1. September #3

2. Higher Education Discrimination

8. It occurs when an employer offers a financial incentive for employees to leave a company voluntarily, in order to avoid having to select people for redundancy. It occurs when an employer offers a financial incentive for employees to leave a company voluntarily, in order to avoid having to select people for redundancy. It’s an increase in the amount of money you are paid for doing your job. It’s an increase in the amount of money you are paid for doing your job. When an employer decides to stop hiring employees for all non- essential positions. When It is pay and benefits an employee receives when he or she is fired from a company.

9. In an attempt to address one of its most serious financial crises to date, the University of São Paulo (USP) is considering the implementation of a program of voluntary redundancies. It has also proposed a 0% wage increase for its academic and administrative staff in 2014, as well as announced a hiring freeze. The proposal aims at reducing payroll by 10%, as it currently represents 106% of the university's budget. However, severance payments are expected to cost another US $264 million. In an attempt to address one of its most serious financial crises to date, the University of São Paulo (USP) is considering the implementation of a program of voluntary redundancies. It has also proposed a 0% wage increase for its academic and administrative staff in 2014, as well as announced a hiring freeze. The proposal aims at reducing payroll by 10%, as it currently represents 106% of the university's budget. However, severance payments are expected to cost another US $264 million.

15. Santos / Grêmio / fan / catch on TV / a racial slur / goalkeeper / ban / a fine of 50,000

17. During last week's match Patricia Moreira, 23, was caught on live television shouting "monkey" at the opposition's black goalkeeper Aranha. Ms Moreira said it happened in the heat of the moment. She said she was "very sorry from the bottom of her heart" and that she was not a racist. As punishment, Gremio has been banned from the Brazil cup this year. Brazil's sports disciplinary commission also issued a fine in the amount of 50,000 reais ($22,300; £13,500).

18. Slide 7 – Have sts discuss the meaning. Don’t give out answers yet. They will have a chance to match expressions to their meanings on the next slide. Slide 8 – Drill pronunciation of expressions Slide 13 – Drill pronunciation. Draw sts’ attention to the fact that they are all nouns, some countable & some uncountable. Slide 15 & 16 – This may be a sensitive issue to some students. Monitor closely.

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