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Mr_3

też ładnie:D

Mautilius

a dzisiaj dowiedzialem sie co znaczy "kecz ap lif"!!!

- "z keczapem"

ah te phrasals Wink

))* EMKA *((

Skoro juz jesteśmy przy jedzeniu... Wink

Wpadłam na coś takiego:

egg on your face
if someone, especially someone in authority has egg on their face, they have done something wrong or embarrassing in a way that makes them look stupid

Don't underestimate this club or you'll be left with egg on your face. I've got one of the best squads ever in the Premier League.

The government ended up with egg on its face when it was found to have withheld documents for political purposes.

Mautilius

a mi sie ostatnio spodobało :
shotgun mariage -occurs when people get married becose of the coming baby ;]

it's called so becose bride's father could use it instead... ;]

Ikari

shotgun wedding (BrE) shotgun marriage (AmE) old-fashioned informal
a wedding that has to take place immediately because the woman is going to have a baby

errata Wink

Mautilius

a rzeczywiscie Wink

to teraz bedzie latwo zapamietac 2 ;p

Ikari

Topic Activator > Global issues

1 global economic issues

the world economy/the global economy noun [singular] the economy of the world, seen as a whole:
• These countries are vulnerable to changes in the world economy.

globalization (also -isation British English) noun [uncountable] the process of making something such as a business operate in a lot of different countries all around the world:
• The principal agents of economic globalization are huge business corporations.

free trade noun [uncountable] a situation in which the goods coming into or going out of a country are not controlled or taxed:
• Such policies might slow the growth of free trade in the world as a whole.

fair trade noun [uncountable] the activity of making, buying, and selling goods in a way that is morally right, for example by making sure that international labour laws are obeyed, that the environment has not been damaged by making the goods, and that the people who grow or make a product have been paid a fair price for it:
• The report describes in detail all the benefits of fair trade.

protectionism noun [uncountable] when a government tries to help industries in its own country by putting a tax on foreign goods that come into the country:
• Farmers were among the fiercest supporters of protectionism.
protectionist adjective:
• protectionist measures

trade barriers noun [plural] something such as a tax that makes trade between countries difficult:
• The removal of trade barriers will certainly mean increased traffic through the port.

Third World debt noun [uncountable] money owed by developing countries to richer countries:
• the government's pledge to cancel Third World debt

poverty noun [uncountable] the situation or experience of being poor:
• Poverty is a major cause of poor health in children in this region.

the rich/poor divide the difference between the situations of rich people and poor people:
• Despite all our efforts, the rich/poor divide is still growing.

the North/South divide noun [singular] the difference between richer countries in the north (mainly in Europe, North America, and parts of East Asia) and some countries in the south (the poorer countries of Africa, Asia, and Central and South America)

sustainable development noun [uncountable] economic development that is able to continue without causing damage to the environment:
• The document encourages all countries to move towards sustainable development.

overconsumption noun [uncountable] the act of using or buying too much of something:
• Overconsumption is fueling the economic boom, but at a heavy cost to the environment.

multinational noun [countable] a large company that has offices, factories etc in many different countries:
• attempts to regulate the global activities of multinationals
multinational adjective:
• a multinational oil company

child labour British English, child labor American English noun [uncountable] work done by children:
• a ban on goods produced by child labour

sweatshop noun [countable] a small business, factory etc where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money:
• It is fast becoming a sweatshop economy based on cheap labour.

corporate greed noun [uncountable] the desire of large companies to make as much money as possible, without caring about the effects of their actions on people or the environment:
• Others blame the unemployment situation on corporate greed.

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2 global political issues

geopolitics noun [uncountable] ideas and activities relating to the way that a country's position, population etc affect its political development and its relationship with other countries, or the study of this:
• The effects of these changes in world geopolitics are of critical importance.
geopolitical adjective:
• There were strong geopolitical reasons, too, for ending the war.

arms control noun [uncountable] the attempts by powerful countries to limit the number and types of military weapons that exist:
• They had agreed to implement international arms control agreements.

nuclear proliferation noun [uncountable] an increase in the number of countries that have nuclear weapons:
• areas of the world where there is a risk of nuclear proliferation

the arms trade noun [singular] the buying and selling of military weapons:
• The international arms trade has been growing steadily for the last few years.

