11. Choose the correct word to fill in the gaps.

a) lifestyle – living standard – walk of life − way of life

1. He confessed that he was completely disappointed in the luxurious ___ of a Hollywood star he had enjoyed so much at the beginning of his career.

2. Casual dress has become ___ in corporate Britain.

3. The club’s membership includes people from every ___.

4. The country has a very low ___.

5. Ron Brian spoke in favour of the British ___, its advantages in comparison with the American one with its focus on consumption.

b) affluent – prosperous − rich − wealthy – well-off – well-to-do

1. She is married to a ___ American businessman who owns a ___ textile factory.

2. Police statistics show that many of these thefts were carried out by people from respectful ___ families.

3. She comes of a very ___ family who own land and houses in London and Paris.

4. We drove through ___ suburbs with large houses in tree-lined streets.

5. You have to be ___ to afford anything in this shop.

6. The government claims that people are ___ now than they have ever been.

7. After the war Germany became one of Europe’s most ___ countries due to the rapid economic growth.

c) fees – income – pay − salary – wages

1. Jane’ husband gets his ___ each Friday.

2. They are negotiating for ___ increase.

3. Now that Ann is on her maternity leave the family’s ___ is not so high as it used to be.

4. Andrew was no longer concerned about the patient, only about the ___ he would get for the consultation.

5. Now I get my ___ paid into my bank account once a month and can draw it whenever I want. It’s very convenient.

12. Scan the text again and find words/ phrases which mean the same as:

- the most important and powerful people in the country, who are often thought of as being conservative and wanting to preserve their own power and influence

- a common name for the two oldest and most respected universities in the UK

- a house joined to another house by one wall that they share

- a hard round black hat, worn esp. by businessmen in the past

- the process of finding people to join an organization

- the nickname of a social class, traditionally having a disdain for any kind of trade and rich enough to have a lot of time to relax

- an extremely rich and powerful person, involved in business or industry

- any of British universities started in the late 19^th century in cities outside London, as opposed to Oxford and Cambridge

- one who works in an office rather than doing physical work

- a widely accepted custom or principle which no longer has much meaning

- workers who do hard, usually manual, work

- a society where people seek fulfillment in consumption of products or services rather than spirituality, human relationships and other true values

- the belief, typical of protestant nations, that hard work is of crucial importance for one’s moral character

- the central part of a city, esp. an area with a high (usually poor) population, old buildings in bad condition, high level of crime etc

- low-paid, not quite prestigious jobs such as a waitress, a secretary or a hairdresser, usually taken by women