Online Class Notes (Jesse)

passive voice sentences + use which

According to the first report which was released by WHO, up to now, there were about 1.5 billion people with hearing loss around the world, and that’s 1/5 of the world’s population. By 2050, the number will increase to 2.5 billion which must be alert. The mainly reasons of the hearing problems are: disease, ear infection，birth defect，noise and lifestyle, and some of them can be prevented. In addition to the above, in some countries, hearing care doesn’t include in national health system, so the people with hearing problem cannot get the related service. WHO made an appeal to the public to invest more on the prevention and treatment of hearing. In the report，WHO also proposed some measures which can prevent hearing loss，and the estimated cost is only 1.33 US dollars, but if the hearing problem cannot solve, the annual losses will be as high as 1 trillion US dollars.

According to the first report (which was) released by the WHO, now there are about 1.5 billion people with hearing loss around the world, and that’s / which is 1/5 of the world’s population. By 2050, the number will / is expected to increase to 2.5 billion which is alarming (worrying / scary). The main reasons for the hearing problems are: disease, ear infection，birth defects，noise and lifestyle factors, and some of them can be prevented. In addition to the above, in some countries, hearing care is not included in the national health system, so the people with hearing problems cannot get the related service / cannot receive treatment / are not covered for treatment. The WHO made an appeal to the public to invest more in the prevention and treatment of hearing loss / conditions. In the report，the WHO also proposed some measures which can prevent hearing loss，and the estimated cost is only 1.33 US dollars per patient, but if the hearing problem cannot be solved, the annual losses will be as high as 1 trillion US dollars.

Vocabulary

photog – only good for your industry

make it more convincing / believable

Until now there have been X number of people who have died from COVID = from the start of COVID to now
Now there are X number of people who have COVID = the situation now only 

life threatening – sth that may kill you
eg. cancer is a life threatening disease

33.55 = thirty three point five five 
33.505 = thirty three point five oh five 

warped – when wood moves because of aging / wetness
eg. the floorboards have warped

cancel – bookings, appointments, plans
quit – stopping habits (smoking), stopping work (job)

Grammar

pay attention about that  – pay attention that – pay attention to sb

invest in
pay attention to
focus on 

i climbed a mountain with a high altitude  – at a high altitude / at sea level / at the top of the mountain

main – adj
mainly – adv

2 or 3 years once – every 2 or 3 years

it will be in a light color – have a light taste 

I like beer with a light taste / I like light tasting beer