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November 16th
November 16th
November 16th
1. The fact that there is a need for better/improved integration policies and that immigrant
integration should be given higher priority.
2. Because he says that there are fewer births in the EU, and so the population is in decline,
whereas the economy is becoming more and more dynamic. therefore, more people are
needed to satisfy the requirement for human resources / workers.
3. This sentence means that it is difficult for people with foreign qualifications to get their
qualifications recognised in Germany.
4. In the US there’s only one main language that everybody speaks, while in Europe each
country has a different language and that is a major problem for immigrants.
5. They have abolished the period of time asylum seekers has to wait before they’re allowed to
work legally.
1. Will there always be poverty in the world?
2. Why does each country in the world have poor people?
3. Why, in your opinion, do people end up homeless?
4. Do you believe the rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer and poorer?
5. Does poverty bring about/cause crime?
Desperate for survival
Ending / eradicating poverty in each and every shape there is in the world – we don’t
translate the title unless asked.
Although (despite the fact that/in spite of the fact that) the situation has improved in many
countries, there are still many people in the world who go hungry/starve or suffer from
malnutrition/malnourishment.
Poor people/the poor are hit (the) hardest by economic (economical=cheap) and political crises, by
the loss of biodiversity, by natural disasters and violence.
Malnutrition affects almost 800 million people worldwide/on a global level/scale, especially women
and children. Due to the rapid increase in demand for food, it is estimated that its production will
have to be more than doubled by 2050. About 70 percent/per cent of undernourished/malnourished
people depends on/relies, directly or indirectly, on agriculture for their survival.
To date/up until today/up until now (at present=now) the resources consumed by the world’s/global
population are more than those that ecosystems are able to provide (us with). In order that/so that
social and economic development can take place/happen in a sustainability framework/framework
of sustainability, our society will have to radically modify its way of producing and consuming of
goods.