Vocabulary Extra

Advanced Unit 7, p70: Discussing issues

Review
1 Match 18 with ah.
1 Do you really believe that a the main problem is?
2 Fundamentally, its an b improve the current infrastructure.
3 What do you truly believe c how we perceive the issue?
4 Im afraid its a question of d want things to change?
5 For me, the only long-term solution is to e is climate change.
6 What do you mean you dont necessarily f ethical and moral issue.
7 A secondary factor in this g attitudes are changing?
8 Dont you think its got a lot to do with h retraining all our medical staff.

2 Cover exercise 1. Put the words of the sentences in the correct order.
1 Its/with/global/a/the/lot/to/economy/do/got/.
2 They/have/action/take/necessarily/to/military/dont/.
3 It/a/issue/quite/cultural/is/complicated/.
4 I/national/a/security/of/question/its/believe/.
5 Attitudes/surely/are/but/changing slowly/.
6 One/medical/high/this/supplies/in/the/factor/of/cost is/.
7 The/among/disagreement/problem/is/leaders/main/the/.
8 The/widespread/is/long-term/only/solution/vaccination/.

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Extension
3 Read the short news items. Then complete them with the correct words.

account prioritise maintain ahead rule shift lies attributed consensus stemming

No Nukes
There has 1 been a dramatic in public opinionC1 on the use of nuclear power. According to
a recent poll, 2 the general is thatC2 the government should shut down the remaining reactor
and 3
the development of alternative sources of energy. This change in public attitude has
been 4
toC2 the recent incident at the Payton nuclear facility.

Prison Conditions
Prison reform activists claim conditions at Trius Prison have deteriorated due to overcrowding,
5
fromC1 the increased number of convictions for drug use. At present, drug users 6
forC2 30% of the prison population at Trius. Although the activists dont 7 outC2 the
possibility of prison expansion, they 8
that treatment for drug users is more effective than
C2

imprisonment.

Cyberbullying
The increase of cyberbullying among the young is alarming parents and educators. While some say
the blame 9 withC2 parents, others claim it is up to schools to educate children about social
responsibility. Either way, psychologists state that unless this trend stops, numerous problems lie
10 C1
for society as a whole.

4 Cover exercise 3. Complete the sentences. The first letters are shown. Use the correct form.
1 Some say the rise of cyberbullying s f a lack of empathy in the young.
2 They have r o any further construction of social housing.
3 The vaccination program was successful, which can b a t our awareness
campaign.
4 T g c i t we must invest more in the fight against poverty.
5 Im afraid the responsibility for the accident l w the government.
6 Some scientists insist on m t global warming is part of a natural cycle.
7 Regarding immigration, there was a d s i public opinion.
8 A number of serious difficulties l a for corporations that avoid paying taxes.
9 Nobody is able to a f the failure of the war on drugs in this country.
10 The department is p the issue of food shortage.

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