What do you know about the causes of cancer?
Before you read an article about cancer, check you know these words:
to be fuelled by something =
a surge =
a time bomb =
to tackle =
to soar =
to be implausible =
to be spiralling =
a burden =
a trigger =
to be naïve =
to harangue =
to be intoxicated =
to be diagnosed =
to curb something =
Here are some suggested definitions:
to be fuelled by something = to be powered by
a surge = a sudden increase
a time bomb = a situation that is likely to become bad
to tackle = to deal with a problem
to soar = to increase rapidly
to be implausible = to seem unlikely
to be spiralling = to be continuing to rise
a burden = a large responsibility
a trigger = a cause
to be naïve = to be lacking experience
to harangue = to make an aggressive speech
to be intoxicated = to be drunk on alcohol
to diagnose = to identify a medical condition
to curb something = to keep control of something
Read the headline and subheading (here). What do you think the article is going to discuss?
Now read the article in full and answer these questions.
1. What are three of the problems the WHO is being encouraged to deal with which are mentioned in the first paragraph?
2. What do 70%, 25 million, and the next 20 years refer to?
3. What does the WHO report highlight?
4. Which countries will be most affected, and which are the two cancers which they are most likely to suffer from?
5. What does Dr Bernard Stewart suggest could be one way to encourage a positive lifestyle change?
6. What does the report say about the use of alcohol?
7. Which cancers are associated with alcohol?
8. What did the report say about processed meat?
9. What does 59% refer to in the article?
10. What do 16.7%, 23.6%, 25.2%, 14.7%, and 13.8% refer to?
11. Who does Jean King say should be responsible for reducing people's chances of cancer?
12. Were you affected by the findings in the report? What surprised you?
Send you comments to gavinruston@hotmail.com
to be fuelled by something =
a surge =
a time bomb =
to tackle =
to soar =
to be implausible =
to be spiralling =
a burden =
a trigger =
to be naïve =
to harangue =
to be intoxicated =
to be diagnosed =
to curb something =
Here are some suggested definitions:
to be fuelled by something = to be powered by
a surge = a sudden increase
a time bomb = a situation that is likely to become bad
to tackle = to deal with a problem
to soar = to increase rapidly
to be implausible = to seem unlikely
to be spiralling = to be continuing to rise
a burden = a large responsibility
a trigger = a cause
to be naïve = to be lacking experience
to harangue = to make an aggressive speech
to be intoxicated = to be drunk on alcohol
to diagnose = to identify a medical condition
to curb something = to keep control of something
Read the headline and subheading (here). What do you think the article is going to discuss?
Now read the article in full and answer these questions.
1. What are three of the problems the WHO is being encouraged to deal with which are mentioned in the first paragraph?
2. What do 70%, 25 million, and the next 20 years refer to?
3. What does the WHO report highlight?
4. Which countries will be most affected, and which are the two cancers which they are most likely to suffer from?
5. What does Dr Bernard Stewart suggest could be one way to encourage a positive lifestyle change?
6. What does the report say about the use of alcohol?
7. Which cancers are associated with alcohol?
8. What did the report say about processed meat?
9. What does 59% refer to in the article?
10. What do 16.7%, 23.6%, 25.2%, 14.7%, and 13.8% refer to?
11. Who does Jean King say should be responsible for reducing people's chances of cancer?
12. Were you affected by the findings in the report? What surprised you?
Send you comments to gavinruston@hotmail.com
