Developing Effective ote) ECL Ey ANRED BAN LINKS Now! TiB’SiZ PX INTERNET! TER J Od CODEBATE Jack Claney, Sean Bienert © 2011 published by WorldCom Publishing Ine. Al rights reserved. No pat ofthis book maybe reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the publisher ISBN:978-89-6198-304-4 ISBN:978-89-6198-306-8(se1) Desk Copy Request / Information To place your desk copy requestor for more informatio please contact the following office: ‘Tel:(02)3273-4300 Fax: (02)3273-4303 Homepage : www.webooks.co.krEXPLORING DEBATE‘ Jack Clancy Sean Bienert GP Worldcom ELTwit 01 un 02 un O3 unt 04 Fast Food ...5 Dieting ..11 Watching TV. ...17 School Life ... 23 unt O5 unit 06 unt 0'7 UNIT os Which is more importants how 4 person looks or how a person acts? How would my life be different without television? Is dieting necessary? Cosmetic Surgery ...29 Family ...35 Pets ...41 Valentine’s Day ...47un O9 ut 10 unit 11 unt 12 es ls anonymity good or bad for the internet? unit 13 children Studying Abroad ..77 unt 14 UNIT 1 5 UNIT 1 6 Corporal Punishment ...83 The Lottery ...89 Gap between Rich and Poor ...95 unt 17 unt 18 unt 19 benefcalor” wwe 20) harmful Internet Anonymity ... 53 Success and Happiness ...59 Pollution ...65 Peer Pressure ...71 Is orporal punishment effective? Modern Life ...101 Animal Testing ... 107 Online Gaming ...113 Role Models ...119Fast Food Warm-up @ Fill in the circles with foods that you can order in a fast food restaurant. hamburger @ Interview a classmate using the questions below. 1. What's your favorite fast food restaurant? 2, How often do you eat fast food?Fast Food @ Read the passage. a GB racks Fast food is not a new idea. It began when people started to live in cities, like ancient Rome. Many people could not afford a place to live that had a kitchen. Instead, they went to small, cheap and fast restaurants on the street for a simple meal. Bread, wine and noodles were popular and simple dishes. Now, fast food is different. Almost all of us have a kitchen where we can prepare our own food. However, fast food restaurants are more popular than ever! We can see them all over our cities. Today, fast food is processed in a factory and brought to restaurants in trucks. Then, it is assembled and reheated when you order. Many people believe that fast food is not healthy food. Fast food is high in fat but low in fiber. It has too many calories and is served in very large portions. For these reasons, fast food is a major cause of obesity. Obesity causes diabetes and heart disease. This is a serious problem in the United States where 20% of the population is obese. Despite the problems of fast food, the industry continues to grow. In countries like India, the fast food industry grows 40% every year. Even though we know it’s not very good for us, we all crave fast food sometimes. It’s important to think about what we eat if we want to be healthy. For these reasons, we should carefully examine our fast food culture.eeu CUMe@ Answer the questions. 4. When did fast food begin? 2. Where is fast food made? 3. What does fast food not have enough of? 4. How fast is the fast food industry growing in India? 5. What health problems are caused by eating fast food? Tee Complete each sentence with a word from the box. despite industry obesity examine crave. 4. “I like to eat fast food, _____ the fact that it's unhealthy.” 2. The oil _ makes a lot of money every year. 3. Doctors often _ their patients. a is the condition of being extremely overweight. 5. Sometimes we don’t understand why we want something, we just |__ Think About tt Think about the advantages and disadvantages of fast food. Advantages © Quick service . Disadvantages © Not enough fiberOpinion Practice @ Practice supporting/refuting the opinions. essai est ned 1. Fast food is not healthy... 2. People are becoming more obese today... 3. It is easier for busy families to eat fast food... 4, Fast food is more fun than cooking... a. because you can get toys and eat with your friends. b. because it is cheap and very fast to make. ¢. because they eat food in very large portions which is also high in calories. d. because it is high in fat and low in fiber. Garares 4, It takes too long to cook at home. 2. Eating fast food will make you obese. 3. It is too expensive to make dinner. Fast food is cheaper, 4, Fast food tastes better than the food leat athome. = a. That's not necessatily true! Many meals can be made quickly and are very easy to prepare. b. That's easy to solve! Buy a cookbook and teach yourself to cook. There are many delicious recipes and many different types of food to try. ¢. That's not always true. Many meals can be made very cheaply. Often it can be cheaper to cook at home. d. Only if you eat too much and do not exercise. If you live a healthy lifestyle and eat only a little fast food you will not necessarily become obese.Opinion Examples @ Read the opinions and answer the questions. : GB tock @ | like fast food restaurants because they're fun. Hamburgers and french fries are more fun to eat, because you eat them with your hands. Feople are friendly and the colors are bright. My mom and dad take me to a fast food restaurant ‘to cheer me up when I'm in a bad mood. They know | enjoy the cheerful atmosphere. If they took me to a quiet, boring, slow restaurant It would only make me feel worse. ® a (@ mma @ | don't think fast food Is real food. It looks, smells and tastes very different from the food my mother makes. Also, after | eat fast food, | don't feel well. It makes me slow and heavy. | read that fast food has a lot of fat but no fiber. | think fresh food is important. So when I'm busy and don't have time to prepare my own meals, | bring some simple food with me. Apples and nuts, or a banana and some raisins are portable and healthy to eat. 4, Please circle the main idea in each opinion. 