Addressing Global Challenges and Lifestyle Choices

Addressing Key Global Issues

Environmental Concerns

  • Reducing air pollution
  • Pollution causes health problems

Social and Health Issues

  1. Famine
  2. HIV/AIDS
  3. Perseverance
  4. Cooperation

Cause-and-Effect Relationships

Examples:

  1. The unnecessary use of cars is wasting gasoline. Gasoline is being wasted through the unnecessary use of cars.
  2. Famine has displaced millions of people. Millions of people have been displaced as a result of famine.
  3. CFCs in products like refrigerators have depleted the ozone layer. The ozone layer has been depleted by CFCs in products like refrigerators.
  4. Pollution from factories is contaminating the air and rivers. The air and rivers are being contaminated due to pollution from factories.

Solutions and Strategies

Practical Solutions

  • One way to discourage drug trafficking is to help farmers grow safe crops.
  • One thing to do about unemployment is to train people for new careers.
  • The best way to reduce trash is to start recycling programs.

Personal Preferences and Lifestyle

Musical Preferences

Dialogue:

A: Would you rather learn the guitar or the violin, Clara?

B: Well, I’d prefer not to play the guitar. One day, I’d like to join an orchestra, so I guess I’d prefer to find a good violin teacher. How about you?

A: I think I’d rather not learn either. I want to be a singer.

Lifestyle Choices

  • A good way to enjoy the weekend is by traveling outside the city for a day or two.
  • The best way to save money is by staying home and watching TV or reading a book.
  • You can learn to dance better not by taking a class but by going out to the clubs.

General Knowledge

Statements 1, 5, and 6 are true (from a separate, unspecified list).

Exercise Science