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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/. Vocabulary Extra Vocabulary Extra Photocopiable Cambridge University Press 2013 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 opinion C1 on the use of nuclear power. According to a recent poll, 2 the general is that C2 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 to C2 the recent incident at the Payton nuclear facility. Prison Conditions Prison reform activists claim conditions at Trius Prison have deteriorated due to overcrowding, 5 from C1 the increased number of convictions for drug use. At present, drug users 6
for C2 30% of the prison population at Trius. Although the activists dont 7 out C2 the possibility of prison expansion, they 8 that C2 treatment for drug users is more effective than imprisonment. Cyberbullying The increase of cyberbullying among the young is alarming parents and educators. While some say the blame 9 with C2 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 rst 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 fght 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 diffculties 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.