Advanced G&V. Unit 6. Arguing - Exercise 3.

Read the text and decide which answer best fits each gap. Arguing vs Quarrelling Oscar Wilde once remarked that he disliked arguments as they were always vulgar and often convincing. What, [blank_start]then[blank_end], is the difference between an argument and a quarrel? Look the word 'quarrel" up in a dictionary and you will find it defined [blank_start]as[blank_end] an "angry argument". It seems that "angry" is the [blank_start]key[blank_end] word here. Both quarrelling and arguing involve disagreements [blank_start]but[blank_end] it is only during the former that we become angry or upset. We may raise our voices or even display aggressive behaviour when quarrelling, [blank_start]whereas[blank_end] in an argument, we maintain a [blank_start]level[blank_end] tone of voice and refrain from physically threatening our opponent. [blank_start]Nor[blank_end], should we forget the differences in content. An argument is a discussion or debate in which to or more people put forward different or opposing views. They may not be personally concerned in the issues under discussion. [blank_start]Consequently[blank_end], the process is an objective, intellectual one. Evidence and logic may be used [blank_start]in order[blank_end] to support the speaker's point of view and possibly to convince the other(s). A quarrel, [blank_start]however[blank_end], is personal, bound up with the ego and the participants' sense of self. [blank_start]For instance[blank_end], things that the opponent may have said or done in the past are often dragged up at random as and when they occur to the speaker, in [blank_start]comparison with[blank_end] the logical marshalling of ideas which arguing involves. A quarrel may result from a clash of personalities, may hurt the participants and may be sincerely regretted afterwards. [blank_start]Given[blank_end] that there are hot-tempered people around, they may get carried away in an argument [blank_start]so that[blank_end] it degenerates into a quarrel, but it should, [blank_start]generally[blank_end] speaking, be a dispassionate exchange of views [blank_start]rather than[blank_end] a shouting match.

The linkers (1-7) used in the text are jumbled. Read the text and swap them around so that tbey function properly. The Silent Killer A 27-year-old British hospital doctor collapses and dies. 1) In addition to [blank_start]according to[blank_end] the coroner's report, he died of natural causes. However, 2) while [blank_start]in light of[blank_end] the fact that the young medic had just completed an 86-hour working week, could it not be that he died as a result of stress and overwork? We ignore stress at our peril and 3) far and away [blank_start]while[blank_end] we acknowedge is existence, we choose to pay very little attention to the effects it has on our healtn stress, 4) in light of [blank_start]whether[blank_end] resulting from overwork, an unhealthy liestyle or a combination of the two, is a potent and unforgiving killer. Something must be done because things can only get worse. Modern lite favours and nurtures stress. 5) According to [blank_start]In addition to[blank_end] living in work-orientated cultures in which overwork is the norm, we seem to be incapable of leading stable and balanced personal lives. Stress upon stress. So what are we to do? The first step for most of us is to face up to the truth: stress causes heart problems, cancer and depression and, as a result, in today's world it is 6) if [blank_start]far and away[blank_end] the biggest threat to our well-being. At least 7) whether [blank_start]if[blank_end] the young doctor had died in a Japanese hospital his death certificate would have read "karoshi"- death by overwork.