15/12/10
Let’s face it, male and female brains differ in a couple of ways. Let’s have a look at one of those differences.
Check out: Women’s brains age better than men’s, study suggests
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Glossary
- prone – likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable
- impairment – weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function)
- moderate – average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree
- pension – a regular payment made by the state to people of or above the official retirement age and to some widows and disabled people
- predominant – present as the strongest or main element
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Think about it
Decide if the sentences below are true (T) or false (F).
- Women are more likely to forget things in old age. T/F
- Other research predicts that the rates of dementia will grow together with people’s longevity. T/F
- For women the amount of time spent coping with mild disability increased by 2.5 years. T/F
- In the most developed countries in the world, life expectancy is increasing at the rate of at least two years every decade. T/F
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Practice makes perfect
Fill in the blank spaces with the missing words. Use ONE word per blank page.
- Women are less prone ________ memory problems in old age but men are less likely to be affected ________ disabilities, a study suggests.
- It contradicts other research which predicts that rates of dementia will increase ________ people live for longer.
- Men had only 1.3 more years of mild disability and saw no increase at all ________ the length of time they were affected ________ moderate or severe disability.
- World Health Organisation figures ________ 2011 put life expectancy figures ________ men in the UK at 78.8 years and 82.7 years ________ women.
- Our findings have important implications ________ Government, employees and individuals ________ respect ________ raising the state pension age and extending working life.
- In most developed countries worldwide, life expectancy is increasing ________ the rate of ________ least two years every decade.
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