Wednesday, September 26, 2007

p. 94

1. What are some of the consequences of an aging population? In other words, what factors must be taken into consideration as the elderly begin to make up a larger segment of a country’s population than ever before? What needs will have to be must?
As the elderly people are increasing more and more, many problems will happen in our society. For example, there will be problems regarding tax, welfare facilities, jobs, and public transportation and so on. The government need have to take measures to meet the situation in advance. Although the goverment provide Many jobs for the elderly people this might cause them to tax reveneue to the government. The young people, in tern, may not be burden and tax from the elderly people might establish various welfare facilities and policy for elderly people.

2. In your group, discuss the factors that might shorten a person’s life expectancy
stress, polluted air, oily food, sleep not enough, smoking, excessive drinking

3. Work with two or three other students. In your group, make a list of the steps you can take to increase your life expectancy.
regular life, exercise three time a week, enough drinking and sleeping, marinating cleanliness

4. Refer to “World lifespan highs and Lows’ chart on page 92. Choose a country form the chart.
Write a composition about the life expectancy in this country. Include what you think may be reasons for this country’s high or life expectancy.
Aisa - I think the gap of life expectancy between two nations might occur because of financial power, food and residence and so on. Japanese might more enjoy and have them than do Afghanistan people. Japanese

5. Write in your journal. How long would you like to live? Explain your reason?
I would like to live until 22 century. Because many people say all things related to economic, cultures, popular music, fashion, technology, science etc.. change into new. Just I want to see and enjoy new things

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