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Exercise 1
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riot Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold, or diamonds) are taken, 4. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 5. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd, 6. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 7. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode parade Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold, or diamonds) are taken, 4. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 5. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd, 6. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 7. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode strike Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold, or diamonds) are taken, 4. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 5. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd, 6. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 7. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode bbq Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold, or diamonds) are taken, 4. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 5. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd, 6. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 7. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode firework Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold, or diamonds) are taken, 4. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 5. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd, 6. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 7. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode mine Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold, or diamonds) are taken, 4. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 5. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd, 6. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 7. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode factory Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold, or diamonds) are taken, 4. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 5. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd, 6. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 7. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode
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Exercise 1
Drag the expressions to match them with pictures.
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Exercise 2

Match the words or phrases with their translations.

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riot Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 4. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold or diamonds) are taken, 5. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode, 6. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 7. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd parade Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 4. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold or diamonds) are taken, 5. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode, 6. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 7. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd strike Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 4. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold or diamonds) are taken, 5. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode, 6. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 7. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd bbq Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 4. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold or diamonds) are taken, 5. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode, 6. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 7. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd firework Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 4. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold or diamonds) are taken, 5. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode, 6. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 7. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd mine Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 4. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold or diamonds) are taken, 5. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode, 6. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 7. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd factory Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that use live fire and smoke to cook the food, 2. a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event, 3. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 4. a pit or tunnel from which minerals (as coal, gold or diamonds) are taken, 5. a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode, 6. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine, 7. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd
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Exercise 2
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Explore the words and phrases and drag the following translations to match them with the correct recordings. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. uchwalić ustawę, 2. produkty, 3. zatrudnienie, 4. postępy, 5. pochód, 6. płace, 7. mieć czas wolny
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Exercise 3
Drag the words below to the correct places. There are two extra words which you do not need.

  1. Technical     1. observed, 2. establish, 3. demand, 4. origins, 5. took, 6. riots, 7. declared, 8. gathering, 9. Employers, 10. advancements, 11. seeking, 12. labor     of the 21st century, such as computers and the internet, have changed our workplaces forever.
  2. The government     1. observed, 2. establish, 3. demand, 4. origins, 5. took, 6. riots, 7. declared, 8. gathering, 9. Employers, 10. advancements, 11. seeking, 12. labor     that some of the holidays would be     1. observed, 2. establish, 3. demand, 4. origins, 5. took, 6. riots, 7. declared, 8. gathering, 9. Employers, 10. advancements, 11. seeking, 12. labor     on Mondays, to give people long weekends.
  3. Unfortunately, even today, child     1. observed, 2. establish, 3. demand, 4. origins, 5. took, 6. riots, 7. declared, 8. gathering, 9. Employers, 10. advancements, 11. seeking, 12. labor     is still a problem in many areas of the world and various organisations protecting children’s rights     1. observed, 2. establish, 3. demand, 4. origins, 5. took, 6. riots, 7. declared, 8. gathering, 9. Employers, 10. advancements, 11. seeking, 12. labor     action in this respect.
  4. Do you know the     1. observed, 2. establish, 3. demand, 4. origins, 5. took, 6. riots, 7. declared, 8. gathering, 9. Employers, 10. advancements, 11. seeking, 12. labor     of the Labor Day holiday in your country?
  5. People     1. observed, 2. establish, 3. demand, 4. origins, 5. took, 6. riots, 7. declared, 8. gathering, 9. Employers, 10. advancements, 11. seeking, 12. labor     jobs should start with internet job search sites.
  6. Do you know how many people     1. observed, 2. establish, 3. demand, 4. origins, 5. took, 6. riots, 7. declared, 8. gathering, 9. Employers, 10. advancements, 11. seeking, 12. labor     part in the protest last night?
  7. Governments sometimes     1. observed, 2. establish, 3. demand, 4. origins, 5. took, 6. riots, 7. declared, 8. gathering, 9. Employers, 10. advancements, 11. seeking, 12. labor     a new holiday when there’s a long period of work, e.g. four months, between two holidays.
  8. 1. observed, 2. establish, 3. demand, 4. origins, 5. took, 6. riots, 7. declared, 8. gathering, 9. Employers, 10. advancements, 11. seeking, 12. labor     who want to keep good staff make sure that their workers get high wages.
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Exercise 4
Explore the sentences below and choose the correct word to complete both sentences in each pair. 1. When city bikes became popular, bike stations started to pop ___ all over the city. Jake and Sally had a huge fight and broke ___ the next day.
a) up
b) of
c) in
d) out

2. Our neighborhood will ___ a picnic in the town park to celebrate Labor Day. “Please ___ your breath while I examine you,” said the doctor.
a) keep
b) hold
c) have
d) take

3. When the government refused to give workers higher wages, there were ___ in many factories. He’s a table tennis genius! Just look at the way he ___ the ball!
a) hits
b) strucks
c) fights
d) strikes

4. I’m really tired, I need to take a few days ___ . The plane takes ___ in a few minutes, please fasten your seatbelts.
a) away
b) up
c) free
d) off

5. Today, Labor Day is a chance for a lot of people to ___ away for a few days. He makes so little money that he finds it difficult to ___ by.
a) get
b) move
c) live
d) go

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Exercise 5
Type in the English translations of the Polish phrases. Mark     1. Tu uzupełnij (był bardzo nieusatysfakcjonowany z)     his previous job. It was boring, he had to work long hours and he wasn’t earning much. His boss was just giving him more and more work, asking him to     2. Tu uzupełnij (wziąć udział)     in projects that shouldn’t be his responsibility and he refused     3. Tu uzupełnij (podnieść)     Mark’s salary. Finally, Mark’s had enough and found another job. He makes more money now, so it’s easier for us to     4. Tu uzupełnij (związać koniec z końcem).     It’s not perfect yet, and we prefer     5. Tu uzupełnij (kupować produkty)     that are on sale. For instance, it’s the last week of the summer, so there are     6. Tu uzupełnij (powrót do szkoły)     and     7. Tu uzupełnij (Święto Pracy)     sales everywhere and we want to buy a new laptop at a lower price.
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Exercise 6
Complete the text with correct forms of the words given. There are three words that don’t match any gap.
EMPLOY    LEGISLATE    SOLVE    SUPPOSE    SUFFICIENT    ORIGIN    PROHIBIT    HISTORY It’s interesting that both men who are     1. Tu uzupełnij     responsible for creating Labor Day have such similarly sounding names, isn’t it? It almost makes you think they were one and the same person. But no. Peter McGuire was one of the people who created the American Federation of Labor and one of the organizers of the first march of workers demanding that their     2. Tu uzupełnij    should be regulated by proper     3. Tu uzupełnij     that would protect their rights. However, Mathew Maguire, a secretary of the Central Labor Union, also participated in the 1882 march. And many people claim Labor Day was his idea. Unfortunately, the documents which have survived are     4. Tu uzupełnij     and contradict one another, so the mystery must remain     5. Tu uzupełnij.
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Exercise 7

There’s a long weekend coming up and you want your family to get away. However, your parents just want to relax at home. Write a short dialogue with your parent in which you present your ideas for going away, argue against staying at home and ask the parent to consider your point of view.

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Exercise 8

A friend from the US invited you to visit him/her around Labor Day. Write an email in which you:

  • thank them for the invitation and accept it;

  • describe what a similar holiday in your country looks like;

  • say what you are interested in experiencing/seeing of this holiday;

  • invite them to visit you in return and ask what they’d like to see.

Remember to use the appropriate form and style in your text. Sign your email as XYZ. Your email should be 100–150 words long.

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(Uzupełnij).
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