3 and the opportunity to earn a decent living. With a water supply on tap, Q4 food can grow up, and people can thrive. Q5 Personal hygiene, affordable health care box and a quality education Q6 are the foundations for a brighter future for poor people. In order Q7 to achieve this noble objective it is vital to empower women to end Q8 poverty. Consequently, women’s rights are at the heart attack of their Q9 work. However, it is clear to Oxfam that social engineering progress is Q10 based on good business and means much more than making less Q11 money. Companies can help lift up millions of people out of poverty if Q12 they adhere to social principles. Q13 Apart from these issues the Oxfam also has a long record of saving Q14 lives in a crisis. When conflicts or natural disasters strike, they step Q15 in to help. Good, effective aid workers saves lives and helps poor people Q16 work their own way out of poverty trap. Q17 One in five people in Britain lives in poverty. That’s about 13 million Q18 people. So they have this problem on their agenda and are Q19 not working to support them. Q20 In more addition, Oxfam helps vulnerable people fight discrimination Q21 and demands their rights. Q22 Even environmental problems (e.g. reducing the impact of global Q23 outside warming) are being dealt with by Oxfam. Q24 Synonyms Match the words on the left with the correct definitions or examples on the right. 1. prosperity D A splits 2. divisions B to maintain in its original state 3. diversity C lasting, enduring 4. to uphold D wealth 5. to preserve E to produce sth. mechanically and in large quantities 6. sustainable F to defend 7. to churn out G variety 5 6 / 78 One world 15 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv