Make Your Way 6, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Language for discussion: Making a proposal You are a US Congressman. You have just received the latest statistics about the top ten causes of death in your country. You have also received a list of proposed new laws and government spending. Study the statistics and consider the proposals. You will then take part in a session of Congress to debate and vote on the issues. You may also raise any ideas of your own for Congress to consider. 5 Disease/condition Annual deaths Per cent 1 Heart disease 616,067 25.4% 2 Cancer 562,875 23.2% 3 Stroke (cerebrovascular disease) 135,952   5.6% 4 Chronic lower respiratory disease 127,924   5.3% 5 Accidents (car accidents: 43,945) 123,706   5.1% 6 Alzheimer’s disease  74,632   3.1% 7 Diabetes  71,382   2.9% 8 Influenza & pneumonia  52,717   2.2% 9 Kidney disease  46,448   1.9% 10 Septicemia (blood poisoning)  34,828   1.4% Proposals • The minimum age for driving should be raised to 21. • Punishment for drink-driving should be a mandatory one year in prison. • Smoking should be made illegal. • Possession of handguns by private citizens should be made illegal. • All citizens must go to a gym for a minimum of four hours exercise a week. Useful expressions: Biggest killers in the US 2007 • A proposal to increase the health budget by $15 billion. What percentage of this money should go to the following areas of research? – Heart disease – Diabetes – Cancer – Alzheimer’s disease – Brain diseases – AIDS I would like to suggest that we … When we consider … it only seems right that we … I propose that … I highly recommend that … I would put it to you that we need to … I’d like to put forward the suggestion that we … I’d strongly advise against … 181 5 Compact unit 5: From the medical world Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv