Answer to Dictation 1
Extreme heat may have a harsher effect on older people.
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Answer to Dictation 2
The body's tolerance for heat deteriorates in older people.
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Answer to Dictation 3
The continuing rise in global temperatures could pose a serious risk of illness.
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Answer to Dictation 4
The threat of rising temperatures to the health of the over 60s.
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Answer to Dictation 5
The researchers said heatwaves will put millions of older people at risk.
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Intolerable heat will be experienced at much larger scales.
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Answer to Dictation 7
The over 60s are at a higher risk because of three physical factors.
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These three things limit the ability of the body to cool itself.
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There's now no denying that extreme heat poses a very real health threat.
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Answer to Dictation 10
Elderly people in low income countries are likely to be at highest risk.
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