Advanced English Practice: Learn about Global Health!

Описание: Practice your English listening and vocabulary while learning about this important topic: health around the world.

KEY VOCABULARY: Use http://LearnersDictionary.com to look them up!
trend
life expectancy
developed & developing countries
infrastructure
quality of life
access to something
lack of something
infectious disease, non-communicable disease (NCD)
data, statistics
genetics
sedentary lifestyle
obesity
diabetes
malaria
chronic
preventable
contaminated (contaminated water)
immune system
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QUESTION: Is your country a developed or developing country?
Which of these trends are true in your country? Rising non-communicable disease (NCDs), brain drain, increases or decreases in smoking, rising life expectancy
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LINKS TO ARTICLES/VIDEOS ABOUT THIS TOPIC:

Life expectancy: https://www.worldometers.info/demogra...

TED Talk about pandemics (by Bill Gates in 2014) https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_...

TED Ed videos about health: https://ed.ted.com/search?qs=health

Article about South Asians and CVD
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health...

Video about living to 90 or older    • Living into your 90s  

Video about a better malaria vaccine https://www.ted.com/talks/faith_osier...

Article: Why are so many more men dying of Covid-19? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/op...

Article: An HIV Outbreak in Pakistan https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/wo...

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