29雅思基础写作

Writing Handout: 9

Vocabulary

Patient hospital medicine doctor cure junk food fitter overweight exercise illness live

absence suffer exist healthcare luxury expensive cosmetic surgery

Practice 2: Complete the texts with the words from the box.

Nowadays, many children are (1) ....................... .There are many reasons for this; some people blame the amount of (2).......................that is available, and others claim it is because children don't get enough (3) ........................ The reality is that childhood obesity is probably a combination of both poor diet and lack of exercise.

Doctors have been trying to find a (4).......................for the common cold for many years. A cold, which is a relatively harmless (5)....................... can occur at any time of the year and may mean that a person cannot work for up to a week. There are many (6) .......................for treating colds. However, they cannot cure them.

It is often claimed that exercise keeps people (7).......................and healthier, and a recent study has shown that this is true. People who do at least 40 minutes of exercise a week, for example jogging or swimming, are less likely to become (8) ....................... and are more likely to (9)....................... to old age.

Practice 3: Complete the sentences with phrases a-d. Then underline all the result clauses.

1.If doctors find a cure for the common cold,

2..................................................................... if they eat too much junk food.

3.If people exercise every day ..........................

4........................................................................... if hospitals aren't free.

a Children might become overweight

b people will have fewer absences from work

c they may live longer

d Peopl

e may suffer

Practice 4: Use these notes to write full sentences with the second conditional. Keep the information in the order given.

1.Doctors receive better training. Patient care improve.

2.Junk food not exist. People not be overweight.

3.People live longer. All diseases cured.

4.Hospitals free. More people live longer.

5.No doctors. A lot more illness.

Part 2: Skill development

Practice 2.1: Read the essay paragraph and underline the cause and effect sentences. Then label each cause (C) and each effect (E).

A country which has free healthcare has a healthier population. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Healthcare should be free in every country because it helps improve the health of the population. Some things such as computers, cars or holidays are luxuries which people should pay for themselves, but healthcare is a necessity not a luxury. (C) If people do not have access to free healthcare. (E) minor health problems may become much worse. Also, the cost of healthcare should not stop people from going to the doctor. If poor people have to pay for healthcare, they might not visit the doctor when they are ill. If healthcare becomes more expensive, there may be some negative effects in the future. For example, if only rich people can afford healthcare, they may be much healthier and may live longer than poor people. The result of this could be an unequal and divided society.