Vocabulary:
POEM:
adobe: house or home. pride: a feeling of self-respect and personal worth. shoreline: a boundary line between land and water. cliché /'kli:ʃeɪ/: idea or expression that is used so often that it no longer has any meaning.
Balancing Rights and Responsibilities: giving up your time for free: voluntary. something you give up to help others: sacrifice. an organisation that does not work for the government: NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation) attempting to influence public officials to take a desired action: lobbying. the control of what can be said, written or published: censorship. organisation set up to provide help or assistance to those in need: charity. term used to refer to a group of people sharing certain values or having certain conditions in common: community. the process by which business, politics and culture operate on a world scale: globalisation. rights and freedoms to which every human being is entitled: human rights. an organisation that works for improving the conditions of employment: trade union. obligations or matters over which a person is considered to have a legal or moral duty: responsibilities. claims, privileges or entitlements, normally protected by law: rights. a native born or someone who has been naturalised in a particular state or nation: citizen. Idiomatic Expressions: right as rain: if things are right as rain, then everything is going well for you. right royal: a right royal night is an extremely exciting, memorable and funny one. right up my alley: if something is right up your alley, it suits you perfectly. right up your street: if something is right up your street, it is ideal for you.