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. But it also has a lot of support from nutritionists, doctors, personal trainers and millions of ordinary people who strongly believe in them. But the recent Danish study 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. 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 food, not pills, is the key to staying healthy. Unit 7, exercise 23a Group D You work for the government, at the Department of Transport. You live and work hundreds of kilometres from Sandstown, but it’s your job to decide what to do about the airport. You go to Sandstown to meet people and hear their opinions. You organise a meeting with three people: ■■ someone who lives near the airport in Sandstown. ■■ someone who lives in the village of Sibley. ■■ someone who works at the Nature Reserve. Unit 8, exercise 28a Student C You heard that your friend, Frank, might fail the school year. You had a conversation with Frank’s friend, Penny, recently. She said: ■■ She talked to a girl who knew him in his old school. He failed a year there too. ■■ He finds school boring, so he doesn’t work very hard. ■■ He should find another school. ■■ His headmaster knows everyone in secondary education. It might be difficult for him to find another school. Discuss these questions. 1 At the moment, do you have an opinion about which solution is best? 2 What will you say at the meeting? What questions will you ask? 144 A Activities Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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