République du Sénégal

Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche

Université virtuelle du Sénégal
Direction de la Formation et de l’Ingénierie pédagogique (DFIP)
Filière AES

Promotion_5_Licence_1 / Semestre_1 / 2018

UE Cours Transversaux : EC Anglais

Chapitre_1: Peer Pressure: Tax competition and developing economies

Consignes  : A traiter et déposer dans le courant de la semaine_3 (OBLIGATOIRE)

TD_1 (Fiche_1) : Activité pratique

I. Reading Comprehension

A/ True or false statements: Read the text and Say whether the following
sentences are true or false. Justify by quoting a relevant passage from the text [6
marks].

1. According to economists, competition is insignificant as far as the economy market

is concerned.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
2. Revenues of developing countries mainly come from corporate income tax.
_______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
3. Countries tax things that don’t deserve to be taxed
_______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
B. Vocabulary in context: Find in the indicated paragraphs of the text the
synonyms of the following groups of words. [3 marks].
1. Being in battle or in rivalry with another for the same thing or position (par 1) =
________________________ (par 1)
2. a person or organization that buys stocks or shares, or pays money into a bank in
order to receive a profit. (par 1) =__________________ (par 1)
3. A company which has branches or owns companies in many different countries
(par 4) =____________________ (par 4)

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Enseignant : M. A. NDIAYE Tuteur relais : Ndrao FAYE / Alioune NIANG