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Vocabulary 1: GLOBALIZATION and CONSUMERISM A. Unscramble the following words 1. SENPD ____________________ 5. TDENVEMPOL: ______________________ 2. RACHUSEP _________________ 6. TIOLPXE: _________________________ 3. AEXCNHGE_________________ 4. NITORRPOCOA: _________________ B. Match the words/expressions below with the corresponding definitions: spender possessionsconsumer goodsthrow-away society purchase buyer/customermaterialismconsumption impulsive buyer bill consumerism sale disposable income overconsumption --------a) A person who buys goods or uses services. _____________________ b) Things/objects you own. ___________________ c) Money that is left after paying for everyday things like bills. _________________ d) The situation in which too much attention is given to buying and owning things. _________________ e) To buy something. _________________ f) The general activity of selling; an occasion for buying at specially reduced prices. _________________ g) Products that people buy for their own use. __________________ h) The act or process of consuming; an amount consumed. __________________ i) A human society strongly influenced by consumerism. __________________ j) A person who spends, especially one who habitually spends excessively or lavishly. ________________ k) The belief that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life. ________________ l) A request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written. _______________ m) A person who buys something suddenly and without thinking carefully. _________________ n) The state or an instance of consuming too much food, drink, fuel, etc. _________________ C. What do these words/expressions related to MONEY mean? 1) To be back onbank one`s feet A) it does not matter how much something costs 2) break the B) to cost a lot of money 3) To cost an arm and a leg C) to lose all your money and be bankrupt 4) To be a rip-of D) to return to good financial health 5) for peanuts E) to owe money to the bank 6) To be in the black F) to be paid for by the owner of a business 7) To be in the red G) to win all the money at a casino gambling 8) To make a killing table, to use all of one's money 9) money doesn't grow on H) not wanting to give or spend your money trees I) to have money in the bank 10) money is no object J) to spend more money than one might ordinarily 11) To nickel and dime spend (someone) K) for very little money 12) To be on the house L) to be a theft 13) To splurge M) to be born into a wealthy family 14) To be stone broke N)into charge many small amounts of money 15) To be born with a silver spoon (which eventually equal a large amount of your mouth

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AID (n. or vb)

GLOBALISATION (n.)

BRAND (n.= une marque)

INTERDEPENDENCE (n.)

COMMUNICATION (n.)

INTEREST (n.) 

CONSUMER (n.)

MULTINATIONAL (n. or  adj.)

CORPORATION (n.) DEBT (n.= une dette)

POLITICAL (adj.)

RESPONSIBILITY (n.)

DEMAND (n.= une requête)

REVENUE  (n. = les  recettes)

DEVELOPMENT (n.)

SOCIAL (adj.)

ECONOMIC (adj.)

SUPPLIER (n.=  fournisseur)

ECONOMY (n.) EMPLOYMENT (n.) ENVIRONMENTAL (adj.) ETHICAL (adj.) EXPLOIT (vb = exploiter)

SUPPLY (vb= fournir) SUSTAINABLE (adj=  renouvelable) SWEATSHOP = (n.= atelier d’exploitation)

TRANSNATIONAL (adj.)

WTO =World Trade  Organization (n.= 

organisation mondiale du  commerce)