Read the text again and answer these questions. • Notice how some words and expressions reinforce the ideas expressed

1 Body, digestive system, fresh food, junk food, stomach

2 Ill-health, unhealthy

3 “Our minds, too, are languishing to some extent in the Paleolithic.\" Minds.

4 The emotional demands are met by making open fires, picnicking, keeping pots and growing plants. Satisfaction.

5 The author gives examples of the way people make up for/ compensate for the emotional vacuum modern people suffer from. Make up for and compensate are the synonyms.

6 Extended family, tribal unit, groups, companies, towns, communities. The adjectives reflect the author’s idea of the size groups should be: small, over-large, big, large, smaller.

7 Paleolithically correct which is a play upon words “politically correct”. Being politically correct means to speak and behave so as to avoid offending women, black people, disabled people, etc. For example, instead of “old people” one is expected to say “senior citizens”.