Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 13 φιλτραρισμένων ασκήσεων της ενότητας (σελ. 287-289): 8 ερωτήσεις κατανόησης/κρίσεως (A. Questions) + 5 κλειστές ασκήσεις λεξιλογίου/γραμματικής, μία crossword (B. Exercises).
Ερώτηση: What does cigarette addiction bear a close resemblance to, according to some arguments?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) According to some arguments, cigarette addiction bears a close resemblance to other addictions, such as to alcohol, illicit drugs and others.
Ερώτηση: What do many socioeconomic influences depend on?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) They depend on the individual's capacity to handle his or her personal responsibility.
Ερώτηση: Who helps to create those influences?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Marketers and advertisers help to create those influences.
Ερώτηση: There are millions of people world-wide who have a drinking problem. Do you think that it would be difficult for these people to give it up? Who could help them?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Yes, I think it would be difficult for them to give it up, because drinking is an addiction, a deeply rooted habit, not simply a choice. Specialists, doctors, support organisations, as well as their family and friends could help them.
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Ερώτηση: Whose is the responsibility for alcohol abuse?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Marketers and advertisers have a direct responsibility for some part of the alcohol abuse.
Ερώτηση: In which countries is the decline in cigarette sales faster?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) The decline in cigarette sales is faster in the countries where advertising is still permitted than in some Scandinavian countries, where it isn't.
Ερώτηση: Whose fault, do you think, addiction is? Is it the marketers', the advertising people's or the consumers' themselves? Discuss.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) In my opinion, the responsibility is shared: marketers and advertisers help to create the influences that lead to addiction, but consumers themselves also have a personal responsibility, since, as the text says, much depends on the individual's capacity to handle his or her personal responsibility.
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Ερώτηση: What efforts would you make to stop a man from smoking or drinking? Discuss.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) I would try to inform him about the harmful effects of smoking or drinking, support him so that he takes personal responsibility for his habit, suggest that he ask specialists for help, and avoid blaming him, because this might make him defensive.
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Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions. a. He contributed a lot ………….. the effort. b. This text bears a close resemblance ………….. the one I read last week. c. What's your opinion ………….. the matter? d. Whether you study hard or not depends ………….. you. e. He pointed ………….. the difference between the two drugs. f. The teacher is responsible ………….. what has happened. g. He complained ………….. the noise. h. The inspector insisted ………….. the correlation ………….. the two murders.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. to. b. to. c. on/about. d. on. e. out. f. for. g. about. h. on / between.
Ερώτηση: Rewrite the sentences using the new beginnings. a. They still permit smoking in some office buildings. → Smoking... b. The authorities didn't allow him to leave the country. → He... c. The police officer blamed the driver of the red car for the accident. → The driver of the red car... d. Nobody has announced anything about the facts. → Nothing... e. It is said that they will forbid cigarette advertising on the cinema. → It is said that cigarette advertising...
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. Smoking is still permitted in some office buildings. b. He was not allowed to leave the country (by the authorities). c. The driver of the red car was blamed for the accident (by the police officer). d. Nothing has been announced about the facts. e. It is said that cigarette advertising will be forbidden on the cinema.
Ερώτηση: Find the word or phrase in the text which means the same as the following: a. to have a share in. b. disagreement. c. produce/make. d. usually/in most cases. e. words or objects which prove a statement or belief. f. although; without worrying about. g. the various activities by which goods are advertised and sold. h. the state of depending on sth especially drugs.
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Σύνοψη: a. contribute. b. argument. c. create. d. mainly. e. evidence. f. in spite of. g. marketing (δεκτό και: promotion). h. addiction.
Ερώτηση: Give the antonyms of the following: a. blame. b. ban. c. resemblance. d. illicit. e. capacity. f. create. g. permit. h. decline. i. tempting. j. modest.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) a. praise/credit. b. allow/permit. c. difference. d. licit/legal. e. incapacity/inability. f. destroy. g. forbid/ban. h. rise/increase. i. unappealing. j. immodest/excessive.
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Ερώτηση: Solve the puzzle. 1. Forbid, esp. by law. 2. Deal with; control. 3. Habit-forming substances. 4. A completed set of actions intended to obtain a particular result in politics or business. 5. Movement from higher to lower. 6. Person or firm that sells a product. 7. The diseased condition caused by the continued and habitual drinking of alcohol in great quantities. 8. The state of promoting a product. 9. Attracting.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) 1. ban. 2. handle. 3. drugs. 4. campaign. 5. decline. 6. marketer. 7. alcoholism. 8. promotion. 9. tempting. Κρυμμένη λέξη: ADDICTION.
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