1. ADVANCED GROUP
RAISE THE ISSUES
ACTIVE VOCABULARY LIST FOR THE THIRD SPAN
The underlined words are active vocabulary items. Students are responsible for not only these
words but also their different forms. The others, mainly taken from the texts are some
common high frequency collocations.
UNIT 9 UNIT 10
Background Reading Background Reading
to raise revenue the procurement of sth
compulsive gambling to procure sth
to create a diversion to set one’s sights on sth
rehab to wean s.o. off of sth
the promise of winning / making big bucks abundance
spokesman/spokesperson for the expansion of abundant
gambling to harness wind energy
comprehensive study to be commensurate with sth
to take a tough stand against gambling byproduct
to weigh sth in
Opinion 2: Reading to marshal sth / crops
to go bankrupt sustainable energy / development / policies
a bankruptcy to usher sth in
scores of cities / people
boardwalk featured roller coasters diving boards Opinion 2: Reading
casino lobbying group renewable abundance / energy / sources
to lobby for/against stg. cornucopian myths
to outpace sth to obscure sth
saturated market arable land
to yield economic benefits to swamp s.o. / an institution
the impact of gambling on sth to consolidate sth / research
to allude carbon emissions
to become/be pervasive peat
to dilute sth / economic benefits hectares of land
economic growth stalls apt for sth
to be in/to have a surplus apt to do sth
gargantuan economies
basic staples
staple foods
piecemeal
to accrue
a global moratorium