Question

Speaking/ говоріння People and Society 1) How are government officials chosen in your country? Do you think this method is fair? 2) In your opinion, how much should governments contribute to university education? 3) How interested are you in politics? 4) What type of information—if any—do you think a government should keep from its citizens? 5) What do you think is the most important political issue right now? Why is it important? 6) How much does a politician’s personal life affect their ability to do their job? 7) Why do you think the media pays a lot of attention to politicians’ personal lives? 8) Tell about an important political event in your country’s recent history. 9) What do you think of Ukrainian politics? 10) Tell about a political person you admire. 11) How successful do you think the European Union has been / will be? 12) Is military service required in your country? Do you think it’s a good idea? 13) Do you think it’s important for a country to have a strong military? Why or why not? 14) Why do you think there aren’t more women in politics? Do you think people pay more attention to female politicians than male ones? 15) What can governments do about poverty? 16) If you were a politician, what political issues would you focus on? 17) What qualities make a good political leader? 18) What does it mean to be a good citizen? Reading / читання Read the text and choose the correct answer. ADDICTION MAY BE IN OUR GENES Scientists have discovered that addictions may be hereditary. A team from Britain’s University of Cambridge found that siblings of drug addicts share the same brain abnormalities as their drug-using brothers and sisters. The research team said these abnormal brain structures are linked to poor self-control and drug dependence. The researchers suggest that addiction is in some ways a «disorder of the brain». This may provide important new ways into helping people with problems of self-control when it comes to addictions. The study sought to find out if drugs changed the «wiring» of the brain or whether the brains of drug addicts

were wired differently from birth.

Lead researcher Dr Karen Ersche told the BBC: «It has long been known that not

everyone who takes drugs becomes addicted». She continued: «It shows that drug

addiction is not a choice of lifestyle, it is a disorder of the brain and we need to

recognise this. These brothers and sisters who don’t have addiction problems, what

they can tell us is how they overcome these problems, how they manage self-

control in their daily life». Dr Ersche and her colleagues studied 50 pairs of

siblings — one with a history of drug addiction and one with no experience of

taking drugs. She compared these with 50 healthy people. She concluded: «We

need to find out how these non- addicted siblings were able to resist using drugs».

True or False

1) Scientists say that many addictions may be hereditary.

2) Drug addicts can have the same brain abnormalities as their siblings.

3) Abnormal brain structures usually results in better self-control.

4) The study may be able to help people control themselves better.

5) Everyone who takes drugs becomes addicted in some way.

6) A researcher said addiction is a brain disorder and not a choice.

7) The researcher said one in fifty of us are drug addicts.

8) The doctor knows why some siblings of drug addicts are not addicts.​

Answer 1

1) True 2) True 3) False 4) True 5) False 6) True 7) False 8) False