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Practice Texting Ou r Way to Good Health
Mobile phones and text messaging are frequently held responsiblc for th e fact that young people lead inactive lives. This inactivity in its turn has been linked to the rising levels of cruld obcsity all over the world. Yet, a numbcr of recent studics have proposed various ways that text mcssagi ng could in fact be utilised to fight child obesity. It has er long been accepted self-monitoring caloric intak e an d body weight is very imponant for successful. long-t Yetthar in most cases, people who ar m weight e rrying to lose weight find it difficult to continue to observe an d record thcir ow n eating behaviour over time.
A recent study conducted at th e University o f North Carolina in the US A has shown that texting ma y be an effective tool to help children monitor their eating habits. Researchers found that teen participants in th e study who reponed their eating an d physical activiry using text messages were more likely lo continue monitoring thcir eating and cxercise behaviour than those using a traditional diary. Th.is may be because when participants in the study sent a text message, thcy immedia tely rccei ved an automated feedback message bascd on what thcy had repon ed. Researchers at the Universiry of Southem California in the USA are curren tly conducti ng a study in which each teen participant is hooked up to a "mobile body-area network'' that includes a heart-rate monitor, a GP S satellitc navigation unit, anda blood glucose meter. Each sensor is linked to a smartphone that sends the data to the university's computers, which process the infonnation they reccive. l f he data suggests that a teenager has been siuing around too much, a strcam of text messages are then scnt, either urging them to do sorne ex.ercise or puning them in touch with other panicipants for group activities. It's still unclear whclher or not text messaging is indced the so lution to fighting the rise in teen obesity.
However, it is clear thal something must be done to combat this alarming trend. I f we want to fight obesity in the population as a whole. it is essential that we first beg in by auacking the problem arnongst children an d teens. After all, they ar e ou r future.
1. Decide if th e follow1ng sentences are true or
3. Complete th e sentences using the inlformation given in the te xt . Use your ow n words as f ar as po ss ible.
false. Find evidence in the text to justify your answers. 1. The wa y in which teenagers mon1tor the1r
eating behaviour may be important. 2.
1. Self-monitoring helps people to 2.
Both of th e studies mentioned in th e article
Both of th e studies described in th e article investigated
have been completed. 3. The writer of th e article believes that texting is th e best way to fight th e rise in child obesity.
.
4. The writer of the article thinks that it is also
4.
Choose th e best meaning f o r each w o rd.
1 linked (paragraph 1) a. suggested
b. connected
c. added
im portan! to deal with obesity amongs t adults.
2. Rewrite th e follow ing sentences with o u t cha nging their original meaning. 1. Researchers are conducting a study in whic h each teen participant 1s hooked up to a mobile
body-area network. Researchers are conductin g a study by 2. lt
1s
clear that somethtng must be done to
combat this alarmtng trend. lt is clear that we
b. 1mprovtng a. changmg 3. alarm1ng (paragraph S) a.
exciting
S. Write a
b. frighten ing
c. checktng c. interesting
composition o f about 10 0- 15 0 word s
in your notebook. Choose ON E option .
1. A n opinio n essay: Sorne people believe that
mob1le phones should be banned from schools. Do you agree? Why or wh y not? 2. An opinio n essay: Do you thtnk that text
messaging could help you follow a healthy lifestyle? Why or wh y not?
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Practice Buying Adventures
From cameltreks in Algeria to jeep tours of Afghanistan, an increasing number o f travellers are now opting for
adventure holidays whlch offer them thrilling and challenging experiences that they will never forget. Traditionally, adventure holidays were primarily taken by young individuallravellers wh o travelled on a low budget. Yet today, people of all ages are seeking ou t new an d exciting ways to take a break from tbe routine of normallife. As a result. man y tour operators offer spccially designed tours that ar e dedicated ro taking pa11icipants to remote an d dangcrous parts of the world. Many of these tours are extremely expensive. A trip to th e Patagonia Wildemess in South America can cost around $11,000 while those wishing to reach the summit of M . Everest are required to pay over $25.000. Adventure travellers are looking for a challenge an d get satisfaction from taking risks an d accomplishlng something that many others will never achieve. They tend ro go to places where very few people have ever considered going. When a country decides to welcomc in travellers, it's 1he adventure travellcrs thal are the first 10 arrive. Adventure travellers often retum from thei r trip feeling that they have undergone a life-changing experience. Many claim that th e fact that they have succe sfully coped with such a cha llengi ng situa1ion makes them more confident in their ow n ability to deal with any difficulty they may encounter in everyday life. Yet no1 everyone agrees tha1 adventure travel is a good thing. Environmental ac ti vists are increasingly concerned thal the human desire 10 explore unfamiliar territory ma y in fact be very harmful 10 the environment. T hey suggest that carbon emissions resulting from a human presencc in isolated arcas likc Antarclica may cause irreversible damage to the natural surroundings. However, desp ile these objections. humans continue to desire adventures. A s more and more possibilitics open up. including commercial space travel ju 1 around the comer. it would seem thal adventu re travel is here to stay.
1. Choose th e correct answer.
1. Adventure travellers today ... . a. are young b. do no t have a lo t of money c. often travel in groups
2. Adventure travellers wh o return from their travels . . . . a. are self-confident b. find tt diffícult to return to everyday life Trying to print this document? c. are unable to cope wtth challenging
3. Rewrite th e following sentences without changing their original meaning. 1. Those wishing to reach the summit of Mt . Everest are required to pay over $25,000. lf you wish to reach the summit of
M . Everest. ... . 2. Carbon emissions may cause damage to the natural surroundings. The natural surroundings may .. . .
