Unit 10 Risks

Listening-centered Activities

Exercise 1

1. No 2. Yes 3. No 4. Yes 5. Yes

Exercise 2

1. What is risk?

A. Risk is the possibility that something bad will happen

B. Risk also can be defined as the degree of danger that goes along with a(an) opportunity

2. How can health risks be measured?

Scientists use statistics to measure health risks.

3. What is statistical risk?

It is the information about the possibility that something bad will occur.

4. What are the healthy choices mentioned in the

passage?

Avoiding pollution, not smoking, and eating a diet

high in fiber.

Listening II

Exercise 1

Factors mentioned in the conversation: sex,race,income level, lifestyle, heredity

The two highest risk factors are sex and income level

Exercise 2

1. Yes. Women live longer because men shoulder more burden in a family. And people with a low income level are living in poor conditions.

2. In China, I think income level is perhaps the highest risk factor. Poor people live in poor house. And have no rime to look after themselves.

3. Other factors might include: your attitude toward life,the stress and physical risks involves in your job.

Reading-centered Activities

Vocabularies

Assess

1.evaluate estimate

2. Assess on/ upon

Assess a tax of 100 dollars upon sb.

ClarificationClarify clear clarity clarion

1. Make sth. clear

Clarify matters

Clarify one’s stand

2. Clarification 与 clarity 的区别前者指澄清的事实或结果，后者指清晰的状态，

是抽象名词The country has sought clarifications on the plan for

peace talks.

The major strengths of her composition are clarity and brevity.

Disaster disastrous disaster-ridden

Disaster misfortune, catastrophe

This area suffered____ from earthquake.

A. Mishap B. disaster C. defeat d. evil

Fraction

fractional fractionalize fracture

Fragile fragment

a complex fraction a proper fraction

Crumble into fractions

A fraction closer

She’s careful with her money, and spends only a ___ of her earnings.

A. Fragment B. section C. fragment D. fraction

partialPart partly partially particle

The play was only a partial success.

A teacher should not be partial to one while

neglecting the other.

Girls are always partial ___ ice-cream and chocolate.

A. At B. for C. with D. to

SensibleSense sensation senseless sensibility

Sensitive sensitively sensor sensual

Sensory sensuous

There is a sensible error in his composition.

I am sensible of your kindness.

A sensible man

That was sensible of you.

It’s ___ of you to get rid of the bad friends.

A. Sensible B. sense C. sensitive D. sensed

Suspect

Suspect sb. to do

suspect that

Be suspicious of

All manner ofThis curious boy pay attention to all manner of

things.

Manner

In like manner

In a manner of speaking

By all manner of means

Have no manner of right

End upEverything he has aspired ended up in bubbles.

My hair always ends up.

Feed onWhat do you feel the poultry on?

May wellYou may well say so.

You may well try again.

on the strength ofI bought this dictionary on the basis of your

recommendation.

Difficult sentencesAt some time or other, all of us have played the part of a

hypochondriac, imagining that we have some terrible disease

on the strength of very minor symptoms. Some people just

have to hear about a new disease and they begin checking

themselves to see if they may be suffering from it.

1. At some time or other

2. Play the part of

3. Imagining that… symptoms

4. On the strength of

5. Check

6. To see if

7. May be suffering from it

But fear of disease is not our only fear and neither is risk of disease the only risk we run. And from these threats come questions that we must pose to ourselves.

Run risk

Pose Pose sth. to sb.

What if? = what would happen if…

What if it rains when we can’t get under shelter?

A matter of…

Doing things oneself is a matter of pride as much as anything

else.

Rather than…= instead of…

I’d like tea than coffee.

He usually goes to work rather stay at home.

Quiz:

1. She ___ him of taking her money.

A. Inspected B. perspected

C. suspected D. expected

2. Many parts of hi novel fed___his childhood in the countryside.

A. In B. on C. out D. to

3. This kind of analysis___ the problem___ its

simplest form.

A. bases…on B. builds…up

C. Spends…on D. reduces…to

4.she had a___ for classical music.

A.feel B. feeling C.felt D. idea

5. The book ___ is out of print now.

A.in question B. in the question

C. Out of the question D. out of question

6. She is far too___ to believe these ridiculous lies.

A. Sensitive B. sensual C. sensible D. sensation

7. ___ contrast, our use of oil has increased enormously.

A. By B. with C. In D. From

8. I have told you the circumstances, so you must act__

A. Accordantly B. accordingly

C. According to D. accord

9. If he carries on driving like that, he’ll end up___

A. Dead B. death C. deadly D. dying