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Burger King Worldwide Inc. agreed 1) ____________ acquire Tim Hortons Inc. for 2) ____________ C$12.5 billion ($11.4 billion) in a deal that creates the third-largest fast-food company and moves 3) ____________ headquarters to Canada. The purchase brings Burger King the biggest seller of coffee and doughnuts in Canada, which it can use to grow internationally. The deal also lets the burger chain push into 4) ____________ grocery business by selling packaged coffees at supermarkets in North America. “There’s value to be extracted and there are international growth opportunities,” 5) __________ Will Slabaugh, an analyst at Stephens Inc. in Little Rock, Arkansas. “I think it’s 6) __________ to be a well-received deal.” The acquisition also moves the merged entity’s global headquarters to Canada, potentially taking advantage 7) ___________ lower corporate taxes. When the companies disclosed the talks 8) ____________ August 24, it heightened debate over American businesses shifting 9) ____________ other countries in search of lower tax bills.

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Burger King Worldwide Inc. agreed 1) to acquire Tim Hortons Inc. for

2) about C$12.5 billion ($11.4 billion) in a deal that creates the

third-largest fast-food company and moves 3) its headquarters to Canada. The purchase brings Burger King the biggest seller of coffee and doughnuts in Canada, which it can use to grow internationally. The deal also lets the burger chain push into 4)

the grocery business by selling packaged coffees at supermarkets in North America. “There’s value to be extracted and there are

international growth opportunities,” 5) said Will Slabaugh, an analyst at Stephens Inc. in Little Rock, Arkansas. “I think it’s 6)

going to be a well-received deal.”The acquisition also moves the merged entity’s global headquarters to Canada, potentially taking

advantage 7) of lower corporate taxes. When the companies

disclosed the talks 8) on August 24, it heightened debate over

American businesses shifting 9) to other countries in search of lower tax bills. President Barack Obama criticized the practice in July, and his aides said that the administration would take action to stop the trend.

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President Barack Obama criticized the practice in July, and his aides said that the administration would take action to stop the trend. Burger King, the second-largest U.S. burger chain, has struggled to boost North American same-store sales and compete 10) ____________ McDonald’s Corp.’s breakfast fare. Buying Tim Hortons would give Burger King a coffee brand that’s coveted by Canadians, as 11) ____________ as some Americans. There are no current plans to combine brands or sell Tim Hortons coffee at Burger King, the companies’ executives said today. Burger King plans to help expand Tim Hortons restaurants in the 98 countries 12) ____________ it operates. There may be supply-chain, marketing and administrative cost savings 13) ____________ well.Within the new parent company, the two chains 14) ___________ remain stand-alone businesses and maintain their current headquarters. Burger King 15) ___________ run from Miami, while Tim Hortons is based in the Toronto suburb of Oakville. Daniel Schwartz, Burger King’s chief executive officer, will become group CEO of the merged company, as well as remaining head of the fast-food chain. Tim Hortons CEO Marc Caira, meanwhile, will continue to run 16) ___________ chain, which has about 4,500 locations. Schwartz said 17) ____________ will spend the majority of his time in Canada and still have a desk in Miami. The new global headquarters of the two companies will house functions 18) _________ as accounting, legal, human resources and corporate strategy. 19) __________ now, no one at either company will be losing their jobs, Schwartz said in an 20) ____________.

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Burger King, the second-largest U.S. burger chain, has struggled to boost North

American same-store sales and compete 10) with McDonald’s Corp.’s breakfast fare. Buying Tim Hortons would give Burger King a coffee brand that’s coveted by

Canadians, as 11) well as some Americans. There are no current plans to combine brands or sell Tim Hortons coffee at Burger King, the companies’ executives said today.

Burger King plans to help expand Tim Hortons restaurants in the 98 countries 12)

where it operates. There may be supply-chain, marketing and administrative

cost savings 13) as well. Within the new parent company, the two chains 14)

will remain stand-alone businesses and maintain their current headquarters.

Burger King 15) is run from Miami, while Tim Hortons is based in the Toronto suburb of Oakville. Daniel Schwartz, Burger King’s chief executive officer, will become group CEO of the merged company, as well as remaining head of the fast-food chain. Tim Hortons CEO Marc Caira, meanwhile, will continue to run 16)

that chain, which has about 4,500 locations. Schwartz said 17) he will spend the majority of his time in Canada and still have a desk in Miami. The new global

headquarters of the two companies will house functions 18) such as

accounting, legal, human resources and corporate strategy. 19) For now, no one at either company will be losing their jobs, Schwartz said in an 20)

interview.