terrorism noun [uncountable] the use of violence such as bombing, shooting, or kidnapping in order to make a government do something:
• The bombing was clearly an act of terrorism.
terrorist noun [countable]:
• Many are concerned about the possibility of nuclear material falling into the hands of terrorists.
• a wave of terrorist attacks

the War on Terror noun [singular] the name given to the actions taken by the US, Britain, and other countries to destroy international terrorist groups after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11th, 2001

security noun [uncountable] things that are done to keep a person, building, or country safe from danger or crime:
• The explosion caused officials to place many federal buildings on heightened security. (=doing more than usual to protect the buildings)

foreign policy noun [uncountable and countable] the actions and plans of a government or leader which relate to their country's relations with other countries:
• He had been the driving force behind the shift in India's foreign policy.

war noun [uncountable and countable] a period of fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons:
• The collapse of the peace process brought the two countries perilously close to war.
• When the Bengalis attempted to form their own independent nation-state, a terrible civil war (=between groups within a country) resulted.

conflict noun [uncountable and countable] fighting or a war:
• The region has seen 20 years of armed conflict.

genocide noun [uncountable] the deliberate murder of a whole race of people or ethnic group:
• regimes that are committing gross human-rights violations such as genocide

ethnic cleansing noun [uncountable] the action of forcing people to leave an area or country because of their racial or national group:
• The army was sent in to carry out a campaign of ethnic cleansing.

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3 human rights

human rights noun [plural] the basic rights of every person to be treated in a fair and equal way:
• Even if people are in prison, their basic human rights should be respected.
• allegations of human rights abuses
• The judge ruled that such an action would be a serious breach of human rights.

civil liberties noun [plural] the right of all citizens to be free to do whatever they want while respecting the rights of other people:
• There is a possibility of further disorder as more protest is aroused by the loss of civil liberties.

freedom of speech (also freedom of expression) noun [uncountable] the legal right to say what you want:
• Freedom of speech was guaranteed in the constitution.

liberalism noun [uncountable] the belief that the political, social, and economic freedom of the individual is very important:
• The government has launched a fierce attack on social liberalism.

inequality noun [uncountable and countable] an unfair situation, in which some groups in society have more money, opportunities, power etc than others:
• Some people believe that education can play a large part in remedying social inequality.

discrimination noun [uncountable] the practice of treating one person or group differently from another in an unfair way:
• The Act prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour or nationality.

racism noun [uncountable] unfair treatment of people, or violence against them, because they belong to a different race:
• She feels that there is more racism in big cities.
racist noun [countable]
racist adjective:
• racist jokes

sexism noun [uncountable] the belief that one sex is weaker, less intelligent, or less important than the other; or unfair treatment of people because of this belief:
• How can sexism be challenged?
sexist noun [countable]
sexist adjective:
• feminist objections to sexist language

women's rights noun [plural] the right of women to have fair treatment and equal opportunities:
• a champion of women's rights

political correctness noun [uncountable] the careful choosing of language and behaviour so that you do not offend or insult anyone - used especially when you think someone is too careful in what they say or how they behave:
• Such terms may be considered unacceptable in this age of political correctness.
politically correct/PC adjective:
• Publishers said they were under pressure from schools and libraries to be politically correct.

political prisoner noun [countable] someone who is in prison not because they have committed a crime, but because they have opposed or criticized the government of their own country:
• the use of torture on political prisoners

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4 international crime

drug trafficking noun [uncountable] the buying and selling of illegal drugs; usually used to refer to large amounts of illegal drugs being sent fom one country to another:
• Drug trafficking has become an international big business.

arms trafficking noun [uncountable] the illegal buying and selling of military weapons

people smuggling noun [uncountable] the crime of bringing people illegally into a country; used especially to refer to bringing people from poorer countries who want to come and live in richer countries

illegal immigrant noun [countable] someone who comes to live in another country without official permission:
• Parliament approved stricter laws allowing the deportation of illegal immigrants.
illegal immigration noun [uncountable]

money laundering noun [uncountable] the action of putting money which has been obtained illegally into legal businesses and bank accounts, so that you can hide it or use it:
• an international money laundering scheme