Answer — Exercise 13
14 - The luck of the draw·Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book
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.