IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS! 9
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TABLE OF LEVELS AND TYPES OF READING 11
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UNIT 1. FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING
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12
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1.1 THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FAMILY TREE
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12
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1.2 THE ORIGINS OF ENGLISH
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12
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1.3 The use of English as a global tongue
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17
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1.4 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ENGLISH
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18
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1.5 DIALECTS AND REGIONAL VARIETIES OF ENGLISH
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20
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1.6 PIDGIN ENGLISH AND CREOLE ENGLISH | 21 |
1.7 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH
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1.8 RUSSIAN-ENGLISH “FALSE FRIENDS”
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25
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1.9 CRAZY ENGLISH
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1.10 SIMPLIFIED ENGLISH
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1.11 REASONS FOR LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES
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28
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1.12 HOW MANY LANGUAGES CAN PEOPLE SPEAK?
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31
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1.13 TRICKS FOR LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES
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33
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1.14 A TEACher of ENGLish | 37 |
1.15 FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN STUDENTS’ LIVES
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38
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UNIT 2. GENERAL ENGLISH
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40
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2.1 GIVING PERSONAL INFORMATION
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40
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2.2 TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY!
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41
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2.3 WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
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2.4 HAVE YOU GOT A HOBBY?
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2.5 NEA’S HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
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2.6 PHYSICAL Exercise ………………..
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2.7 ARE YOU FOND OF PETS?
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2.8 CHOOSING A PEN PAL
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2.9 WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
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2.10 WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL DAY LIKE?
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2.11 A BUSY DAY
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2.12 AN INTERVIEW WITH A FAMOUS PERSON
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2.13 WHAT’S IN YOUR OFFICE?
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2.14 A TYPICAL MANAGER’S DESK AND A TYPICAL SECRETARY’S DESK 56
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2.15 MY OFFICE
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2.16 TWO WORKERS IN AN OFFICE
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2.17 The Rocks
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2.18 THE Secrets of Straight-A Students
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2.19 THE HISTORY OF UNIVERSITIES
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64
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2.20 THE KARELIAN BRANCH OF THE NORTH-WEST ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN PETROZAVODSK
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2.21 LAW ACADEMY
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2.22 LIVING IN The library
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2.23 WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LIBRARY
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70
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2.24 A HOMELY FACE
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2.25 A helpful directory
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73
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2.26 Roses
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2.27 the use of pesticides
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2.28 the intruder in the salad
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2.29 A British spy
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2.30 FLIGHTS AND FARES
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2.31  Pea-sized universe not so far-fetched
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80
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2.32 Three Young Men, Death and a Bag of Gold
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2.33 The Very Fine Clock
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2.34 Dog Star
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2.35 Poetry
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92
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UNIT 3. Countrystudy
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97
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3.1 THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
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97
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3.2 THE QUEEN
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101
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3.3 LONDON
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3.4 EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN
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3.5 THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE
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109
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3.6 J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter
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110
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3.7 HallOWEEN
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3.8 VALENTINE’S DAY
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114
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3.9 St. Patrick’s Day
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3.10 Why do the British drive on the left?
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118
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3.11 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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3.12 WASHINGTON, D.C.
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121
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3.13 NEW YORK
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122
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3.14 SYMBOLS OF THE USA
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123
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3.15 The system of Government in the USA
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3.16 THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA
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127
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3.17 George Washington
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3.18 John Kennedy
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129
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3.19 HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES
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3.20 CULTURE OF THE UNITED STATES
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3.21 George Gershwin
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135
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3.22 HOLLYWOOD AND THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY
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3.23 AMERICAN FOOD
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3.24 FASHION IN THE USA
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143
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3.25 SPORTS IN THE US
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3.26 CANADA
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146
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3.27 AUSTRALIA and new zealand
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150
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3.28 Russia
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3.29 rUSSIAN cULTURE
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3.30 THE REPUBLIC OF KARELIA
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3.31 Petrozavodsk
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3.32 WE ARE DIFFERENT
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Unit 4. Business English
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163
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4.1 A New Product IS Introduced
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4.2 A Plant in Chicago
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163
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4.3 Business with Italy
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164
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4.4 “Europa Marketing”
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4.5 Mr. Brown’s Firm
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4.6 The BP Group
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4.7 The Founder of IBM
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4.8 LARGO FOODS INVESTS $4M IN NEW PRODUCTION LINE
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4.9 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
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169
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4.10 THE TARGET MARKET
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4.11 Distribution
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4.12 basic terms of delivery
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174
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4.13 Trocaire voice concerns for Far East toy makers
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4.14 Ratings rising for talk show hosts on Internet
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177
