Fearful rich keep poor at bay in Buenos Aires
Level 1
Elementary
Comprehension check
3
Match the beginnings and endings to make sentences about the text.
1. Rich people move to the suburbs because…
2. People feel secure in the closed estates because…
3. Argentina might become a polarized society because…
4. Foreigners are buying apartments in Buenos Aires because…
5. In 2001 people were angry with the government because…
6. One reason that people like the closed estates is because…
a. …they don’t see any poor people there.
b. …they believe it is a good investment.
c. …they have high walls and armed guards.
d. …they lost their jobs and their savings.
e. …40% of the people are still poor.
f. …they are worried about crime in the city centre.
Vocabulary 1: Noun and noun collocations
4
Match the words in the left-hand column with those in the right-hand column to make expressions from the
text.
1. estate
a.
radio
2. city
b. guard
3. security
c. pool
4.
traffic
d. town
5. swimming
e. light
6.
tourist
f. agent
7. two-way
g. area
8. shanty
h.
centre
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