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CD3 T23
Read the text again and listen. Mark the statements T (true) or F (false).
1 Some people did not agree with what
Harvey said in his book.
2 Smallpox, cholera and typhoid can
all kill people.
3 Wooden stethoscopes are widely
used today.
4 Pasteurization is a process that makes
milk safer.
5 X-rays are completely safe.
6 The first-ever blood transfusion was
performed in 1907.
7 Crick and Watson invented DNA.
8 Joseph Murray was the first man to
receive a kidney transplant.
0 Write
a You see this poster on the school noticeboard and decide to enter the competition.
First brainstorm some ideas. Read the list below and add more ideas of your own.
A guide
to a life
What can you do to improve
the quality of your life?
Choose three areas and write
a short paragraph for each
one, explaining your ideas.
The best answers
will be published in
the school magazine.
watch what you eat
don’t watch, participate
learn how to use your time well
help other people
learn how to do something well
talk about your problems
think positively about yourself
laugh a lot
b Read the paragraphs below quickly. Which of the
brainstorming ideas in Exercise 10a do they talk about?
People often don’t do what they really want to because of
a fear of failure. You don’t apply for a job in case you don’t
get it. You don’t perform at the school concert because
others might laugh at you. A lack of confidence can cause
a lot of misery.
The secret to overcoming this problem is learning to
believe in yourself. This might be easier said than done, but
there are many things to help you do this. Talk about your
problem with a friend or look for advice on the internet.
Visualise yourself being successful and practise breathing
techniques to keep you calm when you get nervous. And
the most important thing is: believe you can do it. When
you’ve learned to do that, you’re well on your way.
c Topic sentences are used
at the beginning of a
paragraph to introduce the
ideas that are going to be
expressed in it. Underline
the two topic sentences in
the model text.
d You can often make your
writing more interesting
by giving examples. Look
back at the model text and
underline the examples it
contains.
e Now write two more
paragraphs of your own for
the competition.
For your portfolio
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