UNIT 9 Answer Key

CONNECT to the topic page 82 TALK about the topic page 89

B TUNE IN A FOLLOW THE DISCUSSION
1 lose weight for wedding 1 Kenzie 2 Hugh 3 Ben 4 Shelley
2 work on making lifestyle changes
B LEARN THE STRATEGIES
3 to takes steps toward a lifestyle “makeover”
Asking for opinions or ideas: 1
Offering a fact or example: 2, 3
BUILD your vocabulary page 83
Paraphrasing: 4
A LISTEN
1 b 2 c 3 a 4 d 5 f REVIEW your notes page 90
6 e 7 g 8 h 9 j 10 i
A REVIEW
FOCUS your attention page 85 Reason obesity = global epidemic: because
happening globally, spreading rapidly, doubled in
A TRY IT past 35 years
Answers will vary. WHO definition of obesity: an excess amount of
body fat; BMI of 30 and over
WATCH the lecture page 86 Countries affected: developed, but the rate
of increase is higher in developing countries,
C CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING especially for children
1 c 2 b 3 b 4 c 5 a 6 c Reasons for increase: economic, social,
behavioral. Adoption of modern life style
E CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Examples of lifestyle changes: preference for fast
1 T food over traditional foods; less physical activity,
2 F (obese) increased use of cars, increased use of technology
3 F (600) Successful treatment programs
4 F (the opposite: rate greater in developing characteristics: must focus on exercise, nutrition,
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nations) community support

5 T ex: nutrition: schools in Finland, China’s national
6 T campaign; exercise: companies: exercise for
employees, schools in Japan new exercise
7 T
guidelines; community programs: Nigeria
8 F (30) nutrition, US, Keep Moving
9 T
10 T Unit Test
1 c 2 d 3 c 4 d 5 a
HEAR the language page 88 6 d 7 c 8 d 9 a 10 c

A LISTEN
Note: Hear the Language is an awareness exercise, and
Proficiency Assessment
many issues in phonology do not have definitive answers 1 c 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 b
6 d 7 d 8 d 9 b 10 a
Suggested answers:
1 obesity; 2 doubled; 3 children;
4 that’s; 5 all (over the world); 6 prefer;
7 role; 8 seem 9 know 10 can / are

Contemporary Topics 2 Unit 9 Answer Key 1

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