The Reading / Listening - Level 0

Horror movies about superbugs killing people might come true. The WHO said many medicines no longer work. Bugs have become stronger. This is very dangerous. Nobody is safe. Superbugs can kill people in rich and poor countries. Many antibiotics that worked 30 years ago do not work now.

The WHO described a scary future. Now we take medicine to make illnesses go away. In the future, diseases like malaria and influenza will kill again. This is not a regional problem. It is happening in poor, developing and rich countries. The WHO said: "This is something which is [happening] in all countries in the world."

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Sources
  • http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/04/30/who-drug-resistant-superbugs-serious-threat-worldwide/
  • http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/824377
  • http://www.who.int/drugresistance/documents/surveillancereport/en/


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

Horror movies about superbugs

a.

very dangerous

2.

might come

b.

become stronger

3.

many medicines no

c.

true

4.

Bugs have

d.

30 years ago

5.

This is

e.

killing people

6.

Nobody

f.

and poor countries

7.

people in rich

g.

longer work

8.

antibiotics that worked

h.

is safe


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

The WHO described a scary

a.

problem

2.

Now we take

b.

future

3.

make illnesses

c.

malaria and influenza

4.

diseases like

d.

happening

5.

a regional

e.

medicine

6.

poor, developing and

f.

in the world

7.

This is something which is

g.

go away

8.

in all countries

h.

rich countries

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

(1) ___________________ superbugs killing people might come true. The WHO said many medicines (2) ___________________. Bugs have (3) ___________________. This is very dangerous. (4) ___________________. Superbugs can kill (5) ___________________ poor countries. Many antibiotics that worked 30 years ago (6) ___________________.

The WHO described (7) ___________________. Now we take medicine to (8) ___________________ away. In the future, (9) ___________________ and influenza will kill again. This is not a regional problem. (10) ___________________ in poor, developing and rich countries. The WHO said: "(11) ___________________ which is [happening] in all countries (12) ___________________."

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Horrormoviesaboutsuperbugskillingpeoplemightcometrue.The
WHOsaidmanymedicinesnolongerwork.Bugshavebecomestrong
er.Thisisverydangerous.Nobodyissafe.Superbugscankillpeoplein
richandpoorcountries.Manyantibioticsthatworked30yearsagodo
notworknow.TheWHOdescribedascaryfuture.Nowwetakemedici
netomakeillnessesgoaway.Inthefuture,diseaseslikemalariaandi
nfluenzawillkillagain.Thisisnotaregionalproblem.Itishappeningin
poor,developingandrichcountries.TheWHOsaid:"Thisissomethin
gwhichis[happening]inallcountriesintheworld."

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about superbugs for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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