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Learning vocabulary

general advice

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What do you need to learn? 1. How many words are there in English? At least:

a) 10,000 b) 100,000 c) 250,000 d) 500,000

Answer: d

2. Winston Churchill was famous for his particularly large vocabulary. How many words did he use in his writing?

a) 10,000 b) 60,000 c) 100,000 d) 120,000

Answer: b

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3. How many words does the average native English speaker use in his/her everyday speech?

a) 2,500 b) 5,000 c) 7,500 d) 10,000

Answer: b

4. How many words make up 45% of everything written in English?

a) 50 b) 250 c) 1,000 d) 2,500

Answer: a

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What does knowing a new word mean?

• It is not enough just to know the meaning of a word. You also need to know:

a) what words it is usually associated with

b) whether it has any particular grammatical characteristics

c) how it is pronounced

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Also

• Try to learn new words not in isolation but in phrases.

• Write down adjectives together with nouns they are often associated with and vice versa, e.g. royal family; rich vocabulary.

• Write down verbs with the structure and nouns associated with them, e.g. to add to our knowledge of the subject; to express an opinion.

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• Write down nouns in phrases, e.g. in contact with; a train set; shades of opinion.

• Write down words with their prepositions, e.g. at a high level; thanks to your help

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• Note any grammatical characteristics of the words you are studying.

For example, note when a verb is irregular and when a noun is uncountable or is only used in the plural.

• Make a note of any special pronunciation problems with the words you're learning.

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What should you do when you come across new words?

• When you are reading something in English, don't look up

every new word or expression or you will soon get fed up.

• Only look up something that is really important for

understanding the text.

• When you have finished reading, look back at what you

have read and then perhaps look up some extra words and

write down new expressions that interest you.

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• Similarly when you listen to English don't panic when you

hear some words or expressions that you don't know.

• Keep listening and the overall meaning will often become

clear.

• When you read or listen to English it is sometimes

possible to guess the meaning of a word you don't know

before you look up or ask its meaning.

• Decide first what part of speech the word is and then

look for clues in its context or form.

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How are you going to plan your vocabulary learning?

1. How many words and expressions do you intend to learn each week?

a) 5

b) 10

c) 1

d) more than 15

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2. Where and when are you going to learn them?

a) on your way to university

b) before dinner

c) after lunch

d) a week before the exam (probably)

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3. How often are you going to revise your work?

a) once a week

b) once a month

c) before the exam (of course not!!!)

d) once a year

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Learning vocabulary

aids to learning

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Help yourself to learn by learning associated words together

• Learn words with associated meanings together.

• Learning words together that are associated in meaning is a popular and useful way of organising your vocabulary study.

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Complete this network for the word CAT. Add as many other bubbles as you like.

cat

kitten

paw

-

- -

-

mew

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For example:

cat

kitten

paw

tom-cat

feline purr

scratch

mew

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With verbs...

take

down

Off

togliersi

Over sostituire

in to

away

up

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Learn words with a grammatical association together

• Here are some groups of words, each of which has a grammatical connection. Can you see what the connection is?

• What other words could you add to these groups?

a) child tooth ox

b) cut split burst

c) information furniture food

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answers a) Child, tooth and ox are all words with irregular plurals

(children, teeth, oxen). You could add more examples, e.g. mouse (mice); goose (geese); foot (feet); phenomenon (phenomena).

b) Cut, split and burst are all irregular verbs whose three basic forms are identical to each other (i.e. cut, cut, cut; split, split, split and burst, burst, burst). You could add put, hurt and set to this group.

c) Information, furniture and food are all uncountable nouns - you could add milk, money and work to this group.

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Learn together words based on the same root

Can you add any words or expressions to these two groups?

a) price priceless overpriced

b) handy single-handed give me a hand

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Possible words and expressions to add:

a) pricey, underpriced, price tag

b) to lend someone a hand, a handful; a handbag, underhand, etc.

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Word forks are good ways of learning adjectives and verbs

• Look at the complete word forks below. Finish the others.

Word fork

Orginal Shoot Magnificent

Kick Brillant

Review

Superb Excellent Bounce

Star in

Idea A film View A ball

Great

Direct

Unusual Edit

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Possible answers

View A ball

Magnificent Kick

Superb Bounce

Stunning Throw

Breathtaking Catch

Splendid Hit

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