The key answer of exercise 13
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 14 - The luck of the draw for the textbook Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning
Question
Compare your notes in pairs and then in groups. Finally, compare what you understood with the audio script of Stacy's arguments on page 209.
Answer
- Banning lotteries won’t reduce addictive behaviour.
- People should avoid irresponsible gambling by learning self-control.
- People don’t spend money on the lottery instead of studying and working hard – they often do both.
- Lottery dreams don’t replace the values of friendship, they add to it.
- Gambling in one form or another has featured in human society since time began because it’s fun!
- There is nothing anti-social in wanting to get rich quickly.