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Vocabulary Practice

42. Find English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.

1. поддерживать прежний уровень жизни; 2. то, что важно; 3. оправдывать чьи-то надежды; 4. возможность круто изменить жизнь; 5. иметь первостепенное значение; 6. получать удовольствие от; 7. идти на всё, ни перед чем не останавливаться ; 8. не отставать от конкурентов; 9. нести основную тяжесть; 10. мне становилось все сложнее справляться с ситуацией; 11. быть широко известным чем-либо; 12. держать в невыносимом напряжении; 13. принимать на себя руководство чем-либо; 14. быть уволенным по сокращению штатов; 15. совершенно ошибочно; 16. держаться на «плаву»; 17. решительный смелый шаг, преодоление себя; 18. планировать отдых

43. Find the words and word combinations which mean the same in the text:

1. deciding in what order you should do things, based on how important or urgent they are; 2. a way of thinking about things; 3. not allowing yourself to have what you really want, especially for moral reasons; 4. a distinguishing mark of social disgrace; 5. composed of elements drawn from a variety of sources, ideas, styles, etc ; 6. the feeling that you are as important as other people and that you deserve to be treated well; 7. strong desire to achieve something, such as success wanted desperately; 8. take control of something; 9. be exactly what you need or want; 10. develop a successful relationship; 11. be very full with activities; 12. an activity or job in which there is a lot of competition and people are too busy to relax or enjoy themselves; 13. something that is hard work, boring, and tiring because it takes a lot of your time and energy; 14. want something very much and be determined to get it

Text Analysis and Development

44. Explain what the following sentences from the text imply by paraphrasing them.

1.… making conscious choices to leave materialism behind and move on to more sustainable living,

2. Downshifting requires prioritizing, an adjustment in values, and a totally different mindset

3. Downshifting is not about self-denial.

4. The decisions of downshifters are taken under the influence of powerful social and cultural currents.

5. shaped to an unprecedented degree by the symbols provided by the market.

6. Redundancy used to be a terrible stigma.

7. The fat monthly salary payments are replaced by a trickle of modest cheques from newspapers and magazines.

8. It’s all about aspiration and the lengths you’ll go to keep pace with your rivals.

9. I have not had a dull day since we arrived here, which is no small claim.

10. In the rat race, lots of us have the occasional downshifting fantasy with imaginary fruits surely better than the pressure of the daily grind.

11. Embarking on this sort of life change is momentous

12. … a downshifter who was in for a rude awaking.

13. It was a massive leap of faith.

14. This question has become an important personal identity tag.

15. I’ve got used to buying my clothes from the Oxfam shop and looking for bargains in the supermarket.

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