2. Please underline the supporting ideas in each opinion. 3. What would you say to further support the opinion with which you agree?10 Discussion Questions @ Discuss the questions in groups. 4 2. Should fast food chains be allowed to advertise to children? Why or why not? What do you think about all the trash that fast food restaurants create? What are the advantages of fast food restaurants? Why do you think fast food restaurants are so popular? . What is an example of healthy food? Name the food and explain why it is healthy. | Expression Tips mDebate ad Allright. Shalt we star First of al let's discuss = Let's talk about ~ Choose one statement. Debate the statement in groups. (One group agrees with the statement, the other group disagree with the statement.) 4. Fast food chains should be prohibited from serving unhealthy food. 2, Fast food is a necessary evil. 3. We should ban fast food advertising to children.Warm-up © Put numbers in the blanks that show their order of importance to a person's health. 4" is the most important, “10” is the least important. eating fruits and vegetables _______ chewing your food ________ exercising regularly _______ not having too much stress getting enough sleep _________ chewing gum being the best computer game player _______ being stronger than your friends ______ being on time to appointments _______ getting along with your friends @ Interview a classmate using the questions below. 4. Have you ever been on a diet? 2. Can you list some foods you think are healthy? wnDieting @ Read the passage. wae Most doctors and health professionals say that the two most important factors in our health are diet and exercise. This does not mean to begin dieting. “Diet” and “dieting” are two different terms. Dieting is when people change their diet only for a short time. Usually, this is to lose weight. A person’s diet is what they eat in their day to day life. So, what doctors mean is for people to “eat healthy and exercise.” When someore starts dieting, they often reduce the amount of food they eat in order to lose weight for a certain amount of time. There are a lot of problems with this. Often, when a person goes on a temporary diet, as soon as they stop, they often gain the weight back. Some people have unrealistic body images - mostly created by what they see in the media. This can cause the illnesses, bulimia and anorexia. Bulimia is when a person vomits after eating to prevent the calories from causing them to put on weight. Anorexia is when a person stops eating altogether. Both of these are very serious problems and can even kill a person if they do not get help. Eating disorders are unhealthy, and dieting often leads to disappointment because it doesn’t work. There isn’t even anything wrong with eating junk food every now and then. The important thing is to remember moderation. The best way to stay in shape is eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly. 12Pe uu aumeu@ Answer the questions. 4. What are some illnesses caused by dieting? 2. What happens if we go on temporary diets? 3. What happens to a person suffering bulimia? 4. According to the passage, what can we do to have a healthy body? 5. What does dieting often cause and why? WrelMEleaeit@ Complete each sentence with a word from the box. [ stay in shape vomiting unrealistic reduce moderation 4. Ihave the flu, sol was up _______all night. 2. tis to expect children to sit quietly that long. 3. Youte driving too fast! Please your speed. 4. | bought an exercise bike to 5. Drinking is not harmful if you do it in | think About tt Cc Think about the advantages and disadvantages of dieting, G ' C Advantages © Dieting can improve your confidence. ee Disadvantages © Dieting doesn't give your body enough nutrients in come situations, Cr 3B14 Opinion Practice @ Practice supporting/refuting the opinions. Supporting Opinions 4. People should change their diets if they are overweight... _ 2. Dieting is bad... _ 3. For most people, it is important to exercise... 4. People diet for the wrong reasons... a. because if you dor’t, you can put on fat. b. because being overweight is bad for your health. ¢. because a people usually gain weight right back after they finish the diet. d. because they want to look like the people they see on TV, a as 1. Not eating is a fast way to lose weight. 2. You should change your diet to look like your favorite celebrity, = 3. It is not necessary to exercise to lose weight. 