Son: Why?
Father: Because shops charge you an 12__________________________ amount of money to buy things over
a period of time. It’s much better to 13__________________________ a little bit of money each week
so that when you see something you want, you can buy it outright. Try to wait for the sales, when
shops offer huge 14__________________________ and you can pick up a
15__________________________ . And try to get a 16__________________________ .
Son: How do I do that?
Father: Easy. When you buy something, ask the shop if they’ll lower the price by, say, 10%. Next, when
you eventually get a job and are earning a good salary, try to 17__________________________ the
money in a good company. Buy 18__________________________ in government organisations or
19__________________________ in private companies.
Son: OK dad, I’ve heard enough.
Father: One final piece of advice, son.
Son: What’s that dad?
Father: To thine own self be true.
Son: You what?
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Politics
topic-specific vocabulary 63 For reference, see the
Easier English Dictionary for Students (978 0 7475 6624 3)
A. Look at the sentences 1-12 and rearrange the letters in bold to make a word connected with politics. (The first and last letters of each word are underlined. A dictionary definition is included to help you.) Then put the words into the grid below. If you do it correctly, you will find a word in the bold vertical strip which means ‘rule of a country by one person’. 1. We live in a