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Explore speaking: Health issues Topic area: Health and nutrition Focus: Global health problems /Obesity 28 Global issues 02 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Look at these campaign posters to raise awareness about AIDS and malaria. What message are they trying to make? What steps do they suggest taking to alleviate the problem? a SPEAKINg 27 Discuss these questions. 1 Which health problems in your country are in the public eye? 2 How does the population find out about them? Is there enough information? 3 What kind of campaigns are established to make the population aware of these health issues? Do you think they are effective? As part of an EU project your class and a class from Hungary are going to spend ten days in Ghana, West Africa. In the course of your preparations, you are asked to put together a leaflet with health tips for the group. Think about:   immunisation  clothes  sun protection   …   food   hygiene  malaria prevention Research the points that you don’t know and find a snappy title for your leaflet. Your information leaflet is supposed to provide quick information and should not be longer than a page. Divide your leaflet into sections and give them headings.  Writing guide, Leaflet , p. 190. b wRItINg 28 What do you think are the most pressing global health issues? Read the fact file on the next page to check whether you were right. a 29 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv