ACTIVITY SHEET EPISODE 6: QUESTION TASKS AND TOPICS IN WRITING Practise and consolidate your learning about by completing our activities The answers for all activities are on the last pages ACTIVITY Tick (1) the ideas that are relevant to the topic Topic 1: Home-schooling is better for a child Advantages Disadvantages • • emotional bond with child control what the child learns • • • it’s expensive • • protect the child from negative influences • Topic 2: no interaction with peers not taught by a professional teacher don’t know how the child is progressing in relation to other students inexpensive Living in the city is more beneficial than life in the countryside Agree Disagree • • • more employment opportunities overcrowded more entertainment • • • • people are more friendly • Topic 3: more pollution stressful limited health facilities and services too expensive People are losing their identity, culture and traditions because of globalisation Effects • • • • Solutions introduction of fast foods to the detriment of traditional foods English becoming the main language in day-to-day transactions preference for Western music among youth increase in global warming • reduce the greenhouse gases • impose heavier taxes on imported goods • make the native language a mandatory subject at school promote the country’s traditional cuisine • Page of Topic 4: Industrialised countries should assist poorer nations financially Agree Disagree • corruption is rife • • addresses poverty, illiteracy and disease helps national security it’s a humane thing to • • • increase the standard of living • may lead to dependency they have their own poor and homeless people to help too costly • Topic 5: Living abroad for an extended period of time can be problematic Problems • • • • Solutions homesickness language barrier lifestyle change adjusting to a different diet • • • • chance to achieve success take some language courses join a club to meet new people learn to be independent ACTIVITY Choose the appropriate cause/effect word or phrase to complete the sentences caused by leads to because consequence of cause of caused a result of effects of due to cause The country road was blocked _ the landslide John’s promotion came he worked hard An increase in interest rates a decrease in property sales The landslide was heavy rain It is well documented that the increase in diabetes is poor dietary habits Bad economic policies were the negative growth and serious shortages Being obese may _ serious health problems Poor sleeping habits can be the _ stress and workload The explosion _ massive damage to the factory 10 The task asked for the _ global warming Page of ACTIVITY ANSWERS Tick (1) the ideas that are relevant to the topic Topic 1: Home-schooling is better for a child Advantages 1 • • • emotional bond with child control what the child learns it’s expensive • protect the child from negative influences Topic 2: Disadvantages 1 • • • • • no interaction with peers not taught by a professional teacher don’t know how the child is progressing in relation to other students inexpensive Living in the city is more beneficial than life in the countryside Agree • • • Topic 3: Disagree more employment opportunities overcrowded more entertainment people are more friendly 1 • • • • more pollution stressful limited health facilities and services too expensive People are losing their identity, culture and traditions because of the effects of globalisation Effects • • • • Solutions introduction of fast foods to the detriment of traditional foods English becoming the main language in day-to-day transactions preference for Western music among youth increase in global warming • reduce the greenhouse gases • impose heavier taxes on imported goods • • make the native language a mandatory subject at school promote the country’s traditional cuisine Page of Topic 4: Industrialised countries should assist poorer nations financially Agree Disagree • 1 • • addresses poverty, illiteracy and disease helps national security it’s a humane thing to • increase the standard of living Topic 5: • corruption is rife 1 • • may lead to dependency they have their own poor and homeless people to help too costly • Living abroad for an extended period of time can be problematic Problems 1 1 • • • • homesickness language barrier lifestyle change adjusting to a different diet Solutions 1 • • • • chance to achieve success take some language courses join a club to meet new people learn to be independent ACTIVITY ANSWERS due to because leads to caused by a result of cause of cause consequence of caused 10 effects of Page of