May 13th, 2025

exercise A

Complete the sentences with the given words. There are also some extra words in the box.

Democrats  •  inauguration  •  Labour  •  legislation  •  maternity package  •  pension  •  poll  •  Republicans  •  
settlement  •  social benefits  •  state subsidies  •  Student benefit •  Tories •  welfare state

 
  1. The legislation concerning alcohol is quite strict. Many people buy their wine and beer from other countries because of our laws and regulations.
  2. Only very few people feel that refugees are in this country solely because of our social benefits.
  3. The Tories are the more conservative of the two major parties in the UK.
  4. Wind power isn’t really profitable without state subsidies.
  5. Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy were both relatively popular presidents. They were both Democrats.
  6. Student benefit is meant to cover the basic necessities during your studies.
  7. In spite of some difficulties in our public healthcare and in the field of education, Finland is still considered a Western welfare state.
  8. Presidents of the United States start their term with a ceremony called inauguration.
  9. The maternity package in Finland contains several items that parents of a newborn baby will find useful.
  10. The most recent poll suggests that Finnish people have a clear favorite for the next president of our country.
Extra words: Labour, pension, Republicans, settlement