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c) False. These ages are the ones in which girls and boys take their first sip of alcohol. It is
the age of sixteen when the average teen starts drinking regularly.
d) True.
e) False. Taking drugs at any age can lead to addiction but teenagers are even at greater
risk. The younger you are when you start using drugs, the greater your chances of de-
veloping a dependency.
f) True.
g) False. Peer-group pressure can also play a big role in substance abuse.
h) False. Parents should talk to their children immediately.
Unit 3.
5.1.
a) Brent says men need to know when o stop, or when to slow down, or when to change
their exercise pattern. Listen to their bodies.
b) They can use a lightweight racket, look at how their racket is strung (it shouldn’t be very
tightly strung; looser strings are better), and play on softer surfaces –clay or grass–.
c) People need to do it for about 30 seconds.
d) You can use ice, probably the best pain relief. You can also resort to massages and rest.
e) No he doesn’t. That would mean you are sedentary, which he doesn’t recommend for
anybody.
5.2.
a) No. He believes in physical activity more than exercise, but he doesn’t think that one is
more important than the other.
b) Dancing is a great physically active form of recreation.
c) No. He doesn’t think people can life without stress, and that stress is a part of human life.
d) No. According to him, there is an array of options out there, though his favourite ones
are breathing techniques.
e) Because they are so simple, they don’t require equipment, they’re extremely time-ef-
fective and they are free.
Unit 4.
5.1.
a) It is produced by the brain.
b) It is called acute pain.
c) It is called persistent or chronic pain.
d) 1 in 5 people have it.
e) Yes, it can; but to a limited extent. It is the more active approaches that are necessary
to retrain the brain.
f) When it comes to a complex problem like chronic pain, surgery may not be helpful.