Best news stories of 2024 – level 1
31-12-2024 07:00
This year is very exciting! In medicine, experts are testing a vaccine to help fight lung cancer.
And a new treatment for cervical cancer helps save more lives. A special metal heart keeps a man alive until he gets a real one. AI also helps doctors find cancer early.
The natural world sees good changes, too. The Amazon rainforest has less cutting of trees. People are helping coral reefs grow stronger. China builds the largest solar farm.
Social changes included new same-sex marriage rules in Thailand and cheaper medicine for diabetes in the US. In space, there is the first walk by people who are not astronauts. Also, NASA makes a ship which uses energy from the sun to move.
Difficult words: treatment (medical care), cervical (relating to the narrow lower part of a woman’s uterus), social (relating to people).
You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.
What are some of the advancements in medicine, environmental conservation, social changes, and space exploration mentioned in the text?
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