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UNIT 1: EXPAT TALES, text, vocabulary

CHILE KOREA

PARAGRAPH ONE

a shift (n.)

harrowing (adj.)

to take toll

PARAGRAPH TWO

an observatory (n.)

a boundary (n.)

to probe (v.)

12-strong IT team

24/7 (n.)

puffed (adj.)

PARAGRAPH THREE

itchy feet (n.)to point out (v.)

a CV (n.)

PARAGRAPH FOUR

a barrier (n.)

a handful (n.)

baggage (n.)a native speaker (n.)

to converse (v.)

an advertising campaign (n.)

a destination (n.)

municipal (adj.)

a walkway (n.)

a seafront (n.)

PARAGRAPH FIVE

greenery (n.)

PARAGRAPH ONE

soccer (n.)

to cheer (v.)

PARAGRAPH TWO

an officer (n.)

a big shot (n.)

crowded (adj.)

PARAGRAPH THREE

cross-legged (adj.)

a mat (n.)

a cramp (n.)

a mattress (n.)

fluently (adv.)Chinese characters (n.)

PARAGRAPH FOUR

comics (n.)

awesome (adj.)

a slam dunk (n.)

Translate to English.

1. Moja uloga je osigurati a raunala rae bez prestanka.2. Tako je mojih prvih nekoliko sati u ileu prolo u pokuajima traenja mojih izgubljenih stvari.3. Recimo a Antofagasta i nije ba turistika estinacija (to bi se moglo redi za moj roni gra,

Crewe!).

4. Osjedao sam se usamljeno, kao a sam usre niega.5. Uvijek loe napiem te testove.

Advantages and disadvantages

LIVING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY

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7/28/2019 Upperinter. UNIT 1-2 - Vocabulary

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UNIT 2: PARADISE LOST, text, vocabulary

PARAGRAPH ONE

a local (n.)

to cash in (on) (v.)

a national (n.)

to buy up (v.)idyllic (adj.)

vital (adj.)

per capita income (n.)

too much of a good thing

to ration (v.)

to worsen (v.)

affordable (adj.)

housing (n.)

to evict (v.)

to make way (v.)

a venture (n.)

logging (n.)

a holiday resort (n.)

PARAGRAPH TWO

bn = billion (n.)

trillion (n.)

PARAGRAPH THREEto cope (v.)

relentless (adj.)

massive (adj.)

a charity (n.)

to campaign (v.)

a spring (n.)

to pipe (v.)

PARAGRAPH FOUR

revenue (n.)

a low-end package (n.)

to coop (v.)

a hotel compound (n.)a chambermaid (n.)

a tour operator (n.)

at bay

prime (adj.)

gridlock (n.)

to boost (v.)

admission (n.)

PARAGRAPH FIVE

to o ones besta master plan (n.)

a study (n.)

in hindsight

to have second thoughts

an asset (n.)

to exploit (v.)

Translate to Croatian and explain the meaning.

1. In the last quarter of the 20th century, the locals cashed in on foreign nationals, mainlyGermans, wanting to buy up property on their idyllic island.

2. To millions of tourists, foreign destinations are exotic paradises.3. The host country may not see the benefits.4. People like to discover ever new parts of the world, they are tired of mass tourism.

Translate to English.

1. Ne negiraju kljuni oprinos turizma lokalnom gospoarstvu.2. Na rugoj strani svijeta je 250 Filipinaca izbaeno iz svojih omova.3. Najbolji primjer ovoga je Italija, gje se veliki centri kulture kao to su Firenca i Venecija ne

mogu nositi sa svim turistima koji ih posjete svakog ljeta.

4. ini se a je subina turizma biti rtvom vlastitog uspjeha.

Advantages and disadvantages

MASS TOURISM

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