Read the article “Can aid do more harm than good?” By Henri Astier BBC News website and do tasks A–D.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4185550.stm
TASK A. Find in the text the English equivalents for
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кусать руку, которая кормит
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хроническое недоедание
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привлекать фонды
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облегчить ситуацию
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предотвратить катастрофу
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вызвать, спровоцировать голод
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генномодифицированные продукты
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«манна небесная»
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наводнить рынок едой
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засуха
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ошибочная политика
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воздерживать от чего-то, отказывать в чем-то
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улучшить доступ к чистой воде
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бесчисленный, многочисленный
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TASK C. Match the following words into collocations
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hope
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in the dock
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for help
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basic problems
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funds
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Raise
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Address
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Put
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Appeal
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Hold out
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TASK D. Match the words in the box with their definitions
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payoff (from)
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famine
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influx
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overstate
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move
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eradicate
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an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things
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an act that initiates or advances a process or plan
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a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die
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destroy completely, put an end to
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the advantage or benefit that you get from an action
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express or state too strongly, exaggerate
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