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- The public sector is the part of a country’s economy which is controlled or supported financially by the government.
- In the United Kingdom, the Chancellor is the person in the government who is in charge of taxes and the money that the government spends.
- The tube drivers are the people who drive the underground trains in London.
- Civil servants are the people who work for the government (ambtenaren).
- The turnout at an event is the number of people who take part in it.
- A one-off is something that happens only once or that is organized only once.
Assignment
1 Who are on strike?
a Industrial union members.
b People working in the public sector.
c Teachers and students.
d The chancellor’s staff workers.
2 What do the people on strike want? Choose all correct answers.
a Better healthcare.
b Better working conditions.
c More pay.
d More trains.
3 The chancellor has promised to invest extra money in British schools. How much?
a One million pounds.
b One billion pounds.
c Two billion pounds.
d Tens of thousands of pounds.
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