Eurozone ministers approve Greek bailout deal (video)

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Please state whether the following topics are mentioned in the video

1. bail out approval
2. debt repayment due on March 20
3. difficulties will continue
4. terms of the rescue package
5. middle class forced to pay
6. elections
   
7. by 2020: Greece debt 120% of its GDP - 2012= 160%)
8. politicians may not be able to stick to the program
9. IMF chief: Greece will get back on track if checked on a regular bases
10. Wall Street reaction
11. some are optimistic and some are not
12. IMF to discuss Greek package during the second week in March
    

Hotel towel and linen program (audio)

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(a) After listening to the audio file, please answer as many of the following questions as possible:

1. Who can do what?
2. What can they do?
3. How can they do it?
4. How many can do it?
5. Where can they do it?
6. How many consequences of doing it are mentioned?
7. Do most people do it?




(b) Vocabulary
Below each word you will find 2 options. Please choose the right synonym

1. Ordinary
1.1 vulgar
1.2 usual

2. Venue
2.1 place of an event
2.2 street where somebody lives

3. Since
3.1 because
3.2 from that moment on

4. Patrons
4.1 owner
4.2 client

5. Grouse
5.1 complain
5.2 love

And now provide the context in which the words are used.




(c) Provide the questions for the following answers

1) more than 15,000 US hotels and motels
2) to save energy costs
3) because housekeepers need less time to clean a room
4) by hanging up the towels
5) not everybody
6) because they pay a lot for a room







Photos: Phil Bartle, Flicr Creative Commons and Marriot Hotels

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Whitney Houston's hometown fans pay tribute

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