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Exercise 1: The environment
Match the Norwegian with the English expressions:
Giftig avfall – utslipp – miljøverner – desinfeksjonsmiddel – forgiftet - drivhus – søppelplass – fossilt brensel – gjenvinne – oljesøl
dump site
fossil fuel
reclaim
environmentalist
discharge
pesticide
toxic waste
contaminated
oil spill
greenhouse
Exercise 2: Racial Issues
Match the English words with the correct explanation:
Racism – segregation – discrimination – humiliation – prejudice – integration – minority – inferior - superior
low or lower in rank, social position, importance etc.
a small group in a community, differing from others in for example race, religion or language
the belief that some races are superior to others
the act of keeping races apart
the act of making somebody become a full member of a community, rather than remaining a separate group
better in quality, importance, social rank than somebody/ something else
the act of treating persons differently (usually worse) than others
the act of making somebody feel ashamed or foolish
dislike or distrust of a person based on fear or false information rather than on reason
More vocabulary words:
Crime and law:
Trial - rettssak
on trial - for retten
circumstantial evidence - indisier/indisium
to commit a crime - å begå en forbrytelse
the defence - forsvaret
counsel for the defence – forsvarer
to plead guilty - å erklære seg skyldig
verdict - (juryens) kjennelse
sentence - dom/straff
to sentence - å dømme
court - rettssal
to be acquitted - å bli frikjent
threat - trussel
fraud - svindel
murder - mord
to assassinate - å myrde
victim - offer
witness – vitne
to confess (to) a crime - å tilstå en forbrytelse
confession - tilståelse
evidence - bevismateriale, beviser
to give evidence - å vitne (i retten)
parole - løslating på prøve
appeal - anke
law-abiding - lovlydig
Politics
constitution - grunnlov
unconstitutional - i strid med grunnloven
national assembly - nasjonalforsamling
the executive branch - den utøvende makt
the legislative branch - den lovgivende makt
the judicial branch - den dømmende makt
bill - lovforslag
referendum - folkeavstemning
election - valg
prime minister - statsminister
cabinet - kabinett/regjering
hereditary peer - adelig person som arver sin tittel
life peer - en person som er blitt adlet
constituency - valgkrets
legislation - lovgiving
to pass laws - å vedta lover
public opinion poll - meningsmåling
trade union - fagforening
Economy and Working Life
accounting – regnskapsførsel
accountant - regnskapsfører
to run into debt - å pådra seg gjeld
to meet one's debt - å dekke gjelden
to go broke - å gå konkurs
profit – fortjeneste
discount - rabatt
refund - pengene igjen
trading account - driftsregnskap
trade credit - varekreditt
overdraft facility - kassekreditt
interest - rente
rate of interest - rentesats
gross pay - bruttolønn
net pay - nettolønn
shareholder - aksjonær
stockbroker - aksjemegler/aksjemeklar
to invest - å investere
sole trader - en som har et enmannsforetak
limited company - aksjeselskap
franchise - agentur
competition - konkurranse
market share - markedsandel/marknadsdel
dismissal – avskjed/oppsigelse
shopkeeping - forretningsdrift
supplier - leverandør
Oppgavene er hentet fra engelskboken «@work» utgitt av Aschehoug forlag.
Av Hanne Hårstad