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Key words
Use your dictionary to look up the definitions of the words you didn't use. Compare and contrast the
meaníngs of each of the words.
Q Subtitles
Write down keywords you would expect to read in the part of the text that follows each of these subtitles.
Anewpointssystem
Citizenship contract
Then skim-read the text and decide where each subtitle should go. Write them into the spaces
(a-f) provided.
Comprehension check
1. Government ministers want to introduce a new 4. Under a new policy, points would be awarded for..
bank holiday to... a. criminal behaviour.
a. improve the relationship with Australia. b. volunteering.
b. hand out good citizen awards. c. fly-tipping.
c. toughen immigration rules. d. oíd age.
d. promote community relationships.
5. Mr Byrne says citizenship needs to be...
2. The Prime Minister-in-waiting, Gordon Brown, a. bought.
thinks the plans are... b. fought for.
a. a bad ¡dea. c. earned.
b. ok, but not for Britain. d. handed out.
c. a great idea.
d. not modern enough.
Vocabulary 1: Collocations
Which words come before or after the words in the centre of the word wheeis below? Find verbs or nouns
in the text to complete the word wheeis.
3.
Can you think of any more words to add to the word wheeis?
Skim-read and subtitle are both compound words, i.e. two or three words that are combined to make a new
word. Put these single words together to make compounds words f rom the text.
Try to work out whai they mean by reading the text again.