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Scientists discover depression molecule (25th July, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	the part of the brain that	a.	to depression
2.	located the molecule related	b.	such as depression
3.	important in controlling the body's	c.	understanding
4.	stress-related diseases	d.	depression
5.	a super-powerful	e.	response to stress
6.	greater	f.	breaking drugs
7.	ground-	g.	x-ray machine
8.	control	h.	makes us feel miserable

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	sufferers	a.	claim
2.	related	b.	the story up
3.	not to get	c.	lead to depression
4.	just one molecule could really	d.	of depression
5.	a complex interaction	e.	our feelings of stress
6.	built	f.	too excited
7.	the protein involved in all	g.	illnesses
8.	a hugely sweeping	h.	of chemicals

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Scientists say they have (1) ___________________ brain that makes us feel miserable, (2) ___________________. A British research company called Heptares Therapeutics has located the molecule (3) ___________________. It is a protein of the brain called CRF1. The protein is important in controlling (4) ___________________ stress and is linked to stress-related diseases such as depression and anxiety. The team (5) ___________________ x-ray machine in its research. Lead researcher Fiona Marshall said this greater understanding could lead to (6) ___________________ to control depression.

Britain's National Health Service (NHS) (7) ___________________ depression or related illnesses (8) ___________________ excited about this research. It questioned whether just one molecule (9) ___________________ depression, which, it said, resulted from a complex interaction of chemicals. The NHS was (10) ___________________ of Britain's biggest newspapers built the story up. "The Sunday Times" reported that researchers had found the " (11) ___________________ " saying it was "the protein involved in all our feelings of stress". The NHS said: "It's a great headline, but a (12) ___________________."

DEPRESSION SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about depression in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
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g)	________________________________________________________
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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

FREE WRITING

Write about depression for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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