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Burger King Worldwide Inc. agreed 1) ____________ acquire
Tim Hortons Inc. for 2) ____________ C$12.5 billion ($11.4
billion) in a deal that creates the third-largest fast-food
company and moves 3) ____________ headquarters to
Canada. The purchase brings Burger King the biggest seller of
coffee and doughnuts in Canada, which it can use to grow
internationally. The deal also lets the burger chain push into
4) ____________ grocery business by selling packaged
coffees at supermarkets in North America. “There’s value to
be extracted and there are international growth
opportunities,” 5) __________ Will Slabaugh, an analyst at
Stephens Inc. in Little Rock, Arkansas. “I think it’s 6)
__________ to be a well-received deal.” The acquisition also
moves the merged entity’s global headquarters to Canada,
potentially taking advantage 7) ___________
lower corporate taxes. When the companies disclosed the
talks 8) ____________ August 24, it heightened debate over
American businesses shifting 9) ____________ other
countries in search of lower tax bills.
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Burger King Worldwide Inc. agreed 1) to acquire Tim Hortons Inc. for
2) about C$12.5 billion ($11.4 billion) in a deal that creates the
third-largest fast-food company and moves 3) its headquarters to
Canada. The purchase brings Burger King the biggest seller of
coffee and doughnuts in Canada, which it can use to grow
internationally. The deal also lets the burger chain push into 4)
the grocery business by selling packaged coffees at supermarkets
in North America. “There’s value to be extracted and there are
international growth opportunities,” 5) said Will Slabaugh, an
analyst at Stephens Inc. in Little Rock, Arkansas. “I think it’s 6)
going to be a well-received deal.”The acquisition also moves the
merged entity’s global headquarters to Canada, potentially taking
advantage 7) of lower corporate taxes. When the companies
on August 24, it heightened debate over
disclosed the talks 8)
American businesses shifting 9) to other countries in search of
lower tax bills. President Barack Obama criticized the practice in
July, and his aides said that the administration would take action
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to stop the trend.
President Barack Obama criticized the practice in July, and his aides said that
the administration would take action to stop the trend. Burger King, the
second-largest U.S. burger chain, has struggled to boost North American
same-store sales and compete 10) ____________ McDonald’s Corp.’s
breakfast fare. Buying Tim Hortons would give Burger King a coffee brand
that’s coveted by Canadians, as 11) ____________ as some Americans.
There are no current plans to combine brands or sell Tim Hortons coffee at
Burger King, the companies’ executives said today. Burger King plans to help
expand Tim Hortons restaurants in the 98 countries 12) ____________ it
operates. There may be supply-chain, marketing and administrative cost
savings 13) ____________ well.Within the new parent company, the two
chains 14) ___________ remain stand-alone businesses and maintain their
current headquarters. Burger King 15) ___________ run from Miami, while
Tim Hortons is based in the Toronto suburb of Oakville. Daniel Schwartz,
Burger King’s chief executive officer, will become group CEO of the merged
company, as well as remaining head of the fast-food chain. Tim Hortons CEO
Marc Caira, meanwhile, will continue to run 16) ___________ chain, which
has about 4,500 locations. Schwartz said 17) ____________ will spend the
majority of his time in Canada and still have a desk in Miami. The new
global headquarters of the two companies will house functions 18)
_________ as accounting, legal, human resources and corporate strategy.
19) __________ now, no one at either company will be losing their jobs,
Schwartz said in an 20) ____________.
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Burger King, the second-largest U.S. burger chain, has struggled to boost North
American same-store sales and compete 10) with McDonald’s Corp.’s breakfast
fare. Buying Tim Hortons would give Burger King a coffee brand that’s coveted by
Canadians, as 11) well as some Americans. There are no current plans to
combine brands or sell Tim Hortons coffee at Burger King, the companies’
executives said today.
Burger King plans to help expand Tim Hortons restaurants in the 98 countries 12)
where it operates. There may be supply-chain, marketing and administrative
cost savings 13) as well. Within the new parent company, the two chains 14)
will remain stand-alone businesses and maintain their current headquarters.
Burger King 15) is run from Miami, while Tim Hortons is based in the Toronto
suburb of Oakville. Daniel Schwartz, Burger King’s chief executive officer, will
become group CEO of the merged company, as well as remaining head of the fast-
food chain. Tim Hortons CEO Marc Caira, meanwhile, will continue to run 16)
that chain, which has about 4,500 locations. Schwartz said 17) he will spend
the majority of his time in Canada and still have a desk in Miami. The new global
headquarters of the two companies will house functions 18) such as
accounting, legal, human resources and corporate strategy. 19) For now, no one
at either company will be losing their jobs, Schwartz said in an 20)
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Learning vocabulary

general advice

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 What do you need to learn?
1. How many words are there in English? At least:
a) 10,000 b) 100,000 c) 250,000 d) 500,000
Answer: d

