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Rewrite the sentences using the linkers in parenthesis. Make the necessary changes:

1. She apologized several times. Her husband wouldn’t speak to her. (although) 2. We decided to go to the beach even though it was raining. (in spite of)

3. He works part-time to pay his university fee. He’s a good student. (in addition) 4. I’d love to join you tonight. I really haven’t got the time. (however)

5. Paris is a great place to visit. It has got huge traffic problems. (despite) 6. Mike was very busy yesterday. He helped me pack my luggage. (but) 7. She goes to the gym every day. She can’t lose weight. (yet)

8. It is a private parking area. If you pay, you can park here. (unless)

9. Jo learned German because she wanted to get a job with Siemens. (in order to) 10. Brenda reads a lot. Last week she finished 3 books. (for example)

11. Mark knew about the speed limit. He was in a hurry to get home. (nevertheless) 13. John does extra work. He wants to catch up with the top of the class. (so as to)

14. My brother doesn’t speak Spanish. My sister-in-law doesn’t speak Spanish. (neither...nor) 15. The accident was serious but nobody was killed. (Even though)

UNIT 12: The True Value of Age

1. Societal Attitudes towards Aging

a) What type of attitude is reflected in the following English sayings:

„Old age is ripeness”, „There is no fool like an old fool”, „Age and wedlock tame man and beast”, „With age comes wisdom”, „Gray hairs are death’s blossoms”, „Old foxes

are not easily caught”.

b) Find six Romanian proverbs referring to old age (with positive or negative connotations).

2. Match these words with their equivalents in the sentences below: nonagenarian, limber up, grueling, feat, tough cookie, bowed out, jaunt, missed out, tickled the ivories, staple a. Organizing this conference with hundreds of participants was a real performance.

b. John is over ninety years old. He is a veteran of WWII.

c. Before running, athletes usually have a practice session where they warm up.

d. We're talking about a determined, undaunted woman who raised five children on her own.

e. Running a marathon is a very exhausting undertaking.

f. Actors and actresses are a permanent presence in the scandal press.

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g. They went on a journey through the mountains to see the waterfalls.

h. She resigned after two successful terms as governor.

i. Joanne had played the piano since the age of five.

j. We always go to the music festival, but we skipped it this year in favour of a holiday in Greece.

3. Reinsert the fragments back in the text:

but I just can't move as fast

to help her through at the finish has raised about

$100,000 92-year-old becomes oldest woman to complete marathon¹⁰

Harriette Thompson is tougher than you. Seriously. She became the (a)__________________

to complete a marathon when she crossed the finish line Sunday at San Diego's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon after 7 hours, 24 minutes and 36 seconds.

To be exact, Thompson completed the feat at the age of 92 years and 65 days. She finished 2014's San Diego race in 7 hours, 7 minutes and 42 seconds. This makes Thompson the fastest female nonagenarian to complete a 26.2-mile race. Sunday marked her (b) ______.

"It's amazing to me that I feel as well as I do. I'm a little stiff but limbering up as the day goes on," she told CNN the day after the race. "My mother asked her mother when she was 89 how it felt to be 89, and my grandmother said, 'Oh, I feel just like I did when I was 16, (c)_____________________,' and that's the way I feel."

Of the more than 21,000 runners who completed the race at the Padres' Petco Park, Thompson drew exceptional applause (d)________________, with still and video cameras capturing the moment as confetti littered the air, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

But finishing the race at her age isn't the only thing that makes Thompson a tough cookie.

That has more to do with how she had every reason not to bother (e)____________________.

Since she began running marathons at age 76, she has missed the San Diego race only once - in 2013, as she underwent treatment for oral cancer. Last year, she had barely trained because she was receiving radiation treatment for cell carcinoma on her legs, according to a marathon news release.

According to race organizers, she missed out on training in late 2014 and early 2015 because her husband of (f)_________________, Sydnor, died in January after a battle with cancer. And if all this wasn't enough reason to bow out of Sunday's race, Thompson also contracted a staph infection in her legs during training.

