vocabulary on globalization and consumerism
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A vocabulary worksheet for eel business students to improve their knowledge of words associated with globalization and consumerismTRANSCRIPT
Vocabulary 1: GLOBALIZATION and CONSUMERISMA. 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:spenderpossessionsconsumer goodsthrow-away societypurchase
buyer/customermaterialismconsumptionimpulsive buyerbill
consumerismsaledisposable incomeoverconsumption---------
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 on one`s feet
2) To break the bank
3) To cost an arm and a leg
4) To be a rip-off
5) for peanuts
6) To be in the black
7) To be in the red
8) To make a killing
9) money doesn't grow on trees
10) money is no object
11) To nickel and dime (someone)
12) To be on the house
13) To splurge14) To be stone broke
15) To be born with a silver spoon in
your mouth
16) money burning a hole in your
17) to lose your shirt
18) to be tight-fisted, stingy or cheap
A) it does not matter how much something costs
B) to cost a lot of money C) to lose all your money and be bankruptD) to return to good financial health
E) to owe money to the bank
F) to be paid for by the owner of a business
G) to win all the money at a casino gambling table, to use all of one's moneyH) not wanting to give or spend your moneyI) to have money in the bankJ) to spend more money than one might ordinarily spend
K) for very little money
L) to be a theftM) to be born into a wealthy family
N) to charge many small amounts of money (which eventually equal a large amount of money)
O) to make a large amount of moneyP) spending your money as soon as you earn itQ) to have no money
R) money is valuable and you should not waste it
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AID (n. or vb)
BRAND (n.= une marque)
COMMUNICATION (n.)
CONSUMER (n.)
CORPORATION (n.)
DEBT (n.= une dette)
DEMAND (n.= une requte)
DEVELOPMENT (n.)
ECONOMIC (adj.)
ECONOMY (n.)
EMPLOYMENT (n.)
ENVIRONMENTAL (adj.)
ETHICAL (adj.)
EXPLOIT (vb = exploiter)
GLOBALISATION (n.)
INTERDEPENDENCE (n.)
INTEREST (n.)
MULTINATIONAL (n. or adj.)
POLITICAL (adj.)
RESPONSIBILITY (n.)
REVENUE (n. = les recettes)
SOCIAL (adj.)
SUPPLIER (n.= fournisseur)
SUPPLY (vb= fournir)
SUSTAINABLE (adj= renouvelable)
SWEATSHOP = (n.= atelier dexploitation)
TRANSNATIONAL (adj.)
WTO =World Trade Organization (n.= organisation mondiale du commerce)