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TOPIC SPECIFIC VOCABULARY

Band 9 essays requireTOPIC SPECIFIC

vocabulary,

First the slide shows the term, thesecond sentence puts it into context.

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financial district

A ride in a London taxi from Canary Wharf, afinancial district, to the Bank of England soundslike an inimitably British experience.




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part-owned by

Londons black cabs are made by ManganeseBronze, which is part-owned by Geely,




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a sovereign-wealth fund

China Investment Corporation (CIC), a sovereign-wealth fund, has the third-largest stake in




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leased

which have bought or leased about 300,000square feet (28,000 square metres) of officespace




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Chinese-owned

The Bank of England is not yet Chinese-ownedbut it is increasingly.....




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plush new headquarters

Bank of China, which has been in London since1929, has recently moved into plush new

headquarters that overlook the central bank.




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another state-owned giant

Down the road, in King William Street, thebuilders are at work inside the future home of

ICBC, another state-owned giant.




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political elites

Europes political elites have fewer qualms.




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sovereign-debt markets

A buyers strike in sovereign-debt markets hasleft several struggling euro-zone countries

wondering...




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outward expansion

But Europe is likely to feel the force of Chinasoutward expansion earlier than America.



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prevented from buying

where a Chinese oil firm was prevented frombuying Unocal in 2005



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colours perceptions.

...an event that still colours perceptions.



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incentive to diversify

And Chinas huge holdings of Treasuries give it anincentive to diversify into other markets.



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economic forays

In analysing Chinas economic forays into Europe,it helps to divide them into three categories...



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