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Sicko 1

A video about health care in the US.

Why pulling a sickie may cost you dear

Monday is the first day of the week and also the most popular day for employees to call in sick.

Vocab

to pull a sickie - taking time off work under the false pretence that you are sick

pull a fast one on - to deceive or trick someone

call in sick - to telephone work or school to say you are ill and will not be there

absenteeism - persistent absence from work, school, etc.

Body idioms

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Bankia chief quits as Spain readies bailout

Planned Obsolescence

Since Montse told us about this documentary in her presentation, I thought you might be interested in watching it:

The Dawn of Space Tourism?

Virgin Galactic unveiled SpaceShipTwo and plans to take paying customers for a two-and-a-half hour trip into sub-orbital space.
Vocab:

• tycoon= A wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; a magnate. 
• pitfall= an unsuspected difficulty or danger 
• cutting edge= the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field