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SCMP Reporter

Reading comprehension
Answer the following questions:
 1 What illness did Wong suffer from?
 a. hyperactivity
 b. dyslexia
 c. psychosis
 d. a spinal problem 
 2 About how many schools does an educational psychologist with the Education Bureau serve?
 a. 30
 b. 20
 c. 600 
 d. 60 
 3 According to Sarah Ip Miu-yan, why do educational psychologists have difficulty following up on students with mental illness?
 i)  There is a lack of training on how to deal with such cases.  
 ii) Parents of mentally ill students refuse to send their children  to clinics.
 iii) The Hospital Authority does not inform education authorities  about students suffering from mental illness.
 a. i) only 
 b. ii) only
 c. i) and iii)
 d. i) and ii) 
 4 What was a possible reason suggested by Jonathan Lai Ping-wah for students and parents  not telling schools  about  mental problems?
a. the stigma on people with mental illness
b. high medical fees
c. details of previous cases were released to the public  
d. fear of being forced to leave school
Think about
1 What is the stigma attached to mental illness?
2  Should the Hospital Authority not give  information on mentally ill pupils to the Education Bureau? Is privacy is an issue?  
3 How can the confidentiality on mentally ill patients affect their treatment?
4 What can the government and society  do to help mentally ill patients?
Use the vocabulary
1 News that Paul has been admitted to a top US university   ___________________  quickly on campus.   
2 Mary said  she saw people gossiping about her all the time, but John told her  they were just __________________________ . 
3 It is _______________________  for temperatures in Hong Kong to reach 40 degrees Celsius in  spring. 
4 The doctor ________________________  Jack's problems in reading and writing as  ________________  .
Answers:
June 1
Reading comprehension: 1. b, 2. c, 3. c, 4. a
Use the vocabulary: 1. pay tribute to, 2. vicious, 3. retaliation, 4. freedom of expression



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