4 |.am thin so | can eat anything | want! a. That may be true, but it is also unhealthy and very dangerous! b. | disagree. The best way to lose weight is to eat healthy food and exercise regularly. ¢. That's a bad idea. You should diet to be healthy, not to look like other people, d. That's not true. If you eat too much unhealthy food, you can still have health problems.OO Opinion Examples @ Read the opinions and answer the questions. ne = 4 tcc Wi @ Dieting has helped me to gain self-confidence. When | was overweight, my clothes did not fit and | was often out of breath if | had to run or climb stairs. | was embarrassed to go to the beach or play sports. Since I've begun dieting and exercising, | am much happier with my body. | feel good about myself and | am a healthier percon. Now that I've lost weight | have confidence that | can do anything. ® ion B = GB voces @ Dieting is useless. Most people who go on diets to lose weight only succeed for a short time. They change their eating habits for a short period of time and ‘then go back to eating the way they always did. There is no easy answer to being thin and healthy. Diets make us believe that if we follow some special rules for a few weeks, we can be fit and happy. That's not the way our bodies work. We need +0 avoid junk food all the time and concentrate on eating fresh fruits and vegetables if we want to be healthy. ® 4. Please circle the main idea in each opinion. 2. Please underline the supporting ideas in each opinion. 3. What would you say to further support the opinion with which you agree? os)Discussion Questions @ Discuss the questions in groups. 4. Have you ever been on a diet? Please tell your group about your experience. 2. Why do you think dieting is so popular? 3. Why do you think diet books and programs are such a big business? 4, Do you think all diets work? Why or why not? 5. Would you ever advise a friend to go on a diet? Why or why not? | Expression Tips Begin rack 0 School is an important part of our lives. Most of us begin when we are little children and go until we are at least eighteen. Our education plays a big part in what we will do and who we will become as adults. When we are young, we go to school to learn basic skills. We learn to get along in a group and make friends, Competition is a big part of school. We try to get the best marks so that we can be at the top of our class. Is competition a good thing to learn? Some people believe it’s better to learn how to cooperate. That way, we learn to solve the world’s problems together. Cooperation may be one of the most important skills we can learn, Some children stay at home instead of going to school. Their parents help them learn without a classroom. Other experts may teach them as well. This is called home-schooling. They don’t have to compete with anyone. They have education with no buzzers and no competition. They learn to ask questions and teach themselves. For them, the whole world is a classroom. Education can happen in many different ways. In Finland, young school children may not get official grades. In Canada, high school students can study outside for several months and learn about nature. You will never stop learning. School is just the beginning of a lifetime education. There is so much to discover in the world. Your school can give you the tools to go out and discover it. 24ory) eee Answer the questions. Ey 4. What's one of the main purposes of going to school when we are young? 2. What can we learn instead of competition? 3. How is home-schooling different? 4. Why do some people believe that cooperation is better? 5. Why is school an important part of our lives? Nested Complete the sentence with a word from the box. L get along mark compete official buzzer 4. I'm very friendly and | ___ with everybody at school. 2. | just heard the __ ring, so it’s time to go for lunch. 3. Your grades are written on your ____ report card. 4 | got alow on my history exam. 5. We will against the other team in soccer. —_| think About tt C | Answer the questions, : a Cc | |. Ifyou could study anything you want, what would you choose to learn about? Cc 2. According to the passage, “ 4, “You will never stop learning” Do you a disagree? Why or why not? rena 3. Are you a good student? At what 9 2 subject are you successful? | ie difficult for you? s ee 2)Opinion Practice @ Practice supporting/refuting the opinions. 4. Studying at home is better than being in a classroom... 2. It is better to be in a classroom than studying at home 3. It is important to learn basic skills when you are young... 4. It is important to cooperate... a, because you can learn with your friends. b. as we need to be prepared for life as adults. c. so that we can work together to solve problems. d. because there is no competition or pressure from other students. Rais 4. You do not need to go to school, The information is useless anyway. 2. School is boring. It is much more fun to play. 3. Cooperation is more important than competition. 4, You must study the same way as your friends. a, School can be very fun and exciting. For example, you can go to school to learn how to fly a plane! b. There are many different ways to study, and it is important to find the best way for you. . That's not true. You need to learn basic skills to prepare for life as an adult. d. Both are important. Competition can help us to work harder and be our best. 26Opinion Examples @ Read the opinions and answer the questions. ; (rack @ School is no fun. We are forced to go there nearly every day for many years. When we could be outside playing or still in bed, we sit in a classroom and learn boring stuff. | know that it’s important to learn how to read and write, but does it really take 60 long? | algo think we learn lots of useless things that aren't practical in our daily lives. Why should | learn about math or history when | will never need to know them? | can hardly wait until high school is over and | can spend my time the way | want. © on B mn (rot @ Every morning | wake up and | am excited about going to school. | can't wait to get there and meet my friends, open my locker and get my books. Without school | wouldn't be able to learn 0 many wonderful things and do so many interesting activities, In my school, I'm involved in the chess club, the owim team and student government. If there were more hours in a day | would join more clubs and teams. | like school so much that | want to be a teacher when | grow up. & 4. Please circle the main idea in each opinion. 