Cheryl Pavlik. Hot Topics 2
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Guess Meaning from Related Words
1. Underline the part or parts of the word
that
you know. Then guess
the meaning of the whole word .
runaway
impolite
sports-m inded
predictable
2. Look for the words
disappointed in Reading 1 and
disappointment
in
Reading 2. How are they related?
Understanding Two- and Three-Word Verbs
Look back at these two- and three-word verbs from Reading 2.
Write another sentence with each one.
1. go
out
with
2.
give out
3 .
get together
4. bring along
5. make sure
6.
get to know
7. beware of
8.
look back at
9.
find out
10.
jump
into
Reading
Skills
Using Subtitles
Both Readings 1 and 2 are lists. In Reading 1, each item in the list has a subtitle.
How do these subtitles relate to the information that follows?
As a reader, should
you pay attention to the subtitles? Why or why not?
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Summarizing Main Ideas
Reading 2 is a numbered list
of
rules for Internet dating. The rules summarize the
explanations. They are the main ideas. Read paragraphs
2
-6.
Write a rule for
each one.
Discus
ion
1. Do you think online dating is a good way to meet people? Why or
why not?
2. Do you know anyone who has met someone online? What
happened?
PART
II
This reading is more difficult than the articles in Part I. Read it for the main ideas.
Do
not
worry if you cannot understand everything.
Read
It
Read to find the answers to these questions.
1. Find at least one advantage and one disadvantage of online dating.
2. How did people meet and marry
20
years ago?
3. Why
don't
people meet in the same ways that they used to?
READING
Online
D ating Goes
Main
stream
Patricia Costello, 33 , e-mailed 120 men in her first four m
onths
of
Internet dating. She talked
to
20
of
them on the telep
hone
at least once
and
met
11
in perso n.
Of
these, she dated four several times
and
then
realized she had n
ot
found
the
o
ne.
One
of
the first lessons t
hat
subscribers to Internet dating sites learn is
that
life p
artne
rs are difficult
to
find. But Ms. Costello isn't ready
to
give
up. She is convinced that she has a better chance
to
find
her
life pa
rt
ner in
cyberspace t
han
in the real world.
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Online
dating is rapidly becoming a normal
part
of
single life for adults
of
all ages in the
United
States.
Mor
e than 45 million Americans visited online dating
sites last
month
, according to comScore Media Metrix,
a Web tracking service. Although the
Int
ernet has a
reputation as a meeting place for people interested in
casual sex, a majority
of
subscribers now say
that
they
are looking for a serious relationship.
There
are still many stories
about
liars.
Man
y
online daters are married and
don
't
admit
it. In fact,
people are almost expected to lie a little or exaggerate their good qualities.
Nonethel
ess, singles say that the
Intern
et is still better than singles bars,
dates set up by friends, or church gtoUps for meeting other singles.
"My brother told me to take a dance class:' said David Collins, 28, who
met
his fiancee, Sharon West,
27,
on Match.com. "I tried it and met some
nice people,
but
no one
that
I wanted to go
out
with:'
"The
traditional ways for getting people together are
not
working as
well as they did before," said Linda Frankel, a sociology
prof
es
sor
at the
University
of
South
ern Idaho.
"Th
ere's a need for something new, and the
Internet
is filling that need."
"Twenty or thirty years ago,
most
American couples
met
in high school
or college:' Professor Frankel explained. "But peopl e now
marr
y at an older
age, and there have
not
been any social institutions to replace the traditional
ones-loc
al communities, families, and schools.
Th
e
Internet
may be
the answer."
Daniel Weston,
author
of
the articl e "Find the Mate You Want
Now
,"
agrees. "T he
Intern
et
not
only allows you to meet people,
but
it allows you
to choose from thousands
of
them.
If
you work hard enough, you can find
the exact kind
of
person you are looking for."
Of
course,
Internet
dating isn't p
erf
ect. Online daters often complain
that
it is difficult to judge physical chemistry through
comput
er
communication. "Ce
rt
ain things l
ook
really good on paper," said Regina
Coughlin, a
comput
er consultant in Manhattan. "T hen, in real life, it's a
completely different sto r
y."
After a few disappointing meetings, many online daters just quit.
Tho
se
who find partners say they often think
that
they might find someone
better-if
they just looked through a few
hundr
ed more profiles.
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Vocabulary
Work
Guess Meaning from Related Words
Guess the meaning of these compound nouns and phrases.
life partner
physical chemistry _
singles bars _
in person _
Reading
Skills
Understanding Cohesion
1. What do the underlined phrases refer to?
Patrici
a
Cos
tello,
33,
e-mailed
120
men
in her first
four
months
of
Int
ernet
dating.
Sh e t
alked
to
20
~f
the
m on
the
tel
eph
on
e at l
east
on
ce and met 1L in p
erson
. Qf t
hese
, she
dat
ed
four
severa l
times
and
then realized she had n
ot
f
ound
the one.
2. Who does the one refer to?
Idea
Exchange
Think about Your Ideas
1. Check
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the ways people in your culture meet.
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through family
_ _ at places of worship (church,
__
through friends
temple, mosque)
__
at school
_ _ through personals ads
_ _ at work
_ _ in bars and clubs
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other
?
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2. Write an Internet profile about yourself.
