Circle all the words that are appropriate in speaking about the following phenomena.
| The Industrial Revolution
| The period after World War II
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| the second half of the 18th century
the workshop of the world
the Great Depression
all over the world
machine-work
a series of inventions
fifteen or sixteen hours a day
free compulsory education
prosperity
the franchise to tenants of land
dirty slums
the National Health Service
nationalization
| increase in demand for products
the steam-engine
the Industrial Revolution
Queen Victoria
dangerous, unhealthy conditions
the Labour government
the creation of the police force
hand-work
insurance against old age and sickness
legal recognition of trade unions
the Welfare State
more than a quarter ofBritain's
national wealth
free medical care for everyone
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Assignment 9
Look through the text again and write down ways to describe what Margaret
Thatcher's policy was like. Use the vocabulary of the text.
| Margaret Thatcher's policy
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Assignment 10
Ask six questions about the text (in written form). Let your fellow-student(s) answer your questions.
Assignment 11
Say what the text is about. Comment on the content of the text (orally).
