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27 Global issues 02 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS In groups, look at the strategies for interrupting, agreeing and disagreeing (in italics ). For each one: 1 make a list of possible things the person might say in the gaps. 2 in each case, which remark would achieve the speaker’s aim most successfully? Why? 3 try out each conversation, and see how your chosen remark sounds. Listen to the conversations. 1 Were the speakers’ remarks similar to yours? 3 Why do the speakers interrupt each other? 2 Who was better at making their point? Would you do this in everyday conversation? Smoking is considered a health issue and also a political issue . What does this mean? Look at some other types of issue. Match them with 1–4. There may be more than one possible answer. cultural  social  moral  global  environmental  economic  educational 1 childhood literacy 3 banning smoking in public places 2 the destruction of rainforests 4 the spread of fast-food chains Together, choose one interesting and important issue from 23b. In groups, discuss the issue. Decide the main points to discuss, and what you think about them. Then discuss the main problems and possible solutions. Choose one person from each group to sit on a ‘panel’.   Members of the panel: in turn, give your group’s opinion.   The others: make comments or ask questions after each person has spoken. b TCD  1/07 c a SPEAKINg 23 b a SPEAKINg 24 b 25 A: The way I see it, the solution would be to provide separate rooms for smokers, right? Not just ban smoking altogether. Why couldn’t we let smokers smoke if they want, and non-smokers could have their own room? B: (You think A is over-simplifying) (7) . I guess it’s fine if you have a big restaurant with separate rooms, but what about just a small café? C: (You strongly agree with B) (8) . It’s discrimination against small businesses – so the big businesses, well they’re fine, and the small ones, they’re the ones that are having to close. Across cultures: Health campaigns You will hear Percy, a research scientist from Ghana, talking about using mosquito nets to prevent malaria. 1 What’s the problem with mosquito nets? 2 What do people in villages often do? Why? 3 What new idea does he talk about? How does it work? Why is it better? Listen again and complete the sentences using a maximum of four words. 1 Mosquito nets are rather     in. 2 There are many programmes     by World Health. 3 Mosquito nets are given to people living in     . 4 These tents are not set up properly or     . 5 The new technique is called     . 6 It permanently covers     . 7 There is better ventilation because the air     . LIStENINg 26 a TCD  1/08 b 4 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv