Track 20

Unit 8

Political science

Big brother and the surveillance society

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Build your vocabulary

1. civil liberties: Civil liberties are the rights and freedoms people have in society.

2. commercial: Commercial means having to do with business or trade.

3. composite: Composite means made up of different parts or materials.

4. controversial: Something that is controversial causes a lot of disagreement.

5. deterrent: A deterrent is a way of stopping people from doing something.

6. security: Security refers to measures taken by agencies to protect us.

7. sophisticated: If something is sophisticated, it’s advanced or complex.

8. suspected: Somebody who is suspected is believed to be responsible for doing something wrong.

9. techniques: Techniques are particular methods or ways of doing something.

10. via: Via means through, by or by way of- for example, “she flew from Prague to New York via London”.