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  Pre-reading questions: Do you think it’s important to have a clean household? Why or why not? Do you think children are more prone to health diseases?   World Health Organization or WHO reports that unsafe drinking water, pollution, and poor practices on cleanliness are one of the reasons why a lot of children die every year. A child’s developing body is weak against the effects of dirty air and water. Babies that are exposed to pollution in early age can get serious health conditions like heart and lung diseases when they get older. WHO encourages everyone to clean the environment for the sake of the children. WHO says that…
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Pre-reading questions: Do you often read about health in the newspaper? What is the best way to stay healthy? Medicines used to fight cancer can also cause heart problems. Less than one percent of patients taking them have experienced heart problems. They cause damages to the body and the heart. Doctors are still working to find a cure for those heart problems caused by cancer drugs. Vocabulary: cancer – [noun] a serious disease caused by cells that are not normal and that can spread to one or many parts of the body cure – [noun] something that stops the disease drug – [noun] a medicine True or False: Medicines used…
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  Pre-reading questions: Sleeping is a hobby. Do you agree? Sleeping for longer hours is healthy. Do you agree?   A study shows that most people are now only sleeping between five to seven hours a day. Anxiety and stress caused by insomnia are the factors why people lack sleep. People who only sleep for five hours a day get angry easily and eat more than usual. They tend to look older than their age. They also experience slow thinking. They drink more coffee all through the day.   Vocabulary: anxiety [noun] – fear or nervousness about what might happen stress [noun] – mental tension and worry caused by problems…
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  Pre-reading questions: Do you like Science? Do you still remember the different parts of the human body? Have you imagined having two or more extra parts in your body?   Researchers discovered a new human organ called as Mesentery. This organ is in the digestive system. Mesentery is a double fold of the peritoneum and it connects the intestine to the abdomen. At first, it is made up of some separate parts but more study is needed to know the function of this organ. Scientists say that Mesentery can help in understanding abdominal diseases.   Vocabulary: organ – [noun] a part of the body (such as the heart or…
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