Special Report
1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks according to what you have heard.
(1) Two new studies published today, on the links between
.
(2) The first suicide study by a team from
examines
.
(3) The second suicide study by a team from
examines
about
.
(4) The first suicide study concludes that the teen suicides go up by about
suicides per story while the adult suicides go up by about
suicides per story.
(5) The second suicide study concludes that
about
stimulated
.
(6) The other well-known periods of adolescent depression include, according to the tape,
a.
,
b.
,
c.
.
(7) The CBS's Vice President insists that these movies also move thousands of teenagers to
a.
,
b.
, and
c.
.
2. True or False Questions.
(1)
The Vice President of CBS denies the possibility that the made-for-TV movies may move some teenagers to suicide.
(2)
David Philips suggests the media could decrease the teen suicide problem by changing the way that the suicide stories are presented.
(3)
According to some psychiatrists, without the influence of television stories, some other events might well have triggered those particularly vulnerable, suicidal individuals to commit suicide.
(4)
While most psychiatrists agree there is an imitative element in teenage suicides, they insist that society should try to repress information of this kind.
3. Provide the last year's statistics for the following chart.
(1)
committed suicide;
(2)
tried to take their own lives;
(3)
attempted to do that.
Special Report
1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks according to what you have heard.
(1) Two new studies published today, on the links between
.
(2) The first suicide study by a team from
examines
.
(3) The second suicide study by a team from
examines
about
.
(4) The first suicide study concludes that the teen suicides go up by about
suicides per story while the adult suicides go up by about
suicides per story.
(5) The second suicide study concludes that
about
stimulated
.
(6) The other well-known periods of adolescent depression include, according to the tape,
a.
,
b.
,
c.
.
(7) The CBS's Vice President insists that these movies also move thousands of teenagers to
a.
,
b.
, and
c.
.
2. True or False Questions.
(1)
The Vice President of CBS denies the possibility that the made-for-TV movies may move some teenagers to suicide.
(2)
David Philips suggests the media could decrease the teen suicide problem by changing the way that the suicide stories are presented.
(3)
According to some psychiatrists, without the influence of television stories, some other events might well have triggered those particularly vulnerable, suicidal individuals to commit suicide.
(4)
While most psychiatrists agree there is an imitative element in teenage suicides, they insist that society should try to repress information of this kind.
3. Provide the last year's statistics for the following chart.
(1)
committed suicide;
(2)
tried to take their own lives;
(3)
attempted to do that.