Unit 6, exercise 23a Student C Rooms: You’d like to stay in your room. You don’t need a big room, but you enjoy the view. TV: Your parents have bought a new TV. Where should the old one go? Household chores: Your parents expect you all to do a share of the chores. So, should there be a rota for shopping, cooking and other household chores? If not, what’s the alternative? Noise: How do you feel about noise and having parties? Should there be rules? Unit 8, exercise 4c remind: [rç}maçnd] verb to make someone remember something, or remember to do something: [+ to do sth] He reminded the children to wash their hands. [+ question word] Remind me what we’re supposed to be doing tomorrow. [+ that] I reminded Jill that the conference had been cancelled. know: [n‹ï] verb to have knowledge or information about something in your mind: ‘How old is she?’ ‘I don’t know.’ [+ question word] Do you know where the station is? [+ that] I knew that she was lying. understand: [Und‹}sténd] verb to know the meaning of something that someone says: She explained everything, and I understand now. [+ that] formal used to say that you believe something is true because someone has told you it is: I understand that you’re interested in borrowing some money from us. [+ question word] I understand what you mean. find (sth.) out: [façnd aït] phrasal verb to get information about something or to learn a fact for the first time: How did you find out about the party? [+ question word] I’ll go and find out what’s going on outside. [+ that] She found out too late that the train had been cancelled. Unit 10, exercise 24a Student C http://www.yourdailynews.com The vitamin debate The news that vitamin supplements could actually shorten life expectancy will come as a shock to many people. It may also come as a nasty surprise to the drug and health food companies that manufacture them. As this week’s news coverage shows, the vitamin industry has its critics. Nevertheless it also has a lot of support from nutritionists, doctors, personal trainers and millions of ordinary people who strongly believe in them. A recently published study by the University of Copenhagen is not the first piece of research to raise concerns about the dangers of taking vitamin supplements. The team of scientists, known as the Cochrane Collaboration, revealed that vitamin supplements taken by millions of people do not increase life expectancy and may actually raise the risk of earlier death. The review of 67 studies, which involved more than 230,000 subjects, found that vitamin A, vitamin E and beta-carotene are, contrary to popular belief, bad for your health. Wouldn’t these numbers make you think twice before buying more vitamin pills? The best piece of advice still appears to be to eat a healthy balanced diet, as good food provides a rich balance of chemicals and nutrients that you just do not find in supplements. The message is that nutritious food, not pills, is the key to staying healthy. 174 A Activities Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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