The night-walkers of Uganda

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Russia turns to tradition for Yeltsin farewell
Level 1
Elementary
Vocabulary 2: Prepositions
5
Fill the gaps in these phrases from the text using prepositions.
1. a lot of people were _______ the funeral.
2. he died _______ heart problems
3. a sign _______ changing times
4. not far _______ the Kremlin
5. stand _______ line
6. one _______ one
7. drunk _______ public
8. concentrate _______ the good things
Vocabulary 3: Opposites
6
Complete the table using adjectives from the text.
1. 
poor
2. positive
3. very small
4. simple
5.
sober
6. weak
7. unkind
8. 
junior
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Fill the gaps in the sentences using these words from the text.
suburb estate savings 
 
recovers 
secure
polarized 
shanty town
beggar
kidnap
investment

1. If a society is ____________, people are divided into two opposite groups.

2. A ____________ is someone who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food.
3. A ____________ is a place where poor people live in very small houses made of metal and wood.
4. A ____________ is an area near a big city but away from its centre.
5. Money you have saved in a bank is called your ____________.
6. An ____________ is money used in a way that may earn more money. 
7. An ____________ is an area where there are many houses, built at the same time by the same company.
8. ____________ means safe from attack, harm or damage.
9. If a country ____________ after a difficult period, it becomes stronger again.
10. If you ____________ someone, you make them a prisoner and ask their family for money.