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5 94 Key 3. cold – a noun – cold 4. consumer – a verb – to consume sth. 5. to date sb. – a noun – date, dating 6. freedom – an adjective/a verb – free 7. to halve sth. – a noun – half 8. to immigrate – a noun – immigration, immigrant 9. stranger – an adjective – strange 10. to threaten sb./sth. – a noun – threat 11. to select – an adjective – selective 12. variety – a verb – to vary 13. harm – an adjective – harmful/harmless 14. investigation – a verb – to investigate c) Beispielantwort 1. The cold in most parts of Wales at the beginning of the week lets us say hello to winter early. Temperatures will hardly climb to ten degrees. 2. After internet dates with strange men, a 44-year-old woman from East Boldon left her husband for a 30-year-old immigrant from Nigeria. 3. Sales prices dominate the real estate market at the moment with every third house cut down in price. 4. Rising temperatures are a threat to our environment. Global warming at the end of the last ice age only needed 500 years to reduce the Cordilleran Ice Sheet to half its size. 5. The consumption of unhealthy food affects everybody. Nobody, regardless of age, ethnicity, educational background or income class, is spared from obesity. 6. She is free to study any master’s programme in Denmark and is qualified for a government scholarship thanks to her status as an EU citizen. Working with words: Paraphrasing paragraphs g Page 77 b) Beispielantwort Original Paraphrase It is common knowledge that exercise supports fighting obesity and cardiovascular diseases. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Association (NHLBA) now recom- mends exercise as a way to reduce stress, and proposes cardiovascular exercise that elevates the heart rate for 15 to 30 minutes – three to four times a We all know that exercise is necessary to help us to lose weight and to fight off potentially deadly diseases. But there are two other extremely good reasons to get off the couch and get moving: exercise will make us feel good and can help us fight stress. This is because when we exercise, our bodies release “feel good” week. The American Psychology Association has conducted numerous studies indicating the beneficial effects of exercise in dealing with stress. Exercise releases endorphins into the blood stream. Endorphins are “feel good” hormones and are the body‘s natural pain-killers. They also generate the sensory perception of physical well-being, which in turn contributes to emotional and mental health. hormones called endor- phins into our blood stream. As a result we feel better, both physically and emotionally. And, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Association, all we have to do to get this natural high is raise our heart rates for 15 to 30 minutes, three to four times a week. Writing: Paraphrasing paragraphs g Page 77 b) 1. Free-time activities, 2. teenagers, 3. reason, 4. have no idea, 5. as soon as, 6. have started, 7. very interesting, 8. educators, 9. engage in, 10. Perhaps, 11. starting point c) Beispielantwort We are brought up not to use any bad language. It turns out that swearing isn’t so bad after all, as science tells us. Using bad language is a good way to increase team spirit among workers and academics alike. They work better together, reach more goals and feel better. Apart from that, if we swear, we think in an aggressive way instead of behaving aggressively towards others, which is a good thing. And when brain scientists study swear words, they are happy about all the discoveries they make on children’s development. Especially the study of second language learners offers many fascinating insights. Relative clauses g Page 78 1. The people who take part in general elections vote for a political candidate in their constituency. 2. The winners are sent to Westminster as MPs for their constituencies, which they represent in parliament. 3. The government usually consists of MPs of one or two parties only who have to agree on a political programme for the next four years. 4. Members of the Cabinet who have not been re-elected must leave the government. 5. This means that their political career is usually over, which is highly problematic as their expertise is lost. 68  69  70  Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv