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Title :senoirs who live alone risk social isolation

Link: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/seniors-who-live-alone-risk-social-isolation

Summary : one year study is conducted on the elderly on thier social skills and interactions , the result is that they spend more time at home, take longer naps, putting them at risk of depression. Depression could affect their sleep quality, cognition level and ability to perform their daily activities.

Vocabulary: ailment ( an illness, typically a minor one) , frailty( the condition of being weak and delicate), probed(explore or examine (something), especially with the hands or an instrument.)

1) As they are ageing lesser daily activities they want to take part in , this cause they to be less connected to the society. Another reason why they are social isolated as the ties between them and their family is not close .

2) I learn that we should care for they more , as they do not want to feel lonely in times when they need someone to care for them .

3) I do agree . This arcticle put stress in people like adults , teenagers to show more care and corncern to their elderly , and keep in touch with them and at least the elder you will have a sense of belonging to this society and not be isolated.

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title :

'Demand for elderly care facilities on the rise'

Link: http://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/demand-for-elderly-care-facilities-on-the-rise

summary: The increasing number of elderly in Singapore, to meet the rising demands the nursing beds in Singapore has increased from 9,000 in 2011 to more than 12,000.

vocabulary : rehabilitation, hefty, prospects

1) In my opinion, i think that by increasing the healthcare facilities in nursing homes, hospitals. it is preparing for the future ageing population which Singapore will face in 30,40 years time.

2) no.

3) no

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Vanessa                                                                          Title : Elderly to make up almost half of S’pore population by 2050

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Vanessa                                                                          Title : Elderly to make up almost half of S’pore population by 2050

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Link:https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/elderly-make-almost-half-spore-population-2050-united-nations

Summary: By 2050, there will be 806,000 people under 15 years old, and 1.8 million people who are aged 65 years or older. making up about 28 per cent of the total population.

Vocabulary: threefold, phenomenon, substantial

1) I think that more people should be encouraged to give birth to next generation as it is overwhelming to know by the year 2050, 1.8 million of Singapore’s population will be elderly . In my opinion, a country with many elderly . We cannot progress at a fast pace and substain the financial progress in Singapore as there is less adults and children to work in Singapore .

2) no.

3) no.

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Title: Programme to help needy senior citizens with groceries to get more young volunteers

Link: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/programme-to-help-needy-senior-citizens-with-groceries-to-get-more-young-volunteers
Summary: This article is about a programme which involves volunteer to help assist the needys elderly in doing the groceries shopping so that they can choose healthier choices for them to eat. It also aim to foster a culture of giving among young people, while promoting multi-generational bonding within the community.Young people will also be able to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of our seniors, in turn improving their interactions with them in their daily lives.

Vocabulary:

Foster: To help a skill, feeling, idea develop over a period  of time

Inculcate: To fix ideas, principles in someone’s mind

Holistic: Considering a person or thing as a whole, rather than a separate parts

Culmination: Something, especially something important that happens at the end of a long period of effort or development

Opinion: In my opinion, by volunteering to help the needy elderlys to shop for groceries will be really helpful for them as they will be to shop much more easier as they are guidance for them. I felt that this program should be continue as to help the increasing aging population. I would personally go and help the elderly to help them on the groceries shopping. Thus, this program will be really useful and helpful for the elderlys and ease their shopping as they are not that strong anymore to walk around.

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Title: More schemes to help care for patients after they leave hospital

Link: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/more-schemes-to-help-care-for-patients-after-they-leave-hospital
Summary: This article is about coming up with more scheme or programs that will enable to help people who have just discharged from the hospital to receive more care at their home. It is also to ensure they receive enough treatment until they are fully recovered. Furthermore volunteers or nurses will be able to monitor the patient if theres any enquires needed immediately.

Vocabulary:

Scaling: To increase the amount or size of something

Congestive: The condition of part of the body being very full of liquid usually blood or mucus

Spurred: A facts that makes you try harder to do something

Modelled: To be designed in a way that copies another systems or way of doing something

Opinion: In my opinion, by coming up and developing such schemes, it will really benefited the elderlys in a way that they will be more cared in terms of their prescribe medication. When more elderlys are being taken care off and closely monitored, such incidents will not happen such as collapsing, not taking the right amount of prescribe medications. I felt that this will be convenient to the elderlys as they are aging and need proper care as well as monitoring to ensure that any incidents will not occur. Thus by coming up with such schemes will be really useful in the future and also for the elderlys as they are aging.

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Title: Old and Home alone in Singapore

Link:http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/old-and-home-alone-in-singapore

Summary: This is article is about elderly living themselves and have no one to take care of them. This article also informed us how much the population has decreased.

Vocabulary: “longevity”, “outlived”, “streamlining”

My opinion: In my opinion, decreasing in population has its pros and cons and in this article, it shows us most of the cons in population decreasing. Elderly living by themselves can cause depression and it will worsen if no help is given.

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Title: Lonely and ‘waiting to die’, Singapore’s elderly poor find hope in many helping hands

Link: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/lonely-and-waiting-to-die-singapore-s-elderly-poor-find-hope-in-8844768

Summary: this article is about an elderly auntie who’s lonely and did not want to be send to elderly care home. However, her life changes with the help of volunteers.

Vocabulary: “falling prey”, “cluttered mess”

My opinion: In my opinion, it only needs one person to help and change everything

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Title:

Woodlands Malay volunteers give out food during CNY to elderly Chinese who live alone

Link: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/woodlands-malay-volunteers-give-out-food-during-cny-to-elderly-chinese-who-live-alone
Summary:

It is about a group of Malay people deliver food to elderly that live alone. There was about 4 biker groups come to help them to deliver the food such as chicken rice.

Vocabulary:

Your opinion on the article:

This is a good trend as this bring joy to the elderly and will not make them feel lonely.

No

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Title:

Programmes that help with seniors' needs

Link: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/programmes-that-help-with-seniors-needs
Summary: This article is about the what the elderly scheme or program the elderly needs to stay healthy. As Singapore is having aging population, the government need to something about this so that the elderly will be happy and not live a painful life.

Vocabulary:

frail Definition:(of a person) weak and delicate

levy Definition:Impose a tax, fee, or fine on

Your opinion on the article:

As Singapore population is aging, the government must impose a scheme or program to help them. Most of the elderly have no enough strength to do jobs they are relying on this types of scheme to help them survive as the elderly is not being supported by their family members or they have no one to support them. This where the government steps in to help the elderly through schemes or prgramme

No

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Title: Artists help the elderly create art

Link: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/artists-help-the-elderly-create-art

Summary: These elderly are from the nursing home from All Saints Home . They are located at Yishun took part in an art project organised by Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) and the National Arts Council (NAC) followed by 10 artists that come to help out the elderly. Mr David Yew Ah Hwa is one of the elderly that took part in the project. He sculptured a figure of a pair of birds saying "They were husband-and-wife parrots". All artwrork including Mr Yew's are displayed at The Spark which located at Raffles City Shopping Center atrium by President Halimah Yacob. Ms Jennifer Bordeos said that before this Mr Yew only plays mahjong with his friends but now, he is willingly to volunteer to do activities like this.
Vocabulary:
-spanning;extend from side to side of
-aide;an assistant to an important person, especially a political leader
-mosaic;a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, glass
Opinion:
1) In my opinion

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Title:The Lives They Live: Tiong Bahru Market's 'chicken boy'
Link: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/tiong-bahru-markets-chicken-boy
Summary: Mr Chan sell 'bak kwa' when he was 12 but his dad did not like him to do the job as grilling the bak kwa will spoil his eyes as the smoke will enter his eyes. Not only that, Mr Chan will have to work very hard till 12 am on eve of Chinese New Year. The salary was only $10 per month. He then switched from grilling bak kwa to selling chicken. This was the job that got him to marry his wife when he was 26 then and his wife,19. His wife were selling vegetables at that point of time but he had no idea how they got in love. Now, he have 7 daughters and 2 sons and together with them is 16 grandchildren. They will often help Mr Chan and his wife, their shop closes every Monday and Wednesday. Now, he sells chicken rice. Though he enjoy his work, he had some downfalls and the worst was 2005 due to the bird flu breakout but he managed to pull it through afterwards.
Vocabulary:
-demolished;pull or knock down (a building)
-halved;divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size
-shun;persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution

-innards;entrails which means a person's or animal's intestines or internal organs, especially when removed or exposed.
Opinion:
1) When the elderly aged, they will usually slack at the coffee shop drinking and also talk to their friends to catch up on daily news. But, there are still handful of them that still prefers to work as they are used to working when they were younger. To me, its fine as long as they are healthy and doing something productive. I think rather see them working then staying at home, sick. This is because they are so used to working and then there was a sudden stop to them to retire and they are bored doing nothing. By working, their minds are still working as though as they are exercising because if they are at home, their minds will be stagnant.
2) no.
3)  I am 16 but i think when i grow older, i will get used to the job that I am working for and willing to work more. I want to be able to talk to people and interacting with them rather than staying at home. Only if i am sick then it leaves me with no choice. I want to be independent the case whereby in the future my children do not want to take care of me, i will have my own pocket money and able to live alone. Honestly, let aside money, i work so that i can spend my time with doing something productive.

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Each student should post their own article brief. Your article brief should include:

Title:
Link:
Summary:

Summarise the gist of the article in 2 – 4 sentences

Vocabulary:

Relevant vocabulary and their definitions

Your opinion on the article:

What do you already know about the elderly?

What did you learn from the article?

Do you agree/ disagree with what is presented in the article? Why?