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book

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take- be-ts and

suCCe-:S 'UI

pay ~OMY

if

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to chilI

to

cool

(also

h

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=to

re-Iax)

to cle-an up

( sfanq) to"m'

·k Slangme

e a good prof it

a

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to be

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go up sudde

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to tak e- quickly

. with force

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t o hUddle
,	aqar a liq		ht be-e-r
to moan				( Sfang) to	Complain			Is paid
to payout				a a sum of mo ne-y t hat
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						t
SWe-Ite-rinq				e-xtre-me-Iy ho

. w it h

a

bookmak

e-r

BRITAli':

Ei':TERED

a

new

era yes

terday

hot-weather

when

th e

temp

e rature

was

broken

by

a

record

substant

ial

ma rgin.

th e

ding the

thermometer excee

100 OF mark

for the first time .

In the

mid-afte

rnoon

of

a

e swe lte ring da

y in so uther

n

England

. the temperature

at

w

a irport

was

Heath ro

.2

37.9

°C 000

recorded at

OF) , high

er than the previo us

re co rd of 37. 1 °C (98.

8

OF)

se t at Chel te nha m in August

1990.

It

was

th e

hott e st

tempe ratu re

since

records

began

in 1659.

of

the

Reed ,

head

Nige l

o perations centre at the

UK

Met

Office

in

Brackn

eIl,

Berkshire , said that altho ug

h

no individu

al weather event

co uld be directly

attribut

ed

to glo ba l wa rming, "this

was

consis te

nt

w ith

what

we

would

expect

to

happ

en

mate cha

nge".

with cli

no

there

ca

n

be

Although

's

of that

yes terday

direct pro

the

record

temperature was

of

clima

te

ch ange ,

result

see it as

part

servers

man y ob

wa rm ing

of a

a ste ad ily

affect ing

the

wor

ld.

pattern

becau se

of

the

not le ast

the

margin

by

wh ich

was

p revio us

UK

reco

rd

w ho le

nearl y

a

broken

-

degr ee

centigra

de

and

a

degree-and-a-ha

lf

nearly

.

Bookmak

ers will

fahren heit

estimated

have to pay out an

£. 500,000

to hund

reds

of

on

peo ple

who put money

100

the heat hitting 99

OF and

g

s havin

OF. \\?illiam Hill face

.

to pa yo

ut up to

£

250.000

"It will

be as big a payou

t as

one of the

\\lhite Christmas

ones,"

said Gra

ha m

Sharpe

,

n.

William HiIl's spokes ma

Reading

I

Who

.

s arf

[) meJ Read

the new

Oa;;;;t~,

T~~~n~:,cle

The

fOllowing

things:

reportsthe

that

'

pendent,

or bolh?

a.

The actual temperature

was reached on the previous

day.

inthe UK

b. i~e pre

ature record

vious temper

.

c.

le link to

global warming

e poss,b

s ~n b

d.

The effect

ofthe hottemperature

h~~~makers

.

peoplesuffered

from the

e. DHow certain

.

s.

f

e to road

.

amag

.

g.Aquote

from a bookmaker

m Which

ofthe articles do

f

d

.

Why

this is?

you

In

easrer to undersland?

doyou think

[;3

Readthe

articles aga'

f'"

. Which

s Ihe mos~~

article include

care u ywith the glossary

a.slangwords?

b.longer, Latin-based words?

c.puns(word-based jokes)?

d. direct quotes from		people?
e. long sentenc	es?

Before

YOU listen

b

..

illLook

at the table ofstatist'

type ofnew~c:a:e~~~~"tl~h

. Which

newspapers on

page 120

Why do you think

this is?

s I

e mostcopres

each day?

Listening

m(l) Uslen

to Ihree

British p

Ilk'

about which

For e

~op e ta

109

Iheybuy

newspapers

theybuy' ac person

find out:

a. wharpaper(sl

buythe;'"

b. howoftenthey

.

'

c. whythey buy them

Speaking

a

h' k

.

