https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz B1 en-us 2017-11-07 17:12:52 UTC 2024-08-13 00:01:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/217976854/20c54cda17fa2dfc846841a380d121ea/environmental_problems_pollution_5__880.jpg simonjapa https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204471402 A new study has found that pollution is now the world's biggest killer. One in six deaths worldwide is because of pollution. This is 16 per cent of all global deaths. Most of these deaths were from non-infectious diseases caused by pollution. These include heart disease, lung cancer and stroke. The study was published in the medical journal 'The Lancet'. Researchers said most pollution-related deaths occurred in poorer countries. About 92 per cent of these deaths were in low-income nations, especially countries where there is a lot of economic development, such as India and China. Bangladesh and Somalia were the worst affected countries. Brunei and Sweden had the lowest numbers of pollution-related deaths.
Study co-author Karti Sandilya said: "Pollution, poverty, poor health, and social injustice are deeply intertwined." He added: "Pollution threatens fundamental human rights, such as the right to life, health, wellbeing, and safe work." He said air pollution was the biggest killer. Air pollution led to 6.5 million premature deaths. The second biggest killer was water pollution, which caused 1.8 million deaths. The next largest killer was pollution in the workplace, which was linked to 800,000 worldwide deaths. Scientist Dr Penny Woods said: "Air pollution is reaching crisis point." She said the people who pollution hit the hardest are those with breathing and lung problems, children and the elderly.]]> 2017-11-07 17:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204471402 simonjapa https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204473011 What comes to mind when you think of the word POLLUTION?]]> 2017-11-07 17:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204473011 simonjapa https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204476406 Listen to the audio and answer these questions:

1) Where did the most pollution-related deaths occur?
2) Which kind of pollution was the biggest killer? And the second one?]]> 2017-11-07 17:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204476406 simonjapa https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204480000 2017-11-07 17:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204480000 simonjapa https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204480605 Read the text quickly and find this information:
a) the percentage of global deaths:
b) the percentage of deaths in low-income countries:
c) countries that had the lowest numbers of pollution-related deaths:
d) number of premature deaths led by air pollution:
e) number of deaths caused by water pollution:

]]> 2017-11-07 17:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204480605 simonjapa https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204492790 Find similar words/ expressions in the text to:
a) happening all over the world;
b) sickness;
c) a medical condition in which blood is suddenly blocked and cannot reach the brain, or in which a blood vessel in the brain breaks, often causing a loss of the ability to speak or to move particular muscles;
d) closely connected;
e) to be likely to do some bad or destroy something;
f) state of being happy and healthy and prosperous;
g) old people;]]> 2017-11-07 17:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204492790 simonjapa https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204500038

How many deaths worldwide are caused by pollution?

What kind of cancer was mentioned?

What were the worst-affected countries?

What kind of injustice is mentioned in the article?

How many people did water pollution kill?

What kind of pollution killed 800,000 people?

What kind of point did a scientist say air pollution is reaching?

]]> 2017-11-07 18:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204500038 simonjapa https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204502029

What is pollution like where you live?

How affected are you by pollution?

How did pollution get to be this bad?

How much do you worry about pollution?

How can we reduce the amount of pollution?

Why are most deaths in poorer countries?

What will happen if pollution gets worse?

Why is pollution called a silent killer?

How can pollution affect human rights?

What causes air and water pollution?

What kind of pollution is there in the workplace?

What is 'crisis point'?

Do international agreements on pollution work?

]]> 2017-11-07 18:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204502029 simonjapa https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204503783 Pollution will always be a huge danger to the world. ]]> 2017-11-07 18:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/204503783 simonjapa https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/206884092 2017-11-14 18:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/206884092 simonjapa https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/207556000 2017-11-16 08:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/simonjapa/tsdkwfz8vqyz/wish/207556000