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4.15 Someone Somewhere Has You Taped
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4.16 THE DEMING GUIDE to QUALITY and COMPETITIVE POSITION
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4.17 JOB ADS
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4.18 JOB DESCRIPTION
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4.19 JOB BENEFITS
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4.20 THE AMERICAN DREAM
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4.21 A Day in the Job of Richard Carrick, marketing director of Airtours
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4.22 Sleeping at the office on Wall Street
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4.23 Make the most of business trips
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4.24 How to Behave Appropriately on a Business Trip
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4.25 Classic designs with presents in mind
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4.26 Bulletin Board
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UNIT 5. Public Administration
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228
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5.1 THE TERM “PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION”
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228
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5.2 HISTORY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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230
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5.3 DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN PRUSSIA
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5.4 DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN FRANCE
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5.5 DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE
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5.6 DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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5.7 DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE EAST
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5.8 EMERGENCE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN DEVELOPING NATIONS
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5.9 CLASSICAL PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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5.10 MODERN PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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5.11 IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONS
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5.12 INTERNATIONAL INTEREST IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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5.13 CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
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5.14 CIVIL SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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5.15 CIVIL SERVICE IN CANADA
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5.16 CIVIL SERVICE IN BRAZIL
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5.17 CIVIL SERVICE IN FRANCE
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5.18 CIVIL SERVICE IN GERMANY
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5.19 CIVIL SERVICE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
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5.20 CIVIL SERVICE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
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5.21 GRADES IN CIVIL SERVICE IN THE UK
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5.22 THE MANDARINS OF WHITEHALL
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5.23 VIVIAN BROWN: A BRITISH CIVIL SERVANT
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5.24 WOMEN IN THE CIVIL SERVICE IN THE UK
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5.25 SUSAN CLARKE: A GIRL FROM THE TOWN HALL
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270
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5.26 WHAT IS THE FAST STREAM?
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5.27 FAST STREAMERS’ PROFILES
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UNIT 6. Finance and Credit
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278
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6.1 FROM THE HISTORY OF EARLY MATHEMATICS
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278
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6.2 THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD “MONEY”
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284
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6.3 THE HISTORY OF MONEY
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285
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6.4 ELECTRONIC MONEY
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288
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6.5 BRITISH MONEY
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290
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6.6 AMERICAN MONEY
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291
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6.7 THE EURO
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6.8 MONEY COLLECTING
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295
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6.9 CONTERFEITING OF MONEY
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296
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6.10 QUIZ “ARE YOU A SPENDER OR A SAVER?”
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298
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6.11 TIPS ON SAVING MONEY
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6.12 STEPS TO UNLIMITED WEALTH
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6.13 MONEY AND HUMOUR
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305
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6.14 BANKS
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6.15 WHAT ARE BANKS FOR?
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6.16 BANK ROLE
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6.17 CENTRAL BANKS
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6.18 DEMAND GROWS FOR BANKING FROM HOME
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6.19 AT THE BANK
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6.20 GETTING A LOAN
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6.21 CREDIT CARD
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6.22 FLEXIBLE MORTGAGES
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6.23 FUNDRAISING BASICS
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6.24 A JOB OPENING AT A BANK
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6.25 THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN FINLAND
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6.26 BENEFITS BETTER, CLAIMS WELFARE
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6.27 THERE ARE PENSIONS AND THERE ARE EAGLE STAR PENSIONS
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6.28 PRICE DISCRIMINATION
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6.29 ACT INVESTS IN LONDON COURT
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6.30 PRINCESS ATTRACTS INTEREST OF ARCON
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332
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6.31 ACCOUNTANCY FIRMS TO MERGE
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6.32 ACCOUNTING
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UNIT 7. Law
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7.1 The Government and Policy of the Russian
Federation
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344
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7.2 FROM The Constitution of the Russian Federation
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345
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7.3 The Reform of Local Government in Russia
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349
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7.4 Judicial Bodies of the Republic of Karelia
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351
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7.5 The Political System of the USA
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7.6 The Separation of Powers in the USA
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7.7 The President of the USA
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7.8 Half a Million Lawyers in the USA
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7.9 JURY DUTY
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7.10 TRIAL BY JURY
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7.11 The Federal Bureau of Investigation
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7.12 FBI’S INVESTIGATIONS
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7.13 The September 11 Attacks
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364
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7.14 INVESTIGATION
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7.15 Detectives and their work
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369
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7.16 Cross-examination
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371
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7.17 Bill Napolitano – A New York City Cop
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7.18 Escape plot
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7.19 OUTLINES OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
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7.20 Employment law in england
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7.21 Employment
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7.22 employment at the Royal Household
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7.23 How companies encourage ethical behavior
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7.24 fight against computer hackers
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7.25 Types of marriage
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7.26 Common-law marriage
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7.27 A DREAM HOUSE
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390
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7.28 REASONS FOR CRIME
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7.29 Law Society president wants clarification
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7.30 Gift versus Bribe
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393
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7.31 GAMBLING
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395
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7.32 A Taste of Democracy
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396
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References
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