An Interview with Barbara Ehrenreich - VOCABULARY

1. It can be very difficult for people working in low-paying jobs to cope.

• manage financially

• build relationships

• be happy

2. After working for ten hours without a break, we were exhausted.

• very excited

• very bored

• very tired

3. It's hard to truly understand someone else's situation. Sometimes you need

to experience it firsthand.

• quickly

• directly

• together

4. You need to know all the facts before you can make an informed decision.

• detailed

• serious

• educated

5. Agostino is always happy. He has a permanent smile on his face.

• constant

• occasional

• attractive

6. Sociologists are doing research on how people live in the poorest parts of the city.

• estimates

• practice

• studies

7. Many people who don't have jobs struggle when it is time to pay their bills.

• work hard

• have difficulty

• invest money

8. Many students at college don't receive money from their parents. They need to be able to support themselves.

• take care of themselves

• live together

• enjoy themselves

9. When the company closed down, many of its workers became unemployed.

• jobless

• educated

• sick

10. I enjoy my work, but the wages are too low for me to make a living.

• benefits

• earnings

• conditions