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Among these, the reading test is a challenging component for many test takers. This blog aims to provide you with valuable insights and tips on how to prepare effectively for the IELTS Reading test.
Whether you are taking the test for academic or immigration purposes, this blog will provide you with all the necessary information to help you excel in the reading test. So, let’s dive in and start preparing for the IELTS Reading test together!
यह भी पढ़ें: 8 घंटे की नींद का मिथक: प्रश्न और उत्तर के साथ आईईएलटीएस रीडिंग पैसेज
Changing Our Understanding of Health Reading Answers IELTS Test
A – Changes in Concepts of Health in Western Society
The concept of health holds different meanings for different people and groups. These meanings of health have also changed overtime. This change is no more evident than in Western society today, when notions of health and health promotion are being challenged and expanded in new ways.
B – Definition of Health in Medical Terms
For much of recent Western history, health has been viewed in the physical sense only. That is, good health has been connected to the smooth mechanical operation of the body, while ill health has been attributed to a breakdown in this machine.
Health in this sense has been defined as the absence of disease or illness and is seen in medical terms. According to this view, creating health for people means providing medical care to treat or prevent disease and illness. During this period, there was an emphasis on providing clean water, improved sanitation and housing.
C – Holistic Approach to Health
In the late 1940s the World Health Organisation challenged this physically and medically oriented view of health. They stated that ‘health is a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being and is not merely the absence of disease’ (WHO, 1946). Health and the person were seen more holistically (mind/body/spirit) and not just in physical terms.
D – Healthy Lifestyles Approach to Health
The 1970s was a time of focusing on the prevention of disease and illness by emphasising the importance of the lifestyle and behaviour of the individual. Specific behaviours which were seen to increase risk of disease, such as smoking, lack of fitness and unhealthy eating habits, were targeted.
Creating health meant providing not only medical health care, but health promotion programs and policies which would help people maintain healthy behaviours and lifestyles. While this individualistic healthy lifestyles approach to health worked for some (the wealthy members of society), people experiencing poverty, unemployment, underemployment or little control over the conditions of their daily lives benefited little from this approach.
This was largely because both the healthy lifestyles approach and the medical approach to health largely ignored the social and environmental conditions affecting the health of people.
E – Socio-ecological view of health
During 1980s and 1990s there has been a growing swing away from seeing lifestyle risks as the root cause of poor health. While lifestyle factors still remain important, health is being viewed also in terms of the social, economic and environmental contexts in which people live.
This broad approach to health is called the socio-ecological view of health. The broad socio-ecological view of health was endorsed at the first International Conference of Health Promotion held in 1986, Ottawa, Canada, where people from 38 countries agreed and declared that:
The fundamental conditions and resources for health are peace, shelter, education, food, a viable income, a stable eco-system, sustainable resources, social justice and equity. Improvement in health requires a secure foundation in these basic requirements. (WHO, 1986)
It is clear from this statement that the creation of health is about much more than encouraging healthy individual behaviours and lifestyles and providing appropriate medical care. Therefore, the creation of health must include addressing issues such as poverty, pollution, urbanisation, natural resource depletion, social alienation and poor working conditions.
The social, economic and environmental contexts which contribute to the creation of health do not operate separately or independently of each other. Rather, they are interacting and interdependent, and it is the complex interrelationships between them which determine the conditions that promote health. A broad socio-ecological view of health suggests that the promotion of health must include a strong social, economic and environmental focus.
F – Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
At the Ottawa Conference in 1986, a charter was developed which outlined new directions for health promotion based on the socio-ecological view of health. This charter, known as the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, remains as the backbone of health action today. In exploring the scope of health promotion it states that:
Good health is a major resource for social, economic and personal development and an important dimension of quality of life. Political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, behavioural and biological factors can all favour health or be harmful to it. (WHO, 1986)
The Ottawa Charter brings practical meaning and action to this broad notion of health promotion. It presents fundamental strategies and approaches in achieving health for all. The overall philosophy of health promotion which guides these fundamental strategies and approaches is one of ‘enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health’ (WHO, 1986).
यह भी पढ़ें: टाइडल पावर रीडिंग उत्तर: आईईएलटीएस परीक्षा की तैयारी
Changing Our Understanding of Health Reading Answers Questions and Answers
Questions 1-5
The reading passage has six paragraphs A-F from the list of headings below
Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs B-F from the list of headings below.
Write the appropriate numbers (i-ix) in boxes 1-5 आपकी उत्तर पुस्तिका पर।
नायब There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all.
| List of Headings | |
| मैं | Ottawa International Conference on Health Promotion |
| ii | Holistic approach to health |
| तृतीय | The primary importance of environmental factors |
| चतुर्थ | Healthy lifestyles approach to health |
| V | Changes in concepts of health in Western society |
| छठी | Prevention of diseases and illness |
| vii | Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion |
| आठवीं | Definition of health in medical terms |
| नौवीं | Socio-ecological view of health |
| उदाहरण | उत्तर |
| Paragraph A | वी |
1 iiiiiiivvviviiviiiix Paragraph B
Answer: viii Locate
2 iiiiiiivvviviiviiiix Paragraph C
Answer: ii Locate
3 iiiiiiivvviviiviiiix Paragraph D
Answer: iv Locate
4 iiiiiiivvviviiviiiix Paragraph E
Answer: ix Locate
5 iiiiiiivvviviiviiiix Paragraph F
Answer: vii Locate
Questions 6-9
का उपयोग करते हुए NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage, answer the following questions
Write your answers in boxes 6-9 आपकी उत्तर पुस्तिका पर।
6 In which year did the World Health Organisation define health in terms of mental, physical and social well-being?
Answer: 1946 Locate
7 Which members of society benefited most from the healthy lifestyles approach to health?
Answer: (the) wealthy (members) (of) (society) Locate
8 Name the three broad areas which relate to people’s health, according to the socio- ecological view of health.
Answer: social, economic, environmental Locate
9 During which decade were lifestyle risks seen as the major contributors to poor health?
Answer: (the) 1970s Locate
Questions 10-14
Do the following statements agree with the information in the Reading Passage?
In boxes 10-14 on your answer sheet write
YES if the statement agrees with the information
NO if the statement contradicts the information
नहीं दिया if there is no information on this in the passsage
10 YESNONOT GIVEN Doctors have been instrumental in improving living standards in Western society.
उत्तर: नहीं दिया गया
11 YESNONOT GIVEN The approach to health during the 1970s included the introduction of health awareness programs.
Answer: YES Locate
12 YESNONOT GIVEN The socio-ecological view of health recognises that lifestyle habits and the provision of adequate health care are critical factors governing health.
Answer: NO Locate
13 YESNONOT GIVEN The principles of the Ottawa Charter are considered to be out of date in the 1990s.
Answer: NO Locate
14 YESNONOT GIVEN In recent years a number of additional countries have subscribed to the Ottawa Charter.
उत्तर: नहीं दिया गया
निष्कर्ष
In conclusion, the IELTS Reading test can be a challenging component of the overall IELTS exam. However, with proper preparation and practice, it is possible to achieve a high score. In this blog, we have provided you with valuable insights and tips on how to effectively prepare for the IELTS Reading test.
We have covered topics such as time management, skimming and scanning, identifying question types, and practicing with mock tests. By following these tips and strategies, you can improve your reading skills and increase your chances of success on the IELTS Reading test. We hope that this blog has been helpful to you and wish you the best of luck on your IELTS exam!
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