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Assignments
1. Learn the glossary.
to approve – to officially accept a new law or proposal.
construction – (formal )something that has been built
purchase – (formal) something you buy, or the act of buying it
to obtain – to get something that you want, especially through
your own effort, skill, or work, synonym– get
grant – an amount of money given to someone, especially by
the government, for a particular purpose
interconnected – if two facts, ideas, events etc are
interconnected, or if they interconnect, they are related and one
is affected by or caused by the other
low-paid – providing or earning only a small amount of money
to revise – to change a piece of writing by adding new
information, making improvements, or correcting mistakes
crisis (plural crises) – a situation in which there are a lot of
problems that must be dealt with quickly so that the situation
does not get worse or more dangerous
fund – an organization that collects money, for example to
help people who are ill, old etc
dormitory 1 (especially British English) a large room for
several people to sleep in, for example in a boarding school or
hostel 2 (American English) a large building at a college or
university where students live
eligible – someone who is eligible for something is able or
allowed to do it, for example because they are the right age

2. Scan the text and give the gist of the article.

3. Reproduce the situation in which the following is used. Translate
 social assistance
 to apply to smb.
 to initiate the change
 age parameters

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