Worksheet 3 Goal 3
Health and well-being Over the last century we have made major advances in the field of medicine to improve the health of millions of people. A wide range of diseases have been eradicated, but others have emerged. Science and medicine work every day to improve health conditions, we have more information than ever about healthy diets and foods, and we have more access to health care and medicines. But there’s still a lot to do.
1 Complete the sentences about the Good health and Well-being aims for 2030. alcohol • water • pollution • control • newborns • epidemics • mental • mortality • coverage 1 Decrease the maternal ________________ ratio. 2 End preventable deaths of ________________. 3 Eliminate the ________________ of COVID-19 , AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. 4 Combat hepatitis and other communicable and ________________ - borne diseases. 5 Promote ________________ health. 6 Prevent ________________ and drug abuse. 7 Achieve universal health ________________ for all. 8 Reduce the number of deaths caused by ________________. 9 Strengthen the ________________ on tobacco.
2 Look at the words in bold in exercise 1. All of the words are verbs. Do you know what they mean in Italian? Match each verb to the correct translation.
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Decrease End Eliminate Combat Promote Prevent Achieve Reduce Strengthen
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a Rafforzare b Combattere c Ridurre d Finire con e Prevenire f Porre fine g Riuscire ad avere h Promuovere i Diminuire
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