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Topic: Marriage and Health

Title: Happy Marriage May Do a Woman's Heart Good

Author: Amy Norton
Source: IndiaTimes, Reuters
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2005
Level: Advanced
Click for article.

Vocabulary
Try to guess what these words mean from reading the article.
If you need help, check out OneLook Dictionary Search.
New words you will see in this article:
Abdominal ABDOMINAL
[b'd:minl]

a . ,

(ab)normal
anxiety
bliss BLISS
[blis]

n ,

boon

BOON

[bu:n]

I. 1. ,
2. ,
3.
II. a ,

buffer

'bf]

I. 1. . ,
2. . ,
3. . . ,
II. n . sl. old BUFFER //
III. n .

Cardiovascular CARDIO-VASCULAR
['ka:di'vskjul]

a .

chronic
cluster

CLUSTER

['klAsts]

I. 1. , , , ,
2. .
3. , , , ( .) -, , ,
II. 1. (), (), (),
2. //

deem(ed) ,

depression
diabetes
(dis)harmony
(dis)order
(dis)satisfied
elevate(d) ELEVATE
['eliveit]

1. , ,
2. , ( - ), (), , (),
()

3. , (), (, )

hormone(s)
metabolic METABOLIC
[,met'blik]

a ,

(pre)doctoral
psychological
spur SPUR
[sp:]

I. 1.
to put/set SPURs to () ( .)
to win one's SPURs . , . ,

2. , , ,

stroke
syndrome
theorize(d)
widow(ed)

Talking Points
With your tutor, conversation partners, or classmates, you may wish to discuss
the following:
Do you agree that married women (or men) have fewer health risks than single
people?

Why do you suppose there is a connection between marital happiness and

health?
Could an unhappy marriage lead to health problems? Why or why not?
Do you think that living with (but not being married to) a partner can produce
the same health benefits? Why or why not?
What are the health benefits and/or risks of having children?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of remaining single?
Does health necessarily decline as a result of being divorced or widowed?

For Additional Practice

Take a survey of your married and single friends.
Who do you think is better off in terms of health, wealth, happiness?

Title: Indonesia

Issues Plans for Quake, Tsunami

Source: ReliefWeb, Reuters

Date: Friday, Apr. 15, 2005
Level: Advanced
Click for article.

Vocabulary

Try to guess what these words mean from reading the article.
If you need help, check out OneLook Dictionary Search.
New words you will see in this article:
Administer ADMINISTER
[d'minist]

1. , ,

Blueprint

BLUEPRINT

['bluiprint]

I. 1. /
2. //
II. 1.
2. /,

brunt

BRUNT

[brnt]

1. ( .)
2. , ( .)
to bear the BRUNT of something - / , ,
walls that have stood the BRUNT of ages , ca

buffer

BUFFER

['bf]

I. 1. . ,
2. . ,
3. . . ,
II. n . sl. old BUFFER //
III. n .

casualty(-ies) CASUALTY
['kaegualti]

1. , ,
2. , / .,
3. pi

compensation
controversial
devastate(d)
directive DIRECTIVE
[di'rektiv]

I. a , , ,
II. n

disaster
elaborate

ELABORATE

[i'lbrit]

I. a , , , , ,
ELABORATE dinner
II. 1. , , , , () ,

Epicenter EPICENTRE
[,epi'sent]

fury FURY
['fjuri]

1. , , , ee

guideline(s) GUIDE-LINE
['gaidlain]

1.
2. ( )
3. , ,

implement(ed)

IMPLEMENT

['implimnt]

I. 1. , , , ,
fishing IMPLEMENTs
2. . ,
II. 1. , , ,
2.

incorporate(d)

[in'k:preit]

I. 1. ( ), (in, into), (), (),

()
2. (), () (with)
3. . , (, , )
4.
5. , ( )
6. , , ( . - .)
II. a ,

Magnitude

MAGNITUDE

['mgnitju:d]

1. , , ,
2. ,
3. .

masterplan
minimize
rehabilitation
province(s) PROVINCE
['prvins]

1. c,
2. pl ( )
3.
4. c, , , , ,

smash(ing)

SMASH

[sm]

I. 1. (), (c), () ( up), (), ()

to SMASH in/down a door, to SMASH a door open
2. () / () , , , ()

survivor(s)

volume(s)
['vljum]

1. ,
2. .
3. . l , (of)
VOLUMEs of smoke /
VOLUMEs of water
4. , ,
5. ,

worth

Talking Points
With your tutor, conversation partners, or classmates, you may wish to discuss
the following:
How do you feel about recent natural disasters
(earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.) in the news?
What do you think is most important for survivors of these disasters?
How can the rest of the world best help the people in devastated areas?
What can people do to prepare for possible disasters in the future?
What types of disasters are common in your home country?
(hurricanes, typhoons, tornadoes, etc.)
Have you ever experienced a natural disaster? What was it like?

For More Practice

Pretend you are an emergency relief worker.
Role play a conversation with a disaster victim.

With a partner or group, make plans to cope with potential disasters in your
area.
Organize a project to assist survivors of a recent catastrophe.
Prepare a speech to request donations for a charitable cause.
Pretend you just received a large sum of money to assist disaster victims.
Make plans with your group or partner to spend the money effectively
to help the most people.
Pretend you experienced a recent disaster.
Describe the event in detail to your partner or group.