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    Extra Challenge Reading Activities


    (Accompanies Unit 8, Page 94)

    Which paragraph:

    1. suggests that increases in some health problems are inevitable as populations


    get older?
    2. gives examples of help available to older people who can’t live on their own?
    3. mentions the effect of more people choosing to live far away from their families?
    4. explains how the numbers of older people with dementia will change in the future?
    5. states that the problem of aging populations is a new one around the world?
    6. describes the symptoms experienced by those with dementia?
    7. says that there may also be economic effects in countries with aging populations?

    “Worldwide Growth of Aging Populations”

    Paragraph A

    The world is facing a huge demographic shift without precedent. For the first time in history,
    we soon will have more elderly people than children, and more extremely old people than ever
    before. As the population of older people gets larger and larger, key questions arise: Will aging
    be accompanied by a longer period of good health, social engagement, and productivity, or will
    it be associated with more illness, disability, and dependency?

    Paragraph B

    What we do know is that the more elderly people there are in the population, the more
    cases of age-related diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer there
    will be. Societies will have to find ways to address this growing need. And the older people
    get, the higher the prevalence of dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease; an estimated
    25–30 percent of people aged 85 or older have dementia and lose their ability to remember,
    have difficulty reasoning, and undergo some personality changes. Unless new and more
    effective ways to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s disease are found, cases are expected to
    rise dramatically with the increased aging of the population worldwide. And because most
    dementia patients eventually need constant care and help with the most basic activities of
    daily living, more institutions will need to be built for their care, more medications provided for
    their treatment, and more caregivers trained to aid them in their daily life.

    Summit 1, Third Edition Unit 8


    Copyright © 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. Duplication for classroom use is permitted.
    Paragraph C

    What are some of the other social and economic consequences of this demographic shift?
    Even if they don’t have dementia, many of the oldest-old lose their ability to live independently,
    and many require some form of long-term care, which can include nursing homes, assisted
    living facilities, in-home care, and specialized hospitals.

    Paragraph D

    The significant costs associated with providing this support may need to be borne by families
    and society. And as fewer and fewer adult children are able or want to stay home to care for
    older relatives, the shift to institutional care for elders will represent an immense social change,
    especially in those cultures where older generations have traditionally lived with younger ones.
    And the more residents of developing countries seek jobs in cities or other areas far from
    where they grew up, the less access to informal family care their older relatives back home will
    have.

    Summit 1, Third Edition Unit 8


    Copyright © 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. Duplication for classroom use is permitted.

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