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1. In the texts there are many words for professions or positions in social and political life. Find Russian equivalents to them. Look up the unknown words in the dictionary.

Prime minister, politician, research chemist, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Minister for the Civil Service, Rector of the University, a lecturer, a journalist, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Shadow Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer.

2. Match the words and expressions in A with their synonyms (words with similar meaning) in B.

1. truthfulness

a) to make better

2. to improve

b) honesty

3. to reduce

c) to receive

4. to increase

d) to rise

5. self-reliance

e) confidence

6. to be in tears

f) to cry

7. Chancellor of the Exchequer

g) to try

8. to step down

h) to resign

9. to attempt

i) First Lord of the Treasury

10. to complete

j) to finish

11. to propose

k) control

12. oversigh

l) to cut

13. to gain

m) to suggest

3. Look at the words from the texts in the box and underline the nouns. Which verbs/adjectives go with the nouns? Can you form collocations?

career win business program be elected (to) political office radical hold elections position run role follow Parliament reduce lose take form