Unit
2 Heal the world Te s t B
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Enc. Educação: Teacher:
LISTENING 15 Minutes
A. Listen to the dialogues and order them accordingly in the grid below.
1 A B C
3
D E
4
B. You will hear a news report about the World Health Organisation (WHO). Circle the
appropriate option for each sentence.
NOTE FOR THE MEDIA: REDUCING THE OVERUSE OF SALT MAY SAVE LIVES
1. World Heart Day 2014 was celebrated in .
(a) September (b) August
2. Diseases like are the main causes of premature death in the 21st century.
(a) cancer (b) heart disease and strokes
3. The World Health Organisation aims to reduce 30% of salt intake by .
(a) 2035 (b) 2025
4. In most countries high levels of salt is found in .
(a) processed foods (b) organic foods
5. Consuming too much salt can lead to .
(a) cancer (b) hypertension and blood pressure
(Adapted from: www.who.int/en/)
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READING COMPREHENSION 20 Minutes
Read the text carefully.
UK AIR POLLUTION: WHY ARE WE ONLY NOW
WAKING UP TO THIS PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS?
John Vidal
The Guardian, Tuesday 19 March 2013
Traffic fumes across the country are provoking increased cases of asthma and
other respiratory diseases. So what is being done about it?
When Justin Bieber collapsed last week at the O2 arena in London and was taken to a
private clinic feeling “short of breath” and needing oxygen, rumours started flying that he had
5 had an asthma attack. Most of last week, London’s air was heavily polluted.
Only a mile or so from the O2, Rosalind Dalton had also been feeling short of breath and
needed her inhaler. She, too, is a singer, who has been in operatic societies since she was 15.
Recently she was diagnosed with a long-term lung condition, even though neither she nor her
family have ever smoked. “The air pollution has been bad over the last few weeks. On one
10 occasion I set off to walk to Sainsbury’s and turned back because I was having symptoms,” she
says.
Meanwhile, Malachi Chadwick found himself wheezing just months after he moved from
York to London to work. He bikes around 40 miles a week in the city and his doctor has
diagnosed asthma – almost certainly aggravated by air pollution. “The air quality of the two
15 cities is noticeably different. When you bike you get [air pollution] full in the face,” the doctor
said.
Dr Ian Mudway, a lecturer in respiratory toxicology with the environmental research group
at King’s College London University, has spent several years walking the routes that children
take to school in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, measuring the pollutants in the air
20 they breathe and determining their impacts on the children’s respiratory health. He is shocked
at the levels of pollutants these children are exposed to on a daily basis and fears for the
permanent damage being done to their lungs by the ultra-fine particles and gases emitted by
diesel engines.
Air pollution, especially from diesel engines, is a “neglected, hidden killer” and children and
25 old people are especially at risk, says Mudway. He lists some of the effects of polluted air. In the
short term, it leads to irritation to the eyes, nose and throat, headaches, nausea, bronchitis and
pneumonia. Over a longer period it can result in heart attacks and lung diseases, cancer, even
damage to the brain, nerves, liver, and kidneys.
“We are aware of the health impact today but it’s difficult to take it seriously because you
30 cannot see it. The solutions involve closing roads and reducing traffic, so it’s very hard for most
political parties to even imagine taking a stand,” said Jenny Jones, a London Green Party
assembly member.
After years of focus on climate change,
government and environment groups are
only now slowly waking up to this public
health crisis.
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(Adapted from: www.theguardian.com)
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A. Match the parts of the sentences according to the text.
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1. This news article was written…
2. Justin Bieber was on the news because…
3. Justin Bieber had difficulty in breathing because…
4. Dr Ian Mudway is surprised at…
5. Malachi’s respiratory health got worse when…
6. Dr Ian Mudway spent several years walking the routes that children take to school…
7. According to Dr Ian Mudway the main cause for all these respiratory problems is…
8. Political parties say that it’s not easy…
(a) the levels of pollutants that people
(e) air pollution, especially from diesel
and especially children are exposed
engines.
to every day.
(b) to measure the pollutants in the air
(f) he had a respiratory problem
and determine their impact on the
during a concert.
children’s respiratory health.
(g) the air in London was heavily
(c) on the 19th March 2013.
polluted that week.
(d) he moved to London and started to
(h) to solve this public health crisis.
ride his bike in the city.
B. What do these words refer to in the text?
1. “he” in line 4: • effects of polluted air
2. “his” in line 13: • the children’s
• pollutants
3. “their” in line 20:
• Justin Bieber
4. “their” in line 22:
• Malachi’s
5. “it” in line 26:
GRAMMAR 10 Minutes
A. Circle the correct option.
1. You look pale. If I am / were you, I would see a doctor.
2. I’m feeling better today, so if the weather is / were fine tomorrow, I will go on a picnic.
3. If you don’t wear / didn’t wear a coat, you will get a cold.
4. If I had enough money, I will find / would find a way to create an environmentally friendly car.
5. If we all drive / drove cars, the air will be even more polluted.
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B. Circle the correct option.
1. If something is “just your cup of tea”, it is… (a) perfect (b) all terrible
2. If you are “cool as a cucumber”, you are… (a) in a panic (b) calm
3. A “hot potato” is an issue which is… (a) easy to solve (b) difficult to solve
4. A person that is a “bad egg” is someone who is… (a) always in trouble (b) worried about
something
5. If something is “fishy”, it is... (a) not quite right (b) perfect
C. Complete the following idioms with the words in the box.
Some are note necessary.
• back
1. So tell me the news. I’m all . fingers • a hand • ears
• a leg
2. This is so heavy and I can’t carry everything myself. an eye • chest • mouth
Can you give me , please?
3. Your important presentation is today, so break !
4. Could you keep on my dog, while I’m away on holiday?
5. Thanks for listening to my problems. It feels good to get this off my .
W RIT ING 35 Minutes
A. You’ve just received this note from your friend Diana. Answer her message. In your
message, you should:
• say you can’t accept the invitation and say why (you are sick)
• say what you have (headache and a high temperature)
• suggest another date to go to the cinema (How about…?)
Hi,
Why don’t we go to the
cinema tonight? There’s a
great comedy on at the theatre.
Big hug,
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