Стр.134-135 Across the curriculum ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 8 класс

1. Match government spending with an area of the budget.
   1 Teachers’ salaries
   2 Two new tanks
   3 Five new hospitals
   4 Unemployment benefit
   5 2000 new policemen
   a) social security
   b) health care
   c) education
   d) defence
   e) law and order
2. The pie chart on the right shows the budget of a European country. In which areas does the government spend the most? And the least?
   social security; transport; law and order; other expenditure; health care; housing & environment; defence; education; industry, agriculture & employment; debt interest
3. Look at the pie chart in exercise 2. Calculate the percentages of money spent on different areas, copy and complete the table on the right.

   areas	billion	%
   social security	$$100$$
   health & personal social services	$$56$$
   education	$$38$$	$$11.4$$
   transport	$$15$$
   housing & environment	$$13$$
   industry, agriculture & employment	$$13$$
   law & order	$$16$$
   defence	$$22$$
   debt interest	$$30$$
   other expenditure	$$30$$

4. Read the text and answer the question: What happened on Black Tuesday?

   The Wall Street Crash

   A recession is a time of reduced economic activity in a country. The longest recession in modern history was the Great Depression. In the 1920s, the USA was the richest and most successful country in the world. Many people used the credit available to buy shares and speculate on the stock market. By 1929, a third of the nation’s money belonged to only 5% of the population, while 70% of the population had an income of less than $$\$2500$$ a year. However, in October 1929 the price of shares, which was unnaturally high, decreased rapidly. On Black Tuesday – Tuesday 29 October of 1929 – the American stock market in New York, Wall Street, lost over $$\$14$$ million. The Wall Street Crash was the beginning of the Great Depression and a world financial crisis. The consequences of the crash were felt all over the world. In the USA many rich people lost a lot of money, some companies went bankrupt and people lost their jobs. Between 1929 and 1932, over $$20000$$ companies went out of business. As a result, there were over $$13$$ million people unemployed during the Great Depression. The American economy didn’t recover until the beginning of World War II.

5. Read the text about the Wall Street Crash again. Say if the sentences are true or false.
   1 In the 1920s, the USA was one of the richest countries in the world.
   2 In the late 1920s, a large percentage of people in the USA earned over $$\$2500$$ a year.
   3 The Great Depression had a worldwide economic effect.
   4 Due to the Wall Street Crash 13 million companies went out of business.

Project

You are going to find out about the budget in your country and draw a pie chart.

Plan

Research

Find information about the different areas your country’s government spends money on. Look in the library or on the Internet.

Prepare

Complete the table with your findings.

Present your material

Show your completed project to your classmates and teacher.