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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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- COPD affects the lungs and makes breathing hard.
- Many people die from COPD every year worldwide.
- COPD includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis diseases.
- Most deaths happen in low and middle income countries.
- Health clinics often lack tests and trained staff.
- Many people cannot afford or find inhaler medicines.
- Smoking and air pollution make lung disease worse.
- Children and people cooking with wood are vulnerable.
- Better prevention, tests and care can save lives.
Difficult words
- lung — organ in the chest used for breathinglungs
- emphysema — a lung disease that damages air sacs
- bronchitis — inflammation of the airway tubes in lungs
- inhaler — a device that gives medicine to breatheinhaler medicines
- pollution — dirty air that can harm people's lungsair pollution
- prevention — actions to stop a disease before it starts
- vulnerable — at higher risk of harm or illness
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Discussion questions
- Do you know someone with breathing problems?
- Do people in your home smoke or cook with wood?
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