UnitOverviewNivel13Unidad1

Politics
Everyonehasopinionsonpolitics,canyouexpressyours?Inthisunityouwillreviewpoliticallanguageandwaysof expressinggratitude.

Vocabulario Vocabulario Phoneticspelling UK['pent.n]US ['pent.n] UK[i'lekt]US[i'lekt] UK[i'lek.n]US [i'lek.n] UK[,ed.ju'kei.n]US [,ed.ju'kei.n] Morfema Traduccin/definicin asumofmoneypaidregularlybythe governmentoraprivatecompanytoa personwhodoesnotworkanymorebecause theyaretoooldortheyhavebecomeill todecideonorchoose,especiallytochoose apersonforaparticularjob,byvoting atimewhenpeoplevoteinordertochoose someoneforapoliticalorofficialjob theprocessofteachingorlearningina schoolorcollege,ortheknowledgethatyou getfromthis

pensions

noun

elect election education

verb noun noun

UK environmental [in,vai.rn.'men.tl] US[,vair.n'men.l] environment ethnic govern government inflation immigration ideology beneficial budget capitalist UK[in'vai.rn.mnt] US['vair.n]

adjective relatingtotheenvironment theconditionsthatyouliveorworkinand thewaythattheyinfluencehowyoufeelor howeffectivelyyoucanwork

noun

UK['e.nik]US['e.nik] adjective ofanationalorracialgroupofpeople tocontrolanddirectthepublicbusinessofa UK['gv.n]US[`n] verb country,city,groupofpeople,etc UK['gv.n.mnt]US[ noun `n] UK[in'flei.n]US noun [in'flei.n] UK[,im.i'grei.n]US [,im.i'grei.n] noun thegroupofpeoplewhoofficiallycontrola country ageneral,continuousincreaseinprices whensomeonecomestoliveinadifferent country atheory,orsetofbeliefsorprinciples, especiallyoneonwhichapoliticalsystem, partyororganizationisbased

UK[,ai.di'l..di]US[ noun ':.l] UK[,ben.i'fi.l]US [,ben.i'fi.l] UK['bd.it]US ['bd.it]

adjective helpful,usefulorgood noun aplantoshowhowmuchmoneyapersonor organizationwillearnandhowmuchthey willneedorbeabletospend someonewhosupportscapitalism

UK['kp.i.tl.ist]US[ noun l]

capitalism

authoritarian dedicate

aneconomic,politicalandsocialsystem basedonprivateownershipofproperty, UK['kp.i.tl.i.zm]US noun businessandindustry,anddirectedtowards [l] makingthegreatestpossibleprofitsfor successfulorganizationsandpeople demandingthatpeopletotallyobeyand UK[,:.r.i'te.ri.n] adjective refusingtoallowthemfreedomtoactas US[,:r.i'ter.i] theywish UK['ded.i.keit]US verb togiveyourenergy,time,etc.completely ['ded.i.keit]

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debt

UK[det]US[det]

noun

democracy

UK[di'mk.r.si]US[ 'm:.kr]

noun

democrat democratic dictator dictatorship convict conviction convince

UK['dem..krt]US noun ['dem..krt] UK[,dem.'krt.ik]US adjective basedontheprinciplesofdemocracy ['kr] aleaderwhohascompletepowerina UK[dik'tei.tr]US noun countryandhasnotbeenelectedbythe ['dik.tei.`] people UK[dik'tei.t.ip]US[ noun acountryruledbyadictator `] todecideofficiallyinacourtoflawthat verb someoneisguiltyofacrime UK[kn'vik.n]US whensomeoneisofficiallyfoundtobeguilty noun [kn'vik.n] ofaparticularcrime UK[kn'vints]US [kn'vints] verb topersuadesomeoneormakethemcertain thebeliefinasocietywithoutdifferent socialclassesinwhichthemethodsof productionareownedandcontrolledbyall itsmembersandeveryoneworksasmuchas theycanandreceiveswhattheyneed protectionofaperson,building,organization orcountryagainstthreatssuchascrimeor attacksbyforeigncountries tokeepsomeoneorsomethingsafefrom injury,damageorloss

something,especiallymoney,whichisowed tosomeoneelse,orthestateofowing something thebeliefinfreedomandequalitybetween people,orasystemofgovernmentbasedon thisbelief,inwhichpoweriseitherheldby electedrepresentativesordirectlybythe peoplethemselves intheUS,amemberorsupporterofthe DemocraticParty

communism

UK['km.ju.ni.zm]US noun ['k:.mj] UK[si'kju.ri.ti]US[ 'kjur..i] UK[pr'tekt]US [pr'tekt] UK[p'lit.i.kl]US[ 'li.] UK['pl.i.tiks]US ['p:.l] adjective noun verb

communist security protect political politics leadership law

adjective relatingtopolitics noun theactivitiesofthegovernment,membersof lawmakingorganizationsorpeoplewhotry toinfluencethewayacountryisgoverned thesetofcharacteristicsthatmakeagood leader arule,usuallymadebyagovernment,that isusedtoorderthewayinwhichasociety behaves,orthewholesystemofsuchrules toexpressyourchoiceoropinion,especially byofficiallywritingamarkonapaperorby raisingyourhandorspeakinginameeting thestateofbeingunemployed (anamountof)moneypaidtothe government,whichisbasedonyourincome orthecostofgoodsorservicesyouhave bought aformaltalkgivenusuallytoalargenumber ofpeopleonaspecialoccasion

UK['li:.d.ip]US[d` noun ] UK[l:]US[l:] noun

vote unemployment

UK[vut]US[vout]

verb

UK[,n.im'pli.mnt]US noun [,n.im'pli.mnt] UK[tks]US[tks] noun

tax

speech

UK[spi:t]US[spi:t]

noun

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socialist

UK['su.l.ist]US ['sou] UK['su.l]US['sou]

noun

asupporterofsocialismormemberofa socialistpoliticalparty

social

socialism

UK['su.l.i.zm]US ['sou]

relatingtoactivitiesinwhichyoumeetand spendtimewithotherpeopleandwhich adjective happenduringthetimewhenyouarenot working thesetofbeliefswhichstatesthatall peopleareequalandshouldshareequallyin noun acountry'smoney,orthepoliticalsystems basedonthesebeliefs

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