Put the words into the
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A building developer in the
United Arab Emirates
has (1)______ the record for the world’s tallest building. Emaar Properties
says its Burj Dubai tower, still (2)_____
construction, has reached a height of 512.1 metres and 141
storeys. The current record (3)_______, Taiwan’s Taipei
101 building is 508 metres and 101
storeys. The Burj Dubai is (4)______ to be finished in
2008 and will reach nearly 700
metres in height, with approximately 160 storeys. The (5)_______ final height is being kept a closely (6)________
secret by the developer, presumably to prevent other constructers from (7)________ the record. Taipei 101 will keep the official "tallest
building" record until the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat,
which sets the (8)_______ for achieving height records for
buildings, evaluates the Burj Dubai in late 2008.
Dubai is currently undergoing a
construction (9)__________ and the Burj Dubai is the centerpiece
of a $20 billion residential and commercial project, which will (10)__________ the world's largest shopping mall. However, there have been
many (11)__________ of the working conditions for builders in Dubai. In 2006, a Human Rights
Watch report on the (12)__________ of migrant
workers, entitled "Building
Towers, Cheating
Workers", documented labour (13)__________.
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under
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challenging
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claimed
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guarded
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criteria
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holder
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treatment
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boast
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abuses
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boom
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criticisms
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It highlighted
"extremely low wages…the withholding of employees’ passports, and
hazardous (14)_______ conditions that result in
apparently high rates of death and injury." The salaries of migrant
construction workers in Dubai
(15)_______
from $106 to $250 per month, while the national average wage is over $2,000
per month. Trade unions (16)______ illegal in the
UAE.
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illegal
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Translate words and word
combinations from English into Ukrainian and use them in your own sentences
Storey; presumably; wage; challenging; guarded; to boast; to abuse;
range.
2 Say if the following
statements are true according to the text.
1) A UAE sheikh has
said the world’s tallest building is in his country.
2) The tall building was
completed last week.
3) The exact height of
the building is top secret.
4) The height record
will be confirmed towards the end of 2008.
5) Dubai is currently experiencing a
slowdown in construction growth.
6) The tall building
will also house the world’s largest shopping mall.
7) A human rights
group is concerned about working conditions.
8) Dubai builders earn around a tenth
of the national average wage.
3 Match the following synonyms
from the article.
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building
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metropolitan
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storey
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dangerous
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guarded
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experiencing
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presumably
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floor
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urban
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probably
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undergoing
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traveling
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boast
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g.
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construction
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migrant
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possess
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hazardous
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outlawed
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illegal
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protected
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4 Match the following phrases
from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible).
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claimed the record
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residential and commercial
project
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still under
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employees’ passports
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being kept a closely
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the world's largest shopping mall
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prevent other constructers
from
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a construction boom
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sets the criteria for
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challenging the record
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Dubai is currently
undergoing
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illegal
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the centrepiece of a $20 billion
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g.
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achieving height records
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boast
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for the world’s tallest building
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the withholding of
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guarded secret
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Trade unions remain
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j.
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construction
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5 Put the correct words from
a–d below in the articlewithout looking back at the previous text.
Dubai tower tallest building in the world
A building developer in the United Arab Emirates has (1) ____
the record for the world’s tallest building. Emaar Properties says its Burj
Dubai tower, still (2) ____ construction, has reached a height of 512.1 metres and 141
storeys. The current record (3) ____, Taiwan’s
Taipei 101
building is 508 metres and 101
storeys. The Burj Dubai is expected to be finished in 2008 and will reach
nearly 700 metres
in height, with approximately 160 storeys. The exact final height is being kept
a (4) ____ guarded secret by the developer, (5) ____ to prevent other
constructers from challenging the record. Taipei 101 will keep the official
"tallest building" record until the Council on Tall Buildings and
Urban Habitat, which sets the criteria for achieving height records for
buildings, evaluates the Burj Dubai in (6) ____ 2008.
Dubai is currently (7)
____ a construction boom and the Burj Dubai is the centrepiece of a $20 billion
residential and commercial project, which will
(8) ____ the world's largest shopping mall. However, there have been many
(9) ____ of the working conditions for builders in Dubai. In 2006, a Human Rights Watch
report on the treatment of migrant workers, entitled "Building Towers,
Cheating Workers", (10) ____ labour abuses. It highlighted "extremely
low wages…the (11) ____ of employees’ passports, and hazardous working
conditions that result in apparently high rates of death and injury." The
salaries of migrant construction workers in Dubai range from $106 to $250 per month,
while the national average wage is over $2,000 per month. Trade unions (12) ____ illegal in the UAE.
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(a)
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claimed
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(b)
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clapped
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clammed
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clamped
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(a)
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with
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(b)
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under
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over
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by
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(a)
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holding
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(b)
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holds
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hold
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holder
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closet
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closed
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closely
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close
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presume
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presumption
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presuming
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presumably
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latter
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last
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late
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lately
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undergoing
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under
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underage
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underground
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(a)
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boost
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(b)
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boast
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beast
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best
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(a)
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criticizes
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critic
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critical
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criticisms
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(a)
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documented
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(b)
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document
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documentary
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(d)
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documents
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(a)
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within
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(b)
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withering
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withholding
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withdrawn
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12.
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still
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remain
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remains
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continue
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