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17 The other economy- student
17 The other economy- student
17 The other economy- student
Pre-reading vocabulary
The words in the chart all first appear in the text in the paragraph indicated.
Decide their class and write in the first column. Write the appropriate
definition or explanation from the power point slide in the second column. An
example has been given.
2. DIY (1,7)
3. misleading (1,10)
4. relying on (2, 5)
5. offset (3,4)
6. scope (3,5)
7. households (3, 5)
8. earnings (3,6)
9. concealed (4,2)
11.PAYE (6,5)
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Reference
Underline the words listed below in the text and write the word, phrase or
concept referred to in the space provided.
2. it (5,9)
3. this (8,9)
4. either (8,7)
5. they (8,10)
6. none (9,3)
8. it (13,9)
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Checking understanding
a. 3-5%: ___________________________________________________
b. 10-20%: _________________________________________________
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b. Does the shadow economy reinforce or offset the inequalities which are
observed in the formal economy? (par. 3)
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The common punctuation mark, the dash [-] is used frequently in the text.
The dash has three different functions:
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13. - whilst owner occupiers not only reap the capital gains
on their property, but can keep them tax free too. (par. 13)
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