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Ricevimento Bowles:
ven. 9-11; studio 23, 2° piano, Lettere
LEFT MODIFICATION
minority
NUCLEO
RIGHT MODIFICATION
LEADERSHIP
of his Democratic PARTY
GOVERNMENT
PROGRAMME
of eight POINTS
chief
ADVOCATE
of a new POLICY
euro
ZONE
its
MEMBERS
CAGE
of austerity
young and more moderate
MAYOR
of Florence
his real
MERIT
outright
MAJORITY
fresh
ELECTION
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INDICAZIONE DEL TEMA
(spesso gruppo nominale)
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GRUPPO/I NOMINALE/I
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FRASE AD EFFETTO;
SPESSO ELLITTICO
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GENERICO/I
(INDICA TEMA)
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SPESSO ELITTICO
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SINTESI DEL DISCORSO
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FIND
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“MORE IN ..”
(INDICAZIONE DELLA
SEZIONE DI THE
ECONOMIST)
LIST A
 The politics of
Lebanon
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Free trade agreements
Regulating big
American insurers
Islam in America
Human rights
Working hours
Ebola’s threat to India
LIST B
 The state that didn’t
fail – yet
 Shutting the door on
Africa
 Do unto others
 The gay divide
 Get a life – or get fat
 Questionable claims
 A better way to
arbitrate
SUBJECTS
 The politics of
Lebanon
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Free trade agreements
Regulating big
American insurers
Islam in America
Human rights
Working hours
Ebola’s threat to India
HEADLINES
 The state that didn’t
fail – yet
 Shutting the door on
Africa
 Do unto others
 The gay divide
 Get a life – or get fat
 Questionable claims
 A better way to
arbitrate
SUBJECTS
HEADLINES
The politics of Lebanon
The state that didn’t fail – yet
Free trade agreements

Shutting the door on Africa
Regulating big American
insurers

Do unto others
Islam in America

The gay divide
Human rights

Get a life – or get fat
Working hours

Questionable claims
Ebola’s threat to India

A better way to arbitrate
SUBJECTS
HEADLINES
The politics of Lebanon
The state that didn’t fail – yet
Free trade agreements

Shutting the door on Africa
Regulating big American
insurers

Do unto others
Islam in America

The gay divide
Human rights

Get a life – or get fat
Working hours

Questionable claims
Ebola’s threat to India

A better way to arbitrate
SUBJECTS
HEADLINES
The politics of Lebanon
The state that didn’t fail – yet
Free trade agreements
Shutting the door on Africa
Regulating big American
insurers

Islam in America
The gay divide
Human rights

Get a life – or get fat
Working hours

Questionable claims
Ebola’s threat to India

A better way to arbitrate
Do unto others
SUBJECTS
HEADLINES
The politics of Lebanon
The state that didn’t fail – yet
Free trade agreements
Shutting the door on Africa
Regulating big American
insurers

Islam in America
The gay divide
Human rights

Get a life – or get fat
Working hours

Questionable claims
Ebola’s threat to India

A better way to arbitrate
Do unto others
SUBJECTS
HEADLINES
The politics of Lebanon
The state that didn’t fail – yet
Free trade agreements
Shutting the door on Africa
Regulating big American
insurers

Islam in America
The gay divide
Human rights

Get a life – or get fat
Working hours

Questionable claims
Ebola’s threat to India
A better way to arbitrate
Do unto others
SUBJECTS
HEADLINES
The politics of Lebanon
The state that didn’t fail – yet
Free trade agreements
Shutting the door on Africa
Regulating big American
insurers

Islam in America
The gay divide
Human rights

Working hours
Questionable claims
Ebola’s threat to India
A better way to arbitrate
Do unto others
Get a life – or get fat
SUBJECTS
HEADLINES
The politics of Lebanon
The state that didn’t fail – yet
Free trade agreements
Shutting the door on Africa
Regulating big American
insurers
Do unto others
Islam in America
The gay divide
Human rights

Working hours
Questionable claims
Ebola’s threat to India
A better way to arbitrate
Get a life – or get fat
SUBJECTS
HEADLINES
The politics of Lebanon
The state that didn’t fail – yet
Free trade agreements
Shutting the door on Africa
Regulating big American
insurers
Do unto others
Islam in America
The gay divide
Human rights
Get a life – or get fat
Working hours
Questionable claims
Ebola’s threat to India
A better way to arbitrate
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Alcune forme verbali
weaker than it looks
English =
SUBJECT
it
VERB
looks
OBJECT
FIND THE VERBS IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH
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FOR the American and British economies it has been a
long road out of the woods, but the journey is nearing its
end. America’s unemployment rate fell below 6% in
September. Britain’s economy, where output was up
3.2% in the year to June, is growing faster than any other
big rich country’s. Central bankers are counting the days
until they can raise interest rates. Virtually everywhere
else, however, the news is grim and getting grimmer. The
euro zone, the world’s second-biggest economic area,
seems to be falling from a feeble recovery back into
outright recession as Germany hits the skids.
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FOR the American and British economies it has been a
long road out of the woods, but the journey is nearing its
end. America’s unemployment rate fell below 6% in
September. Britain’s economy, where output was up
3.2% in the year to June, is growing faster than any other
big rich country’s. Central bankers are counting the days
until they can raise interest rates. Virtually everywhere
else, however, the news is grim and getting grimmer.
The euro zone, the world’s second-biggest economic
area, seems to be falling from a feeble recovery back
into outright recession as Germany hits the skids.
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Present simple regular
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Present simple irregular
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Present continuous
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Past simple (irregular)
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Present perfect
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Modal verb
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Present simple regular: seems, hits
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Present simple irregular: is
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Present continuous:
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Past simple (irregular): fell, was
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Present perfect:
has been
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Modal verb:
can (raise)
,
is nearing, is growing, are
counting, is …getting,
E’ da notare che si sono trovate molte forme grammaticali
dell’inglese in un paragrafo solo.
Questo ci indica che:
per capire i testi di economia bisogna sapere bene le varie
forme grammaticali
 è sufficiente leggere un solo testo di economia per trovarli
tutti
 la lettura dei testi di economia è un ottimo esercizio per
migliorare le conoscenze grammaticali
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Present simple regular (3 person –s)
- the eurozone seems to be falling
- as Germany hits the skids
Present simple irregular
- the news is grim (be)
Present continuous (is/are ….ing)
the journey is nearing its end
output is growing faster
central bankers are counting the days
Present perfect
- it has been a long road
Past simple irregular
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America’s unemployment rate fell below 6%
fall (present)
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fell (past)
output was up 3.2%
is (present)
was (past)
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can + verb
-
they can raise interest rates
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