"I'm sure all that weakened me to some extent, so I'm not as strong as I'd like to be but (g)_________________________," Thompson told the magazine before the race. "I'm just going to walk real fast and then run some, and just try not to wear myself down too fast. It'll be sort of interesting. I'll be the most surprised person if I finish it. I hope I will!" She told

1092-year-old becomes oldest woman to complete marathon, by Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, available online.

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race organizers she would be relying on the assistance of her 56-year-old son, Brenneman, to get through the grueling course. "Anytime I need anything, (h)_________________,"

Thompson said. "Water, Vaseline, Gatorade, PowerBars, GU, bananas, oranges, pretzels."

Her son, whom she calls Brenny, was right by her side, capturing his mom's historic jaunt on his iPhone and crossing the finish line right behind her.

"I was really tired at one point. Around Mile 21, I was going up a hill and

(i)____________________," she said, "and I was thinking, 'This is sort of crazy at my age.' But then I felt better coming down the hill. And my son Brenny kept feeding me all this wonderful carbohydrates that kept me going."

Brenny is not her only motivating force. A former concert pianist who has played Carnegie Hall and still enjoys tickling the ivories at her Charlotte retirement home,

Thompson plays piano compositions in her head (j)__________________ the grueling races.

"I do think the discipline required to play the piano has helped my running," she told race organizers.

Also, she told CNN, this race carried added significance because another son, Sydnor III, was recently diagnosed with cancer. "So I thought about him a lot on this race, hoping and praying that all this research is going to help him," she said. Given her close relationship with cancer - which includes several friends and family members who have battled blood cancers - it should be no surprise that Thompson (k)________________________ for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society since 1999. She raised more than $8,000 Sunday.

"(l)_______________________________," she told race organizers. "I just try to make money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society."

It's not clear if Thompson will take to Southern California's streets in 2016 for the marathon at which she's become a staple. Even before Sunday's race, she told race organizers she was considering bowing out. But just maybe. "I believe this will be my last time, but my friends remind me that (m)________________________," Thompson said.

4. Answer the following questions:

a) What do you think of Harriette Thompson’s story?

b) What makes her an example?

c) How do you see yourself in old age?

d) Can you think of other examples of elderly people who lead a ‘young’ life?

5. Christa D’Souza uses the term age-orexia¹¹ to refer to the fear of growing old. Read the fragment below and then answer the questions:

a) Why are people today so afraid of growing old?

b) Do you think cosmetic products and plastic surgery can keep us forever young?

“The fuss began last month after an episode of the BBC2 documentary series Horizon investigated the £25 billion anti-ageing product industry. The surprise conclusion was that yes, in fact, there was one product that could help make wrinkles disappear. The programme aired on the night of 27 March 2007. Within just 24 hours, sales of No7 Protect and Preserve

11“My name is Christa. I'm an age-orexic”, The Observer, 13 May 2007, available at:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/may/13/healthandwellbeing.features)

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serum had increased by 2,000 per cent… Well hooray. It’s official. I’m not the only

ageorexic around… We are now, amazingly, more obsessed about being young than we are about being size zero… In other words, if you want to insult the average British woman, don’t guess her weight, just guess her age.”

UNIT 13: Disorders

1. Match the following mental illnesses and disorders with their definitions:

Category Definition of specific disorders 1) Schizophrenic and

other psychotic disorders

a) Include abnormal sexual practices or discomfort with one’s gender.

2) Anxiety disorders b) Are conditions in which a person acts as if he or she has an illness by deliberately producing, feigning, or exaggerating symptoms.

3) Mood disorders c) Involve the failure to resist an impulse, drive or temptation.

4) Developmental disorders

d) Include deviations of personality from what is expected by society.

5) Sexual and gender identity disorders

e) Are characterized by loss of contact with reality (hallucinations or delusions), serious disturbances of thought and perception, and bizarre behaviour.

6) Eating disorders f) Are characterized by severe disturbances in eating behaviour.

7) Sleep disorders g) Involve problems in the amount, quality or timing of sleep.

