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Workers of the world, relax! Chávez takes over Hilton
Level 3
Advanced
Word building
6
Match the verbs in the left-hand column with the nouns and noun phrases in the right-hand column.
impose
a.
a range of products
1.
transfer
b. a profit
2.
offer
c.
voluntary work
3.
do
d. an online review
4.
make
e.
conditions
5.
post
f. assets
6.
Find the word
4
Find the following words and phrases in the text.
A noun meaning the style of decoration and furniture in a building (para 1) ______________
1.
An informal noun meaning the ability to understand and judge people and situations well (para 6)
2.
______________
A two-word adjective meaning very high in quality (para 6) ______________
3.
A two-word adjective meaning rich (para 7) ______________
4.
A two-word phrasal verb meaning to buy something as soon as you see it (para 7) ______________
5.
An adjective meaning smelling unpleasant and not fresh (para 11) ______________
6.
An adjective meaning old and in a bad condition (para 11) ______________
7.
An adjective meaning criticizing something in an extremely strong way (para 11) ______________
8.
Discussion
7
Should governments take over businesses run by international companies like Hilton? Why? Why not?
Verb + noun collocations
5
Complete the sentences using an appropriate form of the word in brackets at the end of each sentence.
The Hilton hotel on Margarita Island is the Venezuelan government’s latest ____________________.
1.
[ACQUIRE]
Some of the changes have been particularly ____________________. [STRIKE]
2.
The government agency that administers the hotel says it is ____________________ to everyone. [ACCESS]
3.
The hotel’s ____________________ rate has fallen to 65%. [OCCUPY]
4.
Venezuela is governed by a ____________________ government. [REVOLUTION]
5.
The chants of opposition demonstrators are ____________________ directed at the Cubans. [APPEAR]
6.
