Exercise 1

1. F

2. D

3. F

4. F

5. D

6. T

7. T

8. F

9. F

10. T

Exercise 2

1. average income, life expectancy and level of education.

2. the financial crisis.

3. most people are healthier, live longer, are more educated and have access to more goods and services.

4. some of those countries have better health and education systems than others.

5. it could cause severe environmental problems in some parts of the world that will threaten the livelihoods of huge numbers of people.

6. the link between economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions needs to be broken.