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Check

the

Facts

READING

1

Check

(.I)

the

questions

you can answer

after

reading once. Then go

back

and

look

for

the

answers

that

you are unsure of.

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1. According to the quiz, what kinds of things make people angry?

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2. What do some people do when they get angry?

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3. What are some physical or mental results of getting angry?

_ _ 4 . Which is better for your

health-a

high score or a low score?

READING

2

Write

true

(T) or false (F). When

the

statement

is false,

what

is

the

correct

answer?

_ _ 1.

You

must always control your anger.

_ _ 2. Stress can make you angry.

_ _ 3. Loud music will not decrease your anger.

_ _ 4. When you are angry, drinking alcohol is helpful.

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5.

You

should notice the signs

that

you are getting angry.

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6. Talking to someone can make you feel less angry.

( READING 3)

Check

(.I)

the

questions

you can answer

after

reading

once. Then go

back

and

look

for

the

answers

that

you are unsure of.

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1. Is a swami more like a priest or a doctor?

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2. Why did the swami on the train get annoyed?

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3. How did the snake in the story make the villagers afraid?

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4. What did Swami Ramala ask the snake to do?

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5. What happened to the snake?

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6. What did Swami Ramala tell the snake to do in the end?

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Analyze

1. How would the swami on the train score on the anger quiz?

2. Would the Swami Ramala and the writer of Reading 2 agree?

3. How are hissing and biting the same as getting angry?

Vocabulary

Work

Guess Meaning from Context

1. Work with a partner. Look back at the readings and try to guess the

meaning of these words.

Word Reading

Meaning

moderate 1

manage

2

criticize 1

tension

2

temple

3

cobra

3

hiss

3

2. Then turn to page

165

and match the meanings with the words.

3. Look at the words you guessed correctly. Look back at the readings.

What clues did you use?

Guess Meaning from Related Words

1. Underline the parts of the words

that

you know. Then guess the

meaning of the whole word.

hurtful

enjoyment

machinery

relaxation

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2. Explain the difference between these related words.

anger

ang~

meditate

meditation

depressed

depression

manage

management

Reading Skills

Finding Referents

Look

back

at

Reading 3. Write

the

noun

that

each underlined

pronoun refers

to.

Write X

if it

does

not

refer

to

any noun.

Referent

Noun

1.

.,.

and many of them stopped

...

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2. .

..

called the snake to him.

3. He made him promise

that

he would never do

11

again.

4.

11

was not long before

...

Discussion

1. Think of another item to add to the anger quiz.

2. Think

of

another item to add to the anger management advice.

3. Can you think of a time

that

you "hissed" but

didn't

"bite"?

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PART

II

This reading is more difficult than the selections 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. Write the names of the cultures where expressions of anger

are appropriate.

2. Write the names of

the

cultures where expressions of anger

are inappropriate.

READING

Anger around the World

Attitudes ab

out

expressing anger vary from culture

to

culture. In some

cultures, almost any sign

of

anger is inappropriate. In

oth

ers, people use

anger as a way

of

extending relationships.

Th

e differences in attitudes ab

out

anger can cause a lot of cross-cultural mis

communi

cation. For example.

anthropologist Jean Briggs spent 17

month

s as the ad

opt

ed daughter of an

Utku

'Eskimo family.

During

this time, she discovered

if

she expressed anger

in a way-that was appropriate in the

Unit

ed States, the Eskimos thou

ght

that

she was childish. As a result, she learned not

to

show her anger.

T he

Utku

are just one example

of

a culture that dislikes signs

of

anger.

Finnish people also believe that expressions

of

anger show a lack

of

self-

control.

This

attitude can make them seem very peaceful. For example, road

rage is a problem in many countries, but not in Finland.

Th

ere, experts

say,

a

car accident doesn't make people angry.

Th

e drivers politely exchange

information and then go on. And no one complains when a bus breaks down.

T he passengers simply get

off

and wait for the next one.

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page

76)

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Such behavior w

ould

n

ot

happen

in the

United

States where expressing

anger is accepted

-e

ven expected.

Th

e problem oc

cur

s when people f

rom

cultures where anger is acceptable visit c

ount

ries where it is not.

For

example, if an American visiting England complained in a rone

of

voice

that would be effective at home, no one would pay attention.

