The document discusses global problems such as natural disasters and tragedies including earthquakes, floods, droughts, volcanoes, famines, landslides, epidemics, explosions, accidents, hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons, tropical storms, wars, and civil wars. It also discusses words related to people affected by these events such as casualties, victims, survivors, and refugees. Finally, it provides example headlines about diseases such as rabies, AIDS, malaria, cholera, and typhoid.
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• Inj__________ is used about people.
Dam__________ is used about things.
• 200 people were inj__________. Many
buildings were dam__________.
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• Injure is used about people. Damage is used
about things.
• 200 people were injured. Many buildings were
damaged.
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• The explosion resulted in 300 ca__________.
• dead and injured people
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• The explosion resulted in 300 casualties.
• dead and injured people
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• The real v__________ of civil war are
children left without parents.
• those who suffer the results
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• The real victims of civil war are children left
without parents.
• those who suffer the results
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• There were only three s__________. All the
other passengers were reported dead.
• people who live through a disaster
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• There were only three survivors. All the other
passengers were reported dead.
• people who live through a disaster
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• Thousands of re__________ have crossed the
border looking for food and shelter.
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• Thousands of refugees have crossed the
border looking for food and shelter.
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• During the battle, the d__________ and
w__________ (1) were flown out in
helicopters.
• (1) injured in a battle/by a weapon
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• During the battle, the dead and wounded (1)
were flown out in helicopters.
• (1) injured in a battle/by a weapon
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• R__________ out of control in many parts of
Asia
• disease can be caused by bite from a dog, fox, etc. : very
serious
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• Rabies out of control in many parts of Asia
• disease can be caused by bite from a dog, fox, etc. : very
serious
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• New A__________ unit to be opened this
month
• acquired immune deficiency syndrome; often caused by sexual
contact or contact with contaminated blood
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• New Aids unit to be opened this month
• acquired immune deficiency syndrome; often caused by sexual
contact or contact with contaminated blood
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• New m__________ drug tested.
• usually caught because of mosquito bites
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• New malaria drug tested.
• usually caught because of mosquito bites
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• Ch__________ and ty__________ injections
not needed says Tourism Minister.
• diseases causing sickness, diarrhoea etc.; caused often by
infected food and water
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• Cholera and typhoid injections not needed
says Tourism Minister.
• diseases causing sickness, diarrhoea etc.; caused often by
infected food and water