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1. Maternal (adj): behaving or feeling in the way that a mother does towards
her child.
2. Macroeconomics (n): the study of financial systems at a national level.
3. Inequity (n): the fact that a situation is not fair.
4. Diminish (v): to reduce or be reduced in size or importance.
5. Empowerment (n): the process of gaining freedom and power to do what
you want or to control what happens to you.
6. Brim with s.th: to become so full of something.
7. Egalitarian (adj): believing that all people are equally important and should
have the same rights and opportunities in life.
8. Percentile (n): one of the points into which a large range of numbers, results,
etc.
9. Outlier (n): a person, thing, or fact that is very different from other people,
things, or facts, so that it cannot be used to draw general conclusions.
10.Counter-parts (n): a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one
in a different place or organization.
11.Component (n): a part that combines with other parts to form something
bigger.
12.Persistent (adj): lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of.
13.Fraction (n): a number that results from dividing one whole number by
another.
14.Drag (n): something that is not convenient and is boring or unpleasant.
15.Economist (n): a person who studies or has a special knowledge of
economics.
16.Narrow (adj): having a small distance from one side to the other, especially
in comparison with the length.
17.Broadly (adv): in a general way, without considering specific examples or all
the details.
18.Comparable (adj): similar in size, amount, or quality to something else.
19.Domestic (n): someone paid to help with work that needs to be done in a
house, such as cleaning and washing clothes.
20. Stagnate (v): to stay the same and not grow or develop.

COMPREHENSION WORK
1. Good
 2. More
3. Nor broad nor narrow
4. The USA
5. Benefits
6. Decreased

VOCABULARY WORK
1A.
1-D 6-J
2-C 7-H
3-A 8-G
4-E 9-I
5-B 10-F

1B.
1. Work force
2. Maternal leave
3. Corporate structure
4. Household income
5. Wage gap – Global economy
2.
1. Macroeconomics: Macroeconomics is a branch of economics that deals with the
overall performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a
whole
2. Utopia: An imagined or idealized place or state of things where everything is
perfect
3. Empowerment: the process of enabling individuals or groups to gain control
over their lives, make informed decisions, and achieve their goals.
4. Drawbacks:
the disadvantages, limitations, or negative aspects of something.