B2 · Upper Intermediate
Trust, Equality & Modesty
Discuss the Law of Jante, modesty, equality and the high level of trust in Danish society, and give a nuanced opinion on how these values shape everyday life.
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- the Law of Jante
- to think you are somebody special
- a small town
- to show off
- to brag, to boast, to show off
- to stand out, to stick out
- modest
- modesty
- self-irony, self-deprecating humor
- envy
- to praise
- Danish values
- a core value
- an unwritten rule
- trust
- social trust (trust in other people)
- to trust, to have confidence in
- trust-based
- a culture of trust
- equality, similarity
- of equal worth, equal
- an income gap, income inequality
- a flat hierarchy
- to be on informal first-name terms with someone
- public spirit, a sense of civic responsibility
- social cohesion, the glue that holds a society together
- club life, associational life
- volunteerism
- to break with, confront
- to keep a low profile
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