Th

ey would

see

him

as just another impolite American.

Th

is is because the English

usually avoid showing anger

unl

ess the situation is extremely serious.

Avoidance

of

public anger is also co

mm

on in Ch ina

and

Japan. In

both

of

these cultures, the expression of anger is unacceptable and destructive.

This

att

itud

e is very differ

ent

fr

om

the

one

in the

United

States, where

many people believe

that

not

expressing anger can lead to depression,

alcoholism, drug

addiction

, or even violence. In countries

that

don

't express

anger,

most

people would

think

this idea was ridiculous or even dangerous.

How

ever, in

som

e

oth

er

cultur

es, anger is more lightly received

and

for

gott

en

than

in the

Unit

ed

Stat

es. Americans traveling in the

Middl

e

East

or some

Med

iterranean countries are

often

surprised by the

amount

of

anger they see and hear.

Th

ey do

not

realize

that

people in these countries

express their anger and then forget it. Even the people who are on the

receiving end

of

the anger usually do

not

remember it for long. In fact, in

these cultures, fierce arguments

and

confront

ation can be positive signs

of

friendliness and engagement. H ere, again, is a good deal

of

opportunity

for

mi

sund

erstanding

and

res

entment

between cultures.

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Vocabulary

Work

Guess Meaning from Related Words

1. Find other forms of these words in the reading.

a. accept

b. avoid

c. effect

d. express

e. communicate

f.

destroy

g. understand

h.

friend

i. polite

j.

violent

2. Are these words positive or negative? Why do you think so?

a. ridiculous

b. confrontation

c. resentment

3.: Can you guess the meaning of road rage?

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Idea

Exchange

Think about Your Ideas

1. Write

3-5

ways of expressing anger that are acceptable

in your culture.

2. Number the items above from the least serious (1) to the most

serious

(3-5).

3. Write two ways of showing anger that would not be acceptable

in your culture.

Talk about Your Ideas

1. How does your culture deal with anger? Does it allow expressions of

anger or not? What problems, if any, does this cause?

2. People in some countries take courses to help them control their

anger. At least one man in Finland is teaching people how to be

more angry. Do you think

that

people can learn to control or express

their anger in a class? Why or why not?

For CNN video activities about anger, turn to page

174.

PREVIEW

Discuss

the

answers

to

these

questions.

1. What astrological sign are you? Do you know the characteristics of people

with your sign?

2. Do you read your horoscope in the newspaper? If so, does it influence

your decisions?

3. Have you ever been to a fortune teller? If not, would you ever go?

Why or why not?

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Predict

Skim

the

three

readings and

make

predictions.

1. Which reading or readings are in favor of psychics?

2 . Which reading is trying to persuade you to do something?

3. Which reading or readings give advice?

4. Which reading talks about something

that

has happened?

5. Write a question for each reading.

Read

It

Read

the

articles

and

look

for

the

answers

to

your

questions.

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READING

2

Skeptics Defeat Psychics

TORONTO,

CANADA-A

Toronto-area skeptics society

recently challenged local psychics to prove their abilities.

The

OSSCI

(Ontario

Skeptics Society for Critical Inquiry) offered

$1,000

to anyone who could identify three

common

items in

sealed boxes.

The

$1,000

Psychic Challenge was held November

2,

2002

. Many local people

say

that they have psychic powers, so

it

seemed

likely that at least one

of

them

would win the money.

.So how did the crazies do? vVhen the boxes were opened, there

were rio correct answers.

Noone

was able

to

identifY the three

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items. In fact, none

of

the supposed psychics could identify even

one

Item.

The

cardboard boxes were displayed on a table behind a rop e.

A guard watched

to

make sure that no one touched them. People

had to look at the boxes from six feet

away.

They

only knew that

the objects were

common

items

that

most

adults or adolescents

would recognize.

When

they believed they knew what the items

were, they wrote their answers

on

a form.

The

boxes were opened in front

of

a small

crowd-some

hopeful, some skeptical.

The

items were a tangerine, a glow, and a

roll

of

toilet paper. OSSCT is now working on a more extensive

Psychic Challenge with alarger cash

award-$l

0,000.

They

hope

that more powerful psychics will take the test. However, after the

results

of

the first test,

Toronto

-area skeptics are confident their

money will be safe.

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