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PART I Reading 1 
Can Climate Change Make Us Sicker? (pages 84-86)
Before you read -  Previewing to predict
Task 1: Read the title of the article and look at the photos. Then answer the question:
“What do you think is the answer to the question in the title? Why do you think this?” 

melting ice
drought
flood
Possible answer: I think the climate change can make us sicker because if the Earth
gets warmer, there will be more diseases.

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While you read - Scanning for specific information, reading for details & skimming
for the main idea
Task 2. Read each paragraph of the article. Answer the questions about it and
choose the best main idea for each.
Paragraph 1: 
1. What are some global weather changes mentioned?

hearvier rains, flood, drought.

Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer: Heavier rains, droughts, warmer weather, intense storms

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2. What aspects of life do these changes affect?
will harm the earth's atmosphere.
Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer: Transportation systems such as air travel railways are affected by
global weather changes.
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3. How do the public know about these weather changes and their effects?
Many TV programs and documentary films are made about every year, and it seem
Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer: TV programs, documentary films, books about climate change

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4. What is the best main idea of this paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời đúng:
a. The public has been given a lot of information about global warming
every day. 
b. Global warming is one of the most serious problems in the modern time.
c. Heavy rains will cause coasts to flood in many areas whereas droughts create
desserts in others.
d. Researchers and scientists are trying to identify the causes of global warming
and its results.
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Paragraph 2:
5. According to Dr. Edward Malbach, can weather changes make us sicker? 
Yes
=> Trả lời
6. Are researchers and scientists interested in health problems because of
weather changes? 
No, they aren't. They're ignoring it.
=>Trả lời
7. Which areas become a priority for the United States? 
Transportation, economic, and environmental.
=>Trả lời
Paragraph 2:
5. According to Dr. Edward Malbach, can weather changes make us sicker? 
=>  Yes
6. Are researchers and scientists interested in health problems because of
weather changes? 
=> No, they have ignored these issues.
7. Which areas become a priority for the United States? 
=> The transportation, economic, and environmental implications of climate change.
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8. What is the best main idea of this paragraph?  
Chọn một câu trả lời đúng:
a. Transportation, economic, and environmental implications of climate change
have been a priority in the US.
b. Many scientists and researchers have been ignored the connection
between weather changes and health.
c. Dr. Edward Malbach is strongly interested in investigating how weather
changes affect people’s health.
d. Many scientists and researchers may know the connection between global
warming and health problems.
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Paragraph 3:
9. Why have scientists and researchers neglected the health implications of
climate change?
Because the issues are so big and complex.
Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer: Because of the complexity and big size of the problem.

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10. What is the best main idea of this paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời đúng:
a. The effects of climate changes on people’s health become more and more
serious.
b. Scientists and researchers cannot afford many long-term research projects.  
c. Experts we well as international organizations are raising people’s awareness. 
d. The connection between health problems and climate change is difficult
to understand.
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Paragraph 4:
11. According to the Global Humanitarian Forum, how many people die because
of climate change?
300,000 people die each year
=>Trả lời
12. How do experts estimate climate change will affect people’ lives in 20 years
from now?  
as many as half million people annually
=>Trả lời
Possible Answer:
11. According to the Global Humanitarian Forum, how many people die because
of climate change?
=> 300.000
12. How do experts estimate climate change will affect people’ lives in 20 years
from now?  
=> 500.000 people die every year

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13. What is the best main idea of this paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời đúng:
A. Many people lose their lives every year because of natural disasters. 
B. Most of people die every year because of the direct effects of climate change.  
C. There is a growing understanding that weather can affect our physical
health.
D. Researchers are trying to identify the causes of the increase in the loss of lives.
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Paragraph 5
14. According to scientists’ predictions, what has global warming resulted in?
sea levels will rise worldwide.
=>Trả lời
Possible answer: Rising sea levels

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15. What four problems have resulted from rising sea levels?
polar ice cap melts.
higher blood pressure in some mothers and children.
baby heart.
Possible answer:
(i) saltier drinking water, 
(ii) higher blood pressure in pregnant women, 
(iii) complications in delivery of babies, 
(iv) health issues in babies that can affect their heart
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16. Which areas does saltier water have negative impacts on people’s health?
people live in poor communities.
Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer: In poor communities where people don’t have safer drinking water

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17. What is the best main idea of this paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời đúng:
a. There are many negative consequences of global warming.
b. Global warming results in rising sea levels which causes four serious
problems. 
c. The extra salt intake in pregnant women results in their high blood pressure.
d. Complications around delivery of babies are caused by women’s poor diets.  
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Paragraph 6
18. What kind of disease is mentioned in this paragraph?
dengue fever
Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer: The painful and fatal dengue fever or “break-bone” fever

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19. How is this disease spread out?
the communites are not prepare to handle the medical emergency.
Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer: By a type of mosquito found in warmer areas

