Robert 9a-38 @4/16/2025

9a-38

Parents don't cook, which means...

Adding additional information using non-defining clauses

Non-defining clauses are used to add additional information and are common when describing cause and effect. The relative pronoun which refers to the previous clause.

Many can't afford expensive drugs, which leads to the spread of disease.

Why are we not getting healthier?

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The rise in non-communicable diseases, such as coronary heart disease and diabetes, has been put down to tobacco, alcohol, less active jobs, and a large shift to a diet that is high in fat and sugar.

Among children, however, communicable diseases, such as cholera and tuberculosis, remain the major cause of death as modern drugs, health education, and basic sanitation standards elude those who need them most.

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Language

Practice the language by changing either the first or second part of the sentences.

(Explaining cause and effect)

Many parents don't have time to cook, which means kids are eating more fast food and that, in turn, leads to childhood obesity.

Antibiotics are being overused, which is leading to new strains of diseases.

The increase in heart disease is due to lack of exercise, which is a result of greater car use.

Lack of education contributes to poor sanitation standards, which affects rates of transmission.

Often the water supply is contaminated, which causes a host of diseases.

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Listening (p161)

Listen to a conversation. What do they say about these disease

A. tuberculosis (

B. diabetes(

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Adding additional information using non-defining clauses

Choose a new topic (for example, SNS addiction) and make sentences about cause and effect, using non-defining