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Expressions
a. Use the words below to make two expressions from your article. Write them next to 
their meanings.
b. Find and underline the expressions in the article and then use them in sentences of your own.
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the most important thing
2. 
deal with only the simple or obvious parts of something
Group B
be and scrape the the all all end surface
of in on investment terms return
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used for saying which aspects of something you are considering or including
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used to describe the profit you get from an activity, compared with the amount of money put into it 
Information sharing
a. Write the arguments from your article in the relevant box. Add a short explanation for each of 
the monetary sums the writer gives.
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