that's english modulo 7 unit 7A vocabulario ong

• rely on [rɪˈlaɪ]
• UNICEF relies on contributions from governments and private donors

• he had gradually come to rely on her
• había llegado poco a poco a depender de ella

• can we rely on your help?
• ¿podemos contar con tu ayuda?

• she'll come, you can rely upon it
• vendrá, con eso puedes contar, vendrá, cuenta con ello

• you can't rely on the trains/the weather
• no se puede uno fiar de los trenes/del tiempo

they have no money to provide basic needs for their citizens yet

waste[weɪst]

Think how much money governments waste on fancy cars and other unnecessary things.

don't waste your time trying to persuade her no pierdas el tiempo intentando persuadirla

• I wasted a whole day on that journey
• perdí un día entero haciendo ese viaje

sweep under the carpet

sweep[swiːp](vb: pt, pp swept) barrer

Even in rich countries, there are thousands of homeless. The government tries to sweep them under the carpet

this is disgusting

ashamed[əˈʃeɪmd] ADJ 

A country should be ashamed if anyone is homeless.

All world leaders should be ashamed of themselves.

Sign up for our charity run and help refugees

All money raised will go towards buying survive boxes

it go toward helping

the proceeds /ˈprəʊsiːdz/ going toward helping earthquake /ˈɜːθˌkweɪk/victims

This extra income was not going toward buying food.

• make money
• v expr (make a profit) hacer dinero, hacer plata obtener beneficios 

 With each ticket we sell, we make money.

Hacemos dinero con cada entrada que vendemos. obtener beneficios loc verb

Children in Need is a business that doesn't make money.