2. Please underline the supporting ideas in each opinion. 3. What would you say to further support the opinion with which you agree? 27Discussion Questions @ Discuss the questions in groups. 4. How would you spend your time if you did not go to school? 2. How would your life be different if you could not read or write? 3. What are some valuable things that you learn in school? 4 What would you like to learn about that is different from school subjects? 5. Why is it important to get an education? | Expression Tips Polite AS far as | am concemed — AS far a | see it~ Ex Cuse me, may | interrupe? Choose one statement. Debate the statement in groups. (One group agrees with the statement, the other group disagree with the statement.) 4. It’s better to be home-schooled. 2. Cooperation can help us solve the world’s problems. 3. School is too competitive. 28Cosmetic Surgery Warm-up @ If you could change yourself, how would you change? Brain Skeleton ‘Arms and Legs Heart and lungs Stomach Eyes © Interview your classmates using the questions below. 4. What part of your body are you happy with? 2. What part of your body are you unhappy with? 2930 Cosmetic Surgery @ Read the passage. ¢ (Brack Some people believe that image is very important. For those people, how we look is who we are. In 2009 in the United States, 11 million cosmetic surgery operations were done. Cosmetic surgery is a very big business. In Europe, people paid more than 2.2 billion dollars for cosmetic surgery operations. There are many popular types of cosmetic surgery. Nose jobs and tummy tucks are popular in the west. Eyelid surgery is popular in the east. If you can afford it, it is easy to change your appearance. Cosmetic surgery operations are often very short operations and the patient often recovers quickly. Some people say they are more confident with their new appearances. They say we are free to do what we like with our bodies. However, accidents do happen and sometimes people look strange or ugly after their surgery. Some people also become addicted to cosmetic surgery. They continue to have more and more surgeries because they want to look perfect. This can cause a kind of mental illness. Cosmetic surgery is popular, partly because of the media. When we watch movies and television we see people who have had many cosmetic surgeries. We think these people are perfect and we feel inferior to them. Often the pictures of models in magazines are computer generated and it is not possible to look that way. That does not stop people from trying.CIciecukaes Answer the questions. 4. What are some popular types of cosmetic surgery? 2. Where is eyelid surgery popular? 3. How many cosmetic surgeries were performed in the United States in 2009? 4. What are the dangers of plastic surgery? 5. Why do some say plastic surgery is popular? Are MCIaAett4.@ Complete the sentence with a word from the box. cosmetics recover mental media inferior 4. Your ___ health is as important as having a healthy body. 2. You shouldr’t feel___ to those people because you're as smart as they are. 3. After your surgery, it will take time to __ * 4. | wanted to look better, so | had put on __ 5. The scandal was widely reported in the Think About tt C Think about the advantages and disadvantages of cosmetic surgery a | Advantages | _¢ Ganentance self confidence @ * Disadvantages Cc © Promotes the idea that image is everything C+— 3132 Opinion Practice @ Practice supporting/refuting the opinions. Tae ko 4. People should be allowed to have plastic surgery... _ 2. Plastic surgery is too dangerous... Plastic surgery makes you more confident... y 4. The media is responsible for making plastic surgery popular... a. because you are happier with your body. b, because it is their body and their choice. . because people can become addicted and mistakes happen. d, because every day we see beautiful people on TV and magazines. Geri tts 4. Your appearance is the most important thing about you. 2. The only way to gain confidence is with plastic surgery. 3. People will only like me if | have plastic surgery. 4, Plastic surgery is the fastest and safest way to change your appearance. a. People will like you because you are nice and a good person, not because of how you look. b. Yes, it is fast, but plastic surgery is very dangerous and mistakes do happen. ¢. It is possible to gain confidence by going on a diet, working hard or trying new things. d. This is not true. It is more important to be nice to people than to look better than them.Opinion Examples @ Read the opinions and answer the questions. o 6B rack @ Some people see the benefits of plastic surgery. Others see disadvantages. Basically, it is a personal decision. If we have enough money, we are each free to choose how we look. If | decide to get a nose job, | am the one who is most affected. It does not harm others. For this reason, if | want to gain self confidence by changing my appearance, it is a personal matter. | should be free to make any decision | like. @ a G | think that people who get plastic surgery are superficial. When | look in the mirror, | know that my appearance is not perfect. Maybe my ears could be a little smaller or forehead a little lees wrinkly. So what? It’s not 60 important how | look. | think a person is defined by their actions and their words, not by their appearance. It lo always important to drese appropriately and neatly. However, | Tracks don't think we should judge people by their appearance. @ 4. Please circle the main idea in each opinion. 