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7. Tackling hot issues

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The judge wanted to deter the boys form using ecstasy because it is a very dangerous drug.
Despite a small amount of alcohol can protect against heart disease, excesses can damage the brain.
A light cigarette feels lighter on the throat so it is as unhealthy as a regular one.
Although having drunk too much, the following morning the girl didn't have a hangover.
The young man was suffering very violent fits so two paramedics had to hold him down.
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Drinking
A: A woman's body contains less water than a man's body
B: In a man's body the alcohol is more concentrated than in a woman's body
C: A pregnant woman who drinks alcohol gives also her baby a drink
D: Binge drinking can damage teenagers' memory in the long term
E: Excess alcohol doesn't affect learning in teenagers
F: Adolescents who binge drink don't risk any serious brain damage
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Drugs are chemicals that ________ the way we feel things.
Most drugs are consumed in clubs ________ they increase sociability and energy levels.
They may be about ________ size and shape of a headache pill.
Ecstasy was ________ prescribed to people undergoing psychotherapy.
Once it is ________, this drug takes up to 40 minutes before the effect is felt.
When you decide to give ________ taking drugs, you realise it is really hard.
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Six months ago my day was a ________ of bingeing and vomiting. All my money ________ food and I felt terrible. I was addicted to food,________ to alcohol or drugs, ________ made me feel disgusting. Eventually I decided to come to this ________. It was really hard. Now things have ________. I still binge and hate my body, I feel fat and horrible with an ________ body, but now I'm trying to understand why I feel like this. I've realized I ________ like having to confront people________ talking about things that hurt me. Now I'm aware of the ________ I have done to myself and to others. And I don't really want to go back to it.
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Quali frasi corrispondono all'immagine?

Eating disorders
A: The media play a crucial role in the development of bulimia and anorexia nervosa.
B: People with bulimia are obsessed with calories.
C: People with anorexia tend to deny they have a problem.
D: People with bulimia often try to harm their bodies.
E: People with anorexia may become addicted to physical exercise.
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I used to stuff food into my stomach ________ I vomited.
Did she know what she was doing ________ she was attacking her own body?
People with anorexia get 'a high' ________ exercising similar to drug addiction.
________ she looks at herself in the mirror, she'll feel disgust for her body.
I'm sure weeks will go by ________ Meg accepts medical treatment.
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Homeles people


A homeless person sleeps ________, often in a shop doorway. They can't wash ________ they have to beg for a cup of tea or ________ to eat. Sometimes in winter they may ________ a place to get warm, but it is not so easy. ________ you are homeless you must be very brave. You can become homeless ________ easily. For instance, you may break up ________ your partner, who owns the accommodation. As you can't afford to rent a ________, you have to sleep on friends' sofas. You then get too ________ to work, you are sacked and you don't get a good pay off. Therefore you must ________ with your friends, but how long for?
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The young Somali girl was very lucky to escape ________ .
The girl was good at her work but the lady ________ sacked her.
In Riace, the mayor has set an example of ________ integration can work.
Tourists can now stay in ________ town centre buildings.
In France's banlieues angry teenagers still ________ drugs and set cars on fire.
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The journalists ________ the President what we are fighting against.
The witness ________ the judge the woman didn't give the kidnappers the money.
The officer ________ if the man has got any qualifications or degrees.
The world famous French chef ________ the candidates to prove what they are worth.
The migrants ________ the mayor to let them earn a decent living in the village.
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Men & Women

Women have concentrated on their career: four in ten women ________. In the past, if a man didn't have a steady job he would have had a problem in the dating world, ________. Now women shoulder more responsibilities ________. Men have become more sensitive: they have learned to cook, they pick up restaurant bills ________. Feminism has had important psychological effects on men too: ________ and they can discuss their problems.
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The couple booked an appointment to a private clinic.
Eleven months late the clinic called with two potential donors.
I wanted the baby to look like me as a lot as possible;
At the end of two weeks Clare took a pregnancy exam
Clare went into work three weeks early.
When we are ready, we'll try to give our baby a biology brother or sister.
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What did en expert say at a conference last month?

'Just over 40% of marriages will end in divorce.' The expert said that just over 40% of marriages ________ in divorce.
'A growth in co-habitation has accompanied the decline in marriage.' He told us that a growth in co-habitation ________ the decline in marriage.
'The family remains the major source of informal care.' He admitted that the family ________ the major source of informal care.
'Young people can hardly live independently outside the family home.' He warned us that young people ________ hardly live independently outside the family home.
'However, more British people are going to live on their own.' He added that More British people ________ going to live on their own'
'Many studies recognised the benefits that older people bring to society.' He assured that many studies ________ the benefits that older people bring to society.
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