8) Impulse control disorders

h) Represent abnormal changes in mood, quickly going from extreme depression to elation.

9) Personality disorders i) Occur at some stage in the child’s development and include language and learning disorders.

10) Factitious disorders j) Are different forms of abnormal and pathological fears and anxieties, often including panic attacks.

2. In which of the above categories would you include the following disorders: anorexia nervosa, insomnia, kleptomania, narcissism, pedophilia, manic depression, schizophrenia, claustrophobia, Munchausen syndrome, or ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)?

3. Read the text¹² and underline all the examples of obsessive-compulsive behavior:

The main features of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are recurrent obsessions and/or compulsions that are extremely time consuming, cause marked distress, or impair the individual's functioning. Obsessions refer to intrusive and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are not simply exaggerated worries about real-life problems. Common obsessional themes include contamination/ disease, ordering/symmetry, doubting one's safety or memory, harming someone, and performing inappropriate/unacceptable behaviors. For example, contamination obsessions typically involve extreme fear of contracting germs or diseases after touching certain objects; harming obsessions may include the sudden urge to

12 Adapted from Todd A. Smitherman 21st Century Psychology: A Reference Handbook. 2007. SAGE Publications. 16 Sep. 2009. http://sage-ereference.com/psychology/Article_n80.html

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throw hot coffee on a stranger, an impulse to run one's car into a tree, or the mental image of a family member being killed; obsessions related to performing inappropriate behaviors may include thoughts of violent sexual acts, the sudden urge to swear in church, or having a thought contrary to one's religious beliefs.

Compulsions refer to the repetitive and ritualistic behaviors that the individual feels compelled to perform in response to the obsessions and in order to prevent some feared event from occurring. In this regard, compulsions are similar to most avoidance behaviors.

Compulsions may be overt behaviors or covert mental acts (e.g. praying, repeating words silently). Individuals with contamination obsessions wash their hands, shower, and clean excessively to avoid contracting diseases. People with obsessions about ordering or doubting may arrange insignificant items into precise positions, repeat certain behaviors a particular number of times, or repeatedly check certain objects (e.g., checking the door locks, checking to make sure the stove is off). Other common compulsions include repeating certain words silently, counting, praying excessively, and repeatedly requesting reassurance from others.

Some compulsive behaviors may be driven by thought-action fusion, or the belief that negative thoughts and negative behaviors are morally equivalent (i.e., “thinking it is as bad as doing it”). Individuals high in thought-action fusion also believe that having a thought about a negative event makes it more likely that the event will actually occur (e.g. “Because I had the thought that my wife would die in a car wreck today, she is more likely to do so”).

Obsessive-compulsive disorder has a lifetime prevalence of 2 to 3 percent. Although less prevalent than social or specific phobias, OCD is one of the most disabling and time-consuming anxiety disorders, and entire inpatient hospital units have been developed for those with severe OCD. Unlike most other anxiety disorders, the prevalence of OCD is relatively similar in males and females, with evidence suggesting that childhood OCD is more common in boys and that adult OCD is slightly more common in women. Care must be taken to distinguish the obsessions of OCD from the delusions of schizophrenia. Contrary to patients with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, patients diagnosed with OCD are usually able to recognize that their obsessions and compulsions are excessive, unreasonable, and a product of their own minds (ego-dystonic).

4. Fill in the blanks with the disorders (or noun referring to the person suffering from the disorder) from the photo below:

a) A ………. might suddenly fall asleep while driving.

b) A ……… should not be trusted to tell the truth.

c) Someone who suffers from ……….. cannot stand to be around people.

d) A person affected by ……… may have a panic attack at the thought of throwing things away.

e) Someone who suffers from the ……….. could fall in love with their kidnapper.

f) One who suffers from ……… must check the door three times before they leave the house.

g) ………. will make an individual annoyingly self-absorbed.

h) If you experience terrible migraines and severe size distortions, you have to see a doctor since you may have ………

i) She wouldn’t take any decision without her husband’s approval. She suffered from

………

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Source: http://www.trustpsychology.com/psychology-jokes/disney/