Exam Skills - sentence transformation
(Source: Proficiency Test Builder 4th ed.Test 3, Paper 1, Part 4)
Key structures and vocabulary from the exercise:
To go smoothly
Expose yourself to something (e.g. a risk)
To be deluged with something pronunciation /deljuːdʒ/
In response to
To take note of
To conduct yourself in a certain way = behave in a certain way
To conform to (acceptable standards)
Discussion and Reading
The world's most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data.
Source: The Economist http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21721656-data-economy-demands-new-approach-antitrust-rules-worlds-most-valuable-resource
Homework
Read the article again and note the use of metaphor:
gouging consumers
data distilleries
blindsided by a startup
protective moats
shoot out acquisitions
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