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c. wtll conttnue to develop
1. boring (paragraph 1
2. nearby (paragraph 2)
3. very easy (paragraph 4)
2. Answer the questions.
4. good fo r you (paragraph 5)
1. What attracts people to adventure travel? 2. Why do environmentalists object to adventure travel?
5. Write a composition o f about 100-150 words in your notebook. Choose ON E option.
2. An opinion essay: Would you like to go on an adventure holiday? Wh y or wh y not?
Exam Practice
xalll Practice T he
Death of Handwriting?
Today people are generally hammcring away on a computcr keyboard, texting on a mobilc phonc or twittering on a Bl ackberry. They are no longer writing by hand. So is penmanship simply an outdated and inefficient mode of communication or is there va lue in trying to preserve it? At one time. writing clearly and quickly was essenrialto cverything from public documents to personal letters.
However today in the age of the e-mail and the text shopping list or a short note.
most people rarely need to write mo re than a
Although handwritten communication is less widespread than it once was. many people continue to believe that the ar t of penmanship must be protected. They suggest we must continue to leam handwriting skilis i f we wish to be able to read all types of handwriting and thus maintain a direct connection with the past. For them, il b difficult to conceive of the possibility that a person might one day find his grandmothcr's diary and be unable Lo read it. In addition . people note th at a person's handwriting is distinctive and can be as personal as his voice or laugh. By preserving hand-writtcn commu ni catio n. they claim, wc are also maintaining our connection with the
unique qualities of individuals. lnterestingly. the development of the telephone. the computer and the text message ha ve not complctely removed the need to write by hand as many feared. In fact. it seems highly unlikely that handwritten communication will ever di sappear completely since there is always th e possibil ity of not havin g a computer available a ta particular moment or that there will be a power failure and we will have to write down importan! information on a piecc o f paper. Even in today's technological world, the bandwritten word is very much aJive and we ll and it looks set to stay that way for a very long time to come.
1. Choose th e correct answer. 1
3. Answer the questions. 1. Wh y has handwritten commumcat1on become
Handwritten communication .... a. is less important than
1t
used to be
b. has disappeared c. ís no w used on a larger scale
less widespread than
1t
used to be?
2. According to the writer,
wh y is
1t
unlikely that
the handwritten word wíll ever d1sappear
2. People wh o learn handwrit1ng skills ....
completely?
a. willlose their connection with th e past
b. will be able toread handwritten documents
4 . Find words or expressions in th e text that
mean:
c. will find it difficult to use computers
Type-written communication is ....
1. old-fashioned (paragraph 1)
a. less widespread than handwntten communication
2.
b. unique
3. keep (paragraph 3) 4. un1que (paragraph 4)
c. impersonal
5. Improbable (paragraph 5)
2. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning. 1
S. Write a composition o f about 100-150 words
Handwritten commun1cation is less widespread than it once was. Handwntten commun1cat1on
1s
no t
....
2. The development of th e telephone, th e computer and th e text message have no t completely removed th e need to write by hand. The need to write by hand . . . .
in your notebook. Choose ONE option.
1. A narrative: Imagine that you have just come across your grandmother's diary. Wnte a diary entry ín which your grandmothe r describes something that happened to her on a
particular day.
2. An opinion essay: "Computers have made the world a better place." Do you agree? Wh y or wh y not?
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TIPS
FOR LISTENING EXAMS
BEFORE YOU LISTEN • Befare listening to the recording, read the title and the comprehension questions, as they can help you to predict the tapie and content of the passage. • When you read the questions, identify keywords and underline them. • Make sure you know the type of ínformation you are listening for (place, time, person, reason, etc.).
WHILE YOU LISTEN you listen, pay attention to keywords and their synonyms or antonyms to recognise the part of the recording related to each question. • Remember - you don't to understand word to comprehend the main ideas and answer questions. • As
• Sorne English words can sound very similar. Try to recognise the word from its context.
ANSWERING MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS • Read the choice of answers carefully and listen for the correct answer expressed in a slightly different way. • Be aware of words that appear in the recording, but which are used as distractors in the questions.
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Listening Practi ce
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Listening Practice
Guerilla Gardening
~
You are going to listen t o a radio interview about a special kind o f gardenin g. Listen an d choose th e correct answers.
1. Gueri Ita garden ers ....
s1nton1zar
make a p o in t o f:
poner empeño en
neglected:
abandonado'a, descuidado'a
show up :
presentarse, aparecer
wasteland : industrial estate:
páramo, terreno baldío polígono mdustnal
soil :
t1erra
h1erba
5. Marilyn 's next project
... .
a. use their ow n land for growing plants
a. involves growing a lo t of grass
b. do not grow plants on privately o wn ed land
b. is one tha t listen ers will remember
c. grow plants on land they do not own
c.
d. only use land that be longs to ev eryone 2. Marilyn
is a guerilla gardener because
she .. . .
wastes a lot of fertile so il d. is on an industrial estate
6. The n e w project .... a. 1s scheduled to start early in th e morning 1n
a. opposes land ownership
b. w ill
b. wants to grow food
c. may disturb the local res1dents
c. likes flowers
d.
d. wants to 1mprove the appearance of her hometown
1s
7. Marilyn
encourages people to bring ....
a. garden1ng tools
a. cost a lo t of money b. are donated
d. noth1ng
c. she buys
the middle of the night
1llegal
b. boxes c. plastic bags
3. Marilyn is using plants that ....
4.
tune in (to) :
8 . Guerilla gardeners think
it is important
d. are old
t o . ...
Right now, Marilyn's group ....
a. use on ly environmentally-friendly mat erials
a. has been the same fo r years
b. clean up after they finish
b. includes sorne students
c. leave stones
c.
d.
are just students d. includes a 10-yea r-old boy
use plastic bags
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