2. Please underline the supporting ideas in each opinion. 3. What could you further say to support the opinion with which you agree? 33Discussion Questions 34 @ Discuss the questions in groups. 4 2 Do you know anyone who's had cosmetic surgery? Please tell your group about it. Would you ever consider using surgery to change your appearance? Please explain your answer. How does your appearance affect your life? How would your life be different if you were extremely beautiful? Extremely ugly? Are attractive people treated differently? How so? Which do you think is more important; how a person e@ looks or how a person acts? Why? E XPPeSSion Tips Choose one statement, Debate the statement in groups. (One group agrees with the statement, the other group disagree with the statement.) 4. Image is everything. 2. Cosmetic surgery increases self confidence. 3. Only vain people get cosmetic surgery.Warm-up @ Fill in the family tree with celebrity names. Who is your father? Is your mother a politician or a movie star? Brother’s Name una © Interview a classmate using the questions below - they should be about your real family, not the family you made up above. Uncle’s Name Mother's Name j 1. Are you the youngest or oldest in your family? 2. How many cousins do you have? 35Family @ Read the passage. (race 6 Our first relationships in life are with family. Our parents and siblings are our first friends and our first teachers. As we grow up, we still cherish those relationships. However, families today are very different from families in the past. In the past it was more common for families to have many children. The average American family had 8 children in the year 1800. Now the average family has only 2 children, What is the reason for this change? It may be because many women no longer stay at home to raise children. If they have careers outside the home, they may wish to keep their jobs rather than stay home. Many women are waiting until they are older to have a child, and then may choose to have only one. Now it’s not unusual to be an only child. Other countries have also followed the trend toward smaller families. Sociologists say it happened as they became wealthier. In areas affected by poverty, having more children is seen as a benefit. Children can earn extra money for the family. i In richer places, people have greater access to birth control. It’s easier for them to plan a smaller family. Growing up with many siblings teaches a child how to relate to people. Many children can also help with the home or the family business. Then again, parents with many children don’t have as much time for each one, Being an only child means you have your parents’ undivided attention. They also have more money to spend on you. However, you don’t have siblings to play with,me | CMe Answer the questions. 4. What was the average number of children for American families in 1800? 2. What is the average number of children in an American family now? 3. When did other countries start having smaller families? 4. How does poverty affect family size? 5. What is changing in women's lives? RO ed complete each sentence with a word or words from the box. cherish average trends sociologists relate 4. |_______ the memory of my grandparents. 2. The grade on the test was C. 3 say that people need to have strong communities. 4. Playing sports helped me learn to to other kids. 5. The latest______in fashion can be found in magazines. Think About tt |. Think about: the advantages and disadvantages of a large family. Ad r vantages of a large family Disadvantages of a large family © Family members are never alone. ___@ Less attention for each child . 2. Think about the advantages and disadvantages of a emall family. Advantages of a small family Dieadvantages of a small family © More attention for each child » Only children may be spoiled or bored.Opinion Practice @ Practice supporting/refuting the opinions. Saks 4, Families today should be small... 2. Children should have many brothers and sisters.. 3. It is better to be an only child... 4. Families that need money should have many children... a. because you will get all of your parents’ attention. b, because the population of the world is becoming too big. ¢. because the children can bring more money into the family. d. so that they will have more people to play with and to learn from in the family. Bei its 4. Being an only child is better than having brothers and sisters. 2. Parents should make all of their children work at a young age. 3. You should compete with your siblings to be the best. | 4. Your family is more important than your friends. | a. It is the responsibility of parents to give their young children a good education before they begin to work. b. This is not true for every person. It is good to have brothers and sisters because you can learn many things from them and play with them. . Yes, but your friends are important, too. You spend a lot of time with your friends and lear many things from them. d. No, you should cooperate with your siblings and live happily together.