Speaking tasks

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 330.

Complete the sentence

Use an appropriate word or phrase from Exercise 1 to complete each sentence.

1. Concerns have been raised about a lack of …………………… regarding the company's healthcare and pension liabilities.
2. Investment in transport will ……………. growth in the economy.
3. Commercial banks with a national ………………are supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
4. In general, corporations ………………… government through campaign contributions, through lobbying, and through captured regulatory agencies.
5. The feeling among the …………… of the Party is that the leaders are not radical enough.
6. In the second experiment they ……………. a very clear result.
7. Representatives for all the main candidates are trying to ……………..voter support.
8. Research and development expenses amounted to ?76m in the first six months, reflecting the company's desire to ……………………… its technological leadership.

Reading tasks:

1. Give the definition for NGO.

2. Describe structure and functions of NGO.

3. What are the principle differences between operational and advocacy NGOs? Can you name your own examples of each?

4. What's the difference between NGO and GONGO? Do you know any examples of GONGO?

1. Can you name the NGOs that you know?

2. Choose 1 example of NGO and make up a presentation: “The role of NGO in different areas” (like in the case of Iran).