2. Winston Churchill was famous for his

particularly large vocabulary. How many words
did he use in his writing?
a) 10,000 b) 60,000 c) 100,000 d) 120,000
Answer: b

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3. How many words does the average native
English speaker use in his/her everyday
speech?
a) 2,500 b) 5,000 c) 7,500 d) 10,000
Answer: b

4. How many words make up 45% of everything

written in English?
a) 50 b) 250 c) 1,000 d) 2,500
Answer: a
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 What does knowing a new word
mean?
• It is not enough just to know the meaning of a
word. You also need to know:
a) what words it is usually associated with
b) whether it has any particular grammatical
characteristics
c) how it is pronounced

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 Also
• Try to learn new words not in isolation but in
phrases.
• Write down adjectives together with nouns
they are often associated with and vice versa,
e.g. royal family; rich vocabulary.
• Write down verbs with the structure and
nouns associated with them, e.g. to add to our
knowledge of the subject; to express an
opinion.

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• Write down nouns in phrases, e.g. in contact
with; a train set; shades of opinion.

• Write down words with their prepositions,

e.g. at a high level; thanks to your help

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• Note any grammatical characteristics of the
words you are studying.
For example, note when a verb is irregular and
when a noun is uncountable or is only used in
the plural.
• Make a note of any special pronunciation
problems with the words you're learning.

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 What should you do when you come
across new words?
• When you are reading something in English, don't look up
every new word or expression or you will soon get fed up.

• Only look up something that is really important for

understanding the text.

• When you have finished reading, look back at what you

have read and then perhaps look up some extra words and
write down new expressions that interest you.
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• Similarly when you listen to English don't panic when you
hear some words or expressions that you don't know.

• Keep listening and the overall meaning will often become

clear.

• When you read or listen to English it is sometimes

possible to guess the meaning of a word you don't know
before you look up or ask its meaning.

• Decide first what part of speech the word is and then

look for clues in its context or form.
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 How are you going to plan your
vocabulary learning?
1. How many words and expressions do you
intend to learn each week?
a) 5
b) 10
c) 1
d) more than 15

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2. Where and when are you going to learn
them?
a) on your way to university
b) before dinner
c) after lunch
d) a week before the exam (probably)

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3. How often are you going to revise your
work?
a) once a week
b) once a month
c) before the exam (of course not!!!)
d) once a year

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Learning vocabulary

aids to learning

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 Help yourself to learn by learning
associated words together
• Learn words with associated meanings
together.

• Learning words together that are associated in

meaning is a popular and useful way of
organising your vocabulary study.

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Complete this network for the word CAT. Add as
many other bubbles as you like.

kitten
mew paw

-
cat -

- -

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 For example:

kitten

mew paw

scratch
cat tom-
cat

purr feline

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 With verbs...

down

Off
up
togliersi

take Over
away
sostituire

to in

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 Learn words with a grammatical
association together
• Here are some groups of words, each of which
has a grammatical connection. Can you see
what the connection is?
• What other words could you add to these
groups?
a) child tooth ox
b) cut split burst
c) information furniture food
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 answers
a) Child, tooth and ox are all words with irregular plurals
(children, teeth, oxen). You could add more examples,
e.g. mouse (mice); goose (geese); foot (feet);
phenomenon (phenomena).
b) Cut, split and burst are all irregular verbs whose three
basic forms are identical to each other (i.e. cut, cut,
cut; split, split, split and burst, burst, burst). You could
add put, hurt and set to this group.
c) Information, furniture and food are all uncountable
nouns - you could add milk, money and work to this
group.
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 Learn together words based on the
same root
Can you add any words or expressions to these
two groups?
a) price priceless overpriced
b) handy single-handed give me a hand

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Possible words and expressions to add:
a) pricey, underpriced, price tag
b) to lend someone a hand, a handful; a
handbag, underhand, etc.

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 Word forks are good ways of learning
adjectives and verbs
• Look at the complete word forks below. Finish
the others.

Word fork
Orginal Shoot Magnificent Kick
Brillant
Review Superb
Excellent Bounce
Star in
Idea A film View A ball
Great
Direct

Unusual
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Edit
 Possible answers
View A ball
Magnificent Kick
Superb Bounce
Stunning Throw
Breathtaking Catch
Splendid Hit

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