Talk about Your Ideas
1. Compare the way people in your culture traditionally meet with
meeting people on the Internet. What are the advantages
and disadvantages of both? Are traditions in your culture starting
to change?
If so, how?
2. What would you look for in someone's personal profile if you wanted
to date online?
For CNN video activities about internet dating, turn to page
173.
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PREVIEW
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Discuss the answers to these questions,
1. Match the statistics. Use the percentages in the box.
1
12
%
17
%
23
%
39
% 52%
a. What percentage of Americans say
that
they hide their anger?
b. What percentage of Americans say
that
they have hit someone in anger?
c. What percentage
of
Americans admit
that
they have destroyed someone's
property in anger?
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2. When do you get angry?
3. What do you do when you get angry?
4. Do you think
that
violence is more common today than it was
20
years ago?
Why or why not?
Answers to page 67, Question 1: a. 39%
b.23%
c. 17%
PA
RT
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Predict
Skim
the
three
readings and make predictions.
1. Which readings will teach you something about anger?
2 . What are some ways to manage anger?
3. Which reading tells a story?
4 . Write a question that you think each article may answer.
Read
It
Read
the
following
three
articles. Look
for
the
answers to
your questions.
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READING
1
How
Angry
Are
You?
Everyone gets angry sometimes.
Take
this short quiz to find out how much anger
affects you. Check the correct column.
1. I get angry easily.
2. I get very, very angry.
3.
I get angry at other
people's stupid mistakes.
4. I feel angry when I
am not treated fairly.
5. I say hurtful things
when I get angry.
6. I get angry when people
criticize me.
7. When I get angry, I feel
like hitting someone.
8. I get angry when
I am driving.
9. Anger gives
me
a
headache.
10.
When I get angry,
~
feel depressed.
Almost
never Sometimes Often
Almost
always
Your Anger Score
Almost never = 1 point
Sometimes
= 2 points
Often
= 3 points
Almost always
= 4 points
High Anger
Moderate
Anger
Low Anger
22-40
15-21 10-14
People with high scores have heart attacks
2.7
times more often
than people with low scores.
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READING
2
Co
ntr
ol Your Anger- Don't Let It Control You
Anger is a normal e
mot
ion. H owever, some p
eop
le can't co
ntr
ol or
manage their anger.
If
anger is
aff
ecting your enjoyme
nt
of
life, your work,
or your relati
onsh
ips, then you may need help.
Some
Advice for
Anger
Manag
em
ent
• Exercise regularly.
It
can help redu ce tension and stress.
• Try
some
relaxation techniques. You can me
ditat
e, listen to
soft
music,
or
practice slow, deep breathing.
• A
dmit
feelings
of
anger. Learn to recogn ize the signs
of
anger in yo
ur
self
so that you can take action early.
• W hen you feel yours
elf
ge
tt
ing angry, leave th e
sit
uation.
• Avoid
drink
ing alcohol, driving a car,
or
operating machinery w
hen
you
are angry.
• Talk ab
out
your feelings with someone you
tru
st.
READING
3
Th
e Swami
and
th
e
Snak
e
On
the train to Brindavan a Swami was sitting beside a common man.
Th
e co
mmon
man asked, "Swami, I know you are a holy man, but have you
mastered anger?"
"I have."
"Do you mean to say that you never
get angry?"
"N o, I don't."
"Y
ou mean you can co
ntro
l
your anger.
?"
"Yes, I can ."
"So, you do not feel anger."
"I do not."
"Is this the truth, Swami?"
"
It
is:'
Af
ter a minute, the man asked again,
"Do
you really feel that you have controlled
,"
your
anger:
"I have. as I told you," the Swami answered.
"T hen do you mean to say, you never feel anger, even . . ."
"You are going on and on
-w
hat do you want?" the Swami shouted.
"Are you a fool?W hen I have
told
you .
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"O h, Swami, this is anger. You have n
ot
ma
s-"
"Ah,
but
I have," the Swami inte
rrupt
ed.
"Ha
ve you
not
heard about the
story
of
the snake?
Let
me tell you
..
. ."
"O n a path near a village in Bengal, th ere lived a cobra who used to
bite people
on
their way to the temple. Every
on
e in the village became
fearful , and many
of
them stopped going to the temple.
The
Swami
Ram
ala
lived in that temple. H e was a great swami, and he decided to use his
powers to end the problem.
He
went
out
to the jungle and called the snake
to
him
.
The
Swami
Ram
ala then told the snake
that
it was wrong to
bit
e
p
eopl
e. H e made him promise that he would never do it again.
Th
e snake
agreed. People soon realized that the snake wasn't dangerous anymore.
It
was n
ot
long b
ef
ore the village boys were pulling the p
oor
snake along
behind them as they ran laughing. W hen the Swami Ramala passed
that
way again, he met the snake.
Th
e snake crawled up to the Swami
Ram
ala,
who exclaimed, 'You are bleeding. Tell me what
happ
ened:
Th
e snake said,
'N o one is afraid of me now and the chil
dr
en treat me very badly:
'I told you
not
to
bite,
' said the Swami, 'but I did
not
tell you n
ot
to hiss.' "
Reading Comprehension
Check Your Predictions
1. How good were your predictions?
Prediction
Not Accurate Accurate
1
2
3
2. If you found the answers to your questions, what were they?
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