UPM-CALC/BBI2002 INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC ENGLISH/SEM 2

BINTULU/2019_20/SCL/WORKSHEET 4

SCL WORKSHEET 4 (WEEK 6 – 7)

Name : Yoga Shuruthi a/p Yesudass
Matric No. : S28662
Group :5

INSTRUCTIONS:
 Choose ONE of the topics from the ones listed below.
 Find TWO reading materials regarding the topic.
 Complete the form by writing down and summarising main ideas and details
from the 2 texts.
 Add more tables if you have more than 2 sources of information.

Theme : Health
Topic :
1. Should vaccination of all children be made mandatory by Law?
2. Should basic healthcare be made free for all?

Theme: Environment
Topic :
1. Should supermarkets charge for plastic bags in order to encourage the use of
reusable bags?
2. Does recycling really make a difference?

Theme: Energy
Topic:
1. Is nuclear energy really safe?
2. Does renewable energy helps to reduce climate change?

Theme: Technology
Topic :
1. Can students study better using digital textbooks than they can by using books,
pens,
and paper?
2. Should social media be blamed for the increasing number of social problems
among
teenagers?

Theme: Agriculture
Topic:
1. Farming gives negative impact to the environment. Discuss.
2. Does Genetically Modified Crops help to produce healthier vegetables and plants?

Chosen

Theme : Health
Topic : 2. Should basic healthcare be made free for all?
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Main Ideas Details

1. A right healthcare - According to a study from Harvard researches,

could save lives. “lack of health insurance is associated with as
many as 44 789 deaths per year,” which translates
into 40% increase risk of death among uninsured.
- A Commenwealth Fund study found that due to a
lack of timely and effective health care, the United
States ranked at the bottom of a list of 16 rich
nations in terms of preventable mortality.

2. The right to health - United Nations Universal Declaration of Human

care is an Rights, states that “everyone has the right to a
internationally stand of living adequate for the health and
recognized wellbeing of oneself and one’s family including
human right. medical care.

- According to the Comparative Constitution Project,

as of 2019, over 130 countries have a right to
health care in the national constitutions.
3. A right to the
healthcare is - The Untied States already provides free public
necessary education, public law enforcement, public road
foundation of a maintenance, and other public services to its
just society. citizens to promote a just society that is fair to
everyone. Health care should be added to this list.

- “Healthcare preserves for people the ability to

participate in the political, social, and economic life
of society. It sustains them as fully participating
citizens.
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Main Ideas Details

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Summary: Basic Healthcare should be made free for all citizens regardless of any
options. First of all, a right to healthcare could save lives as there are many citizens out
the who are not able to receive a proper healthcare due to various reasons. It also can
be denied that the right to healthcare is an internationally recognized human right.
Lastly, a right healthcare is a necessary foundation of a just society.