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The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 4.2 - Social issues for the textbook Speakout Advanced - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

Work in pairs with a student from the other group. Explain the meaning of your expressions, using your example sentence if necessary.

Answer

A

  • human rights → the basic rights that everyone has to say what they think, vote, be treated fairly, etc.
  • intellectual property → the product of an intellectual activity (e.g. in artistic or commercial fields) that nobody else can legally copy
  • child labour → the regular and sustained employment of children (it is illegal in many countries)
  • economic development → the process of improving the financial situation of a place (often a country)
  • capital punishment → the practice of killing someone who has committed a serious crime
  • religious freedom → the ability to practise any religion that you choose, without being arrested or otherwise persecuted

B

  • environmental awareness → understanding of problems related to the land, water and air on Earth
  • gun control → laws that limit the ways in which guns can be sold, owned and used
  • illegal immigration → when people cross international borders in a way that breaks the immigration laws of the destination country
  • civil liberties → the right of all citizens to be free to do what they want while respecting the rights of other people
  • free trade → a situation in which the goods coming into or going out of a country are not controlled or taxed
  • freedom of speech → the ability to say what you wish without being censored

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