(1) Which

types ofslories do

Choose

f~o':t~etf~~lo:i~;:'d

newspapers

ale on?

concentr

nomy

)the eco

lives of

famous

people

)the private

»crnn e

) politics

•TV and pop music

) Sport

•the arts

Arethere

similar newspa

.

in your country?

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pers Drm

121

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	chiropractic med ical treatment based
	shrug	movem ent of the shoulders up and dow n

o

strain	injury caused	by too much use
surge	dramatic increase

"8

Texting

boom

could

lead

to

injuries'

he popularity of text messaging on mobile
Tphones is continuing	to rise, but experts are

warning

that

sending

too

many could

lead

to

hand

injuries.
In February, a record 1.4 billion messages	were

sent

in the UK -

100

million

more

than

in

January.

The asurge is attributed to a boom in messages

sen t on Valentine 'sDay.The

Mobile

Data

association, which compiles the figures , says the

57.5

million

messages

sent

by

amorous

texters

on

14th February

was

more

than

double

the

number

sent

on

the

same day last year.

However, the increase could

lead

to.

finger

a~d

wrist injuries from repetitively	pushmg the tmy

buttons

on

mobile

phones,

say

medical

expe

rts

.

A safe text guide with exercises	for avoiding injury,

including

shoulder ashrugs and

neck-muscle

stretches , has now been launched by Virgin

Mobiles

.

The

guide

is abacked by the

British

aChiropractic Association and the Repetitive

aStrain

Injury

Association.

A

spokesman

from the

BeA

said

"Text

messaging

regularly,

over

a long period of time, could cause repetitive	strain
and lead to injuries in later life".
26th Febr uar y 2002

	oImJRead the		web page. Are the following sentences true
	orlalse?							2002.
	1. 100 million messages				were sent in February
											Day2002.
	2.57.5 million messages were sent on Valentine's
	3. A lot more messages				were sent on Valentine's					Day 2001.
									es.
	4. Repetitive finger movements can cause injuri
	5. Virgin Mobiles have suggested some exercises to prevent
	texting injuries.
	Before you			listen
	m Why do you think that the majority of texters are teenagers?
	Why do they enjoy texting so much?					Discuss with your
	classmates.
	Listening
	mQ) Listen to four			teenagers talking abouttheirtexting
	habits. Who sends the most texts?						4. William
	1.Adam	2. Hayley			3. Elizabeth

a ImJ(D Listen	again. Match the teenagers in exercise 6 to
	.
the reasons why they like texting

a.It is usually easier to write a message than to say it. b. It is cheaper than making phone calls.

c. You can contact more than one person at thesametime. d. You can send messages in private.

Speaking
mIn groups. discuss	the advantages and disadvantages of
these forms of communication:
) letters.
, phone calls.
I faxes.
» emalts.
I texts.

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er

Hepbu

rn in th e UK

Dear

Jeremy,

sales

levels for last

ger

a

k

nd

yet? Can yo

I 'mt he store mana

at

stoc

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checks

been

looking

7

yo ur

your figures .

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our

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Many

thanks

Jon Runner
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in

t he

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tumn?

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	.
language

the table about changes	to the

English

Before		computers
						ya noun
access			was onl
text wasonlya						noun
						form
....... meant				a
				cation
ofcommuni					usedthe
British	people
		programme
spelling
British	people				used
							.
	lling
the spe
			ttencommunication
mostwri
was formal								ct
....... and				were			very corre

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								.
	isnow				also a
access							a	.
textis	nowalso
					a written			form
....... can			mean
				tion
ofcommunica
British	people use the
spelling					.
				use the
British	people
spelling		disk
	written
a lotof						is		.
communication
....... and			are notso correct

IIILook		at the
letter	onpage

		. COmpare		it to the first business
	email above		in style		can yOU	find?
	gO. What	differences

Writing

letter on page 90and

rewrite it

oLook

at the second business

page to help

you. (Don't

. Usethe email on this

asan

email

.)

include

alf the sales figures

from

the letter

f1 Look

at the text message

abbreviations

. on page

128, then

it in fulf

using

text message

onthis page. Rewrite

read the

English

.

standard

129