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Unit Overview Nivel 13 Unidad 1

Politics

Everyone has opinions on politics, can you express yours? In this unit you will review political language and ways ofexpressing gratitude.

Vocabulario

Vocabulario Phonetic spelling Morfema Traduccin / definicin

pensionsUK ['pent.n] US['pent.n]

noun

a sum of money paid regularly by thegovernment or a private company to aperson who does not work any more becausethey are too old or they have become ill

elect UK [i'lekt] US [i'lekt] verbto decide on or choose, especially to choosea person for a particular job, by voting

electionUK [i'lek.n] US[i'lek.n]

nouna time when people vote in order to choosesomeone for a political or official job

education UK [,ed.ju'kei.n] US[,ed.ju'kei.n] noun

the process of teaching or learning in a

school or college, or the knowledge that youget from this

environmentalUK[in,vai.rn.'men.tl]US [-,vair.n'men.l]

adjective relating to the environment

environmentUK [in'vai.rn.mnt]US [-'vair.n-]

nounthe conditions that you live or work in andthe way that they influence how you feel orhow effectively you can work

ethnic UK ['e.nik] US ['e.nik] adjective of a national or racial group of people

govern UK ['gv.n] US [-`n] verbto control and direct the public business of acountry, city, group of people, etc

government

UK ['gv.n.mnt] US [-

`n-] noun

the group of people who officially control a

country

inflationUK [in'flei.n] US[in'flei.n]

noun a general, continuous increase in prices

immigrationUK [,im.i'grei.n] US[,im.i'grei.n]

nounwhen someone comes to live in a differentcountry

ideologyUK [,ai.di'l..di] US [-':.l-]

nouna theory, or set of beliefs or principles,especially one on which a political system,party or organization is based

beneficialUK [,ben.i'fi.l] US[,ben.i'fi.l]

adjective helpful, useful or good

budgetUK ['bd.it] US

['bd.it]noun

a plan to show how much money a person ororganization will earn and how much theywill need or be able to spend

capitalistUK ['kp.i.tl.ist] US [-l-]

noun someone who supports capitalism

capitalismUK ['kp.i.tl.i.zm] US[-l-]

noun

an economic, political and social systembased on private ownership of property,business and industry, and directed towardsmaking the greatest possible profits forsuccessful organizations and people

authoritarianUK [,:.r.i'te.ri.n]US [,:r.i'ter.i-]

adjectivedemanding that people totally obey andrefusing to allow them freedom to act asthey wish

dedicateUK ['ded.i.keit] US

['ded.i.keit]verb to give your energy, time, etc. completely

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debt UK [det] US [det] nounsomething, especially money, which is owedto someone else, or the state of owingsomething

democracyUK [di'mk.r.si] US [-

'm:.kr-]noun

the belief in freedom and equality betweenpeople, or a system of government based onthis belief, in which power is either held byelected representatives or directly by thepeople themselves

democratUK ['dem..krt] US['dem..krt]

nounin the US, a member or supporter of theDemocratic Party

democraticUK [,dem.'krt.ik] US[-'kr-]

adjective based on the principles of democracy

dictatorUK [dik'tei.tr ] US['dik.tei.`]

nouna leader who has complete power in acountry and has not been elected by thepeople

dictatorshipUK [dik'tei.t.ip] US [-`-]

noun a country ruled by a dictator

convict verbto decide officially in a court of law thatsomeone is guilty of a crime

convictionUK [kn'vik.n] US[kn'vik.n]

nounwhen someone is officially found to be guiltyof a particular crime

convinceUK [kn'vints] US[kn'vints]

verb to persuade someone or make them certain

communismUK ['km.ju.ni.zm] US['k:.mj-]

noun

the belief in a society without differentsocial classes in which the methods ofproduction are owned and controlled by allits members and everyone works as much asthey can and receives what they need

communist adjective

security UK [si'kju.ri.ti] US [-'kjur..i] nounprotection of a person, building, organizationor country against threats such as crime orattacks by foreign countries

protectUK [pr'tekt] US[pr'tekt]

verbto keep someone or something safe frominjury, damage or loss

politicalUK [p'lit.i.kl] US [-'li.-]

adjective relating to politics

politicsUK ['pl.i.tiks] US['p:.l-]

nounthe activities of the government, members oflaw-making organizations or people who tryto influence the way a country is governed

leadershipUK ['li:.d.ip] US [-d`-]

nounthe set of characteristics that make a goodleader

law UK [l:] US [l:] noun

a rule, usually made by a government, that

is used to order the way in which a societybehaves, or the whole system of such rules

vote UK [vut] US [vout] verbto express your choice or opinion, especiallyby officially writing a mark on a paper or byraising your hand or speaking in a meeting

unemploymentUK [,n.im'pli.mnt] US[,n.im'pli.mnt]

noun the state of being unemployed

tax UK [tks] US [tks] noun

(an amount of) money paid to thegovernment, which is based on your incomeor the cost of goods or services you havebought

speech UK [spi:t] US [spi:t] nouna formal talk given usually to a large number

of people on a special occasion

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socialistUK ['su.l.ist] US['sou-]

nouna supporter of socialism or member of asocialist political party

social UK ['su.l] US ['sou-] adjective

relating to activities in which you meet andspend time with other people and whichhappen during the time when you are not

working

socialismUK ['su.l.i.zm] US['sou-]

noun

the set of beliefs which states that allpeople are equal and should share equally ina country's money, or the political systemsbased on these beliefs

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