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77 Now work with a partner and look again at your answers to the questions in exercise 15 on p. 75. Add more points to your list of ‘advantages’ and ‘disadvantages’ using what you have read. Expand your vocabulary: The suffixes -nce and -nt Look for the missing nouns which appear in the article above and use them to complete the table. b 0 The name ‘tiger mother’ was given to Chua by A the author’s daughter, Lulu. B Amy Chua herself. C readers of Chua’s book. D Chua’s father. 1 Chua gave the birthday card back to Lulu because she A believed, as a bad mother, she didn’t deserve it. B wanted Lulu to write something in it. C felt her daughter hadn’t tried hard enough. D felt sorry for her daughter. 2 In writing her book, Amy Chua felt A she needed to confess what she had done to her daughter. B proud of her parenting methods. C she should have been more politically correct. D embarrassed about her daughter’s upbringing. 3 The host of The Today Show A read out some comments from people watching the show. B was usually bad-tempered. C agreed with Chua’s methods. D told Chua she thought she was a monster. 4 Amy Chua’s book made people A worry American children would be disadvantaged globally. B not want to buy it. C totally agree with her methods. D less worried about their children’s place in the global market. 5 Chua’s daughter A didn’t have to play the piano at weekends. B sometimes had friends over to play. C could play on the computer after piano practice. D was never allowed to watch television. 6 Lulu’s father A supported Chua’s parenting methods. B was kinder and less strict. C features very often in the book. D was even harsher on Lulu than Chua. 7 When Chua says, “Everyone is special in their special own way,” she is A saying that every child is an individual. B agreeing with her husband. C being sarcastic. D making a joke with her husband. LANGUAGE 19 a M pp. 28+32 Noun Verb Adjective excel excelle nt defy defia nt obey obedie nt appear appare nt Study the examples in the table carefully. How do the words change when the suffix is added? How does this affect the way you need to study these words? b Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eige tum des Verlags öbv

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