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20. Why does an outbreak (a sudden start) of this health problem occur in
highland communities where the climate is cooler?
because the disease did not exits in the area before.
Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer:  Because this mosquito moves to cooler areas for living longer 

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21. What is the best main idea of this paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời đúng:
A. Warmer temperatures are causing fatal dengue fever to spread more
easily.
B. The changes in global weather patterns have direct effect on people’s health.
 C. There is no antibiotic for the painful and fatal dengue fever or bone-break
fever.
D. The outbreak of dengue fever has resulted from a lack of medical emergency.  
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Paragraph 7
22. Which country started to investigate the solutions to the health problems due
to climate change?
Ethiopia
Câu trả lời: 
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23. Who took part in this action? When?
In 2008, climate experts and health professionals.
Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer: Climate experts and health professionals, 2008 

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24. What is the best main idea of this paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời đúng:
A. Ethiopia has begun to look closely at the relationship between climate
and health since 2008.
B. Experts and politicians in developed countries have helped Ethiopia in many
health projects.
C. Some countries in the world are beginning to wake up to the connection
between climate and health. 
D. Healthcare workers as well as scientists need a lot of information of weather
changes.
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Paragraph 8
25. What is the major health problem in Ethiopia?
malaria.
Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer: Malaria

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26. How many people in this country may be at risk of contracting this disease?
more than 50 million peoples.
Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer: More than 50 million people
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27. Who is taking part in preparing for a possible increase in malaria cases well
before it occurs?
Ethiopian government.
Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer: Healthcare and weather professionals

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28. What is the best main idea of this paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời đúng:
A. Malaria is one of the major health problems that people in Ethiopia have to
deal with.
B. Using the latest technology to gather statistics on climate patterns to forecast
areas of potential malaria.   
C. Health-care and climate experts are cooperating to prevent Ethiopians
from contracting malaria.  
D. In addition to malaria, many other serious diseases are frightening the lives of
many Ethiopians.  
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Paragraph 9
29. What do we need to slow the increase in temperatures?
we need to deal with the causes of climate change.
Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer: We need to find out the causes of climate change.

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30. What can we learn from the demonstration of the Ethiopian government?
money should be invested now to find ways to address the health impacts of the ne
Câu trả lời: 
Possible answer: Money should be invested in finding ways to address the health
impacts of the new and hotter climate.

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31. What is the best main idea of this paragraph?
Chọn một câu trả lời đúng:
A. The Ethiopian government has invested a lot of money to find ways of
addressing the health impact of hotter climate. 
B. Global warming is probably a certainty; in spite of this fact, with the
development of technology, scientists will find out the best solutions.
 C. Global effects are addressing the causes of climate change and the ways to
prevent people from catching diseases created by this change.   
D. Addressing the causes of climate change and spending money on solving
the health problems are two key measures of global warming.   
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Understanding purpose and text structure
Task 3: 
A. Look back at Reading 2 and answer the questions below:
1. Read the first two paragraphs and the last paragraph. What is the topic of the
article?
Chọn một câu trả lời đúng:
a. Health problems and some possible solutions 
b. The effects of climate change on human health 
c. Many negative effects of global warming
d. Health problems in some developing countries
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2. What is the writer’s purpose?
Chọn một câu trả lời đúng:
a. describing and warning 
b. narrating and suggesting  
c. informing and persuading
d. comparing and informing
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3. How is the text organized? Choose the best answer.
Chọn một câu trả lời đúng:
a. Narrative (Chronological)
b. Description
c. Classification
d. Problem and solution 
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B. Look at paragraph 4, 5 and 6 in Reading 1. Then complete the following chart
with the problems caused by the environmental issues.  

Environmental Problems it causes

issue
1.      Climat a.       causes the death ofTrả lời
 300,000 people
e change
per year
(Paragraph
b.      In 20 yearsTrả lời
4) as many as half a million people annually could lose their lives

 
2.   Rising a.       saltier drinking water
sea levels b.     Trả lời
higher blood pressure
(Paragraph
5) c.       complications in the delivery of
babies
d.     Trả lời
affect babies hearts

 
3.   Increas a.      Trả lời
this mosquito is living longer
ing
first outbreaks of dengue fever
temperatur b.     Trả lời
es c.       Communities unprepared to handle
(Paragraph the health emergency
6)

Phản hồi

1. Climate change (Paragraph 4)

a. causes the death of 300,000 per year
b. In 20 years may cause deaths of 500,000
2. Rising sea levels (Paragraph 5)
a. saltier drinking water
b. higher blood pressure in pregnant women
c. complications in the delivery of babies
d. health issues in babies that can affect their hearts
3. Increasing temperatures (Paragraph 6)
a. mosquitoes living longer and moving into new areas
b. outbreaks of dengue fever
c. Communities unprepared to handle the health emergency