The Reading / Listening - Level 2

Horror movies often show superbugs spreading around the world and killing people. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said this might soon be a reality. The medicines that we use to keep away diseases no longer work. Bugs have developed and become stronger. The WHO said this is a major threat to our health and that nobody is safe. The superbugs can kill people in rich countries and in poorer nations. The WHO looked at data from 114 countries. It found that some antibiotics that worked 30 years ago do not work now. They did not work in about half the people who took them.

A WHO health spokesman, Keiji Fukuda, described a scary future. He said the world is moving towards a "post-antibiotic era". He warned that: "Common infections and minor injuries which have been treatable for decades can once again kill." This means malaria, tuberculosis, and influenza will become killer diseases again. Dr Fukuda warned this was happening globally. He said it was not a regional problem and that it was happening in poor, developing and rich countries. He said: "This is something which is occurring in all countries in the world."

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    Level 0 Level 1   or  Level 3

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/


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

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this might soon

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to our health

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keep

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30 years ago

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a major threat

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nations

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nobody is

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away diseases

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poorer

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took them

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The WHO looked at data

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be a reality

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antibiotics that worked

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from 114 countries

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about half the people who

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safe



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PARAGRAPH TWO:

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A WHO health

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problem

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the world is moving towards a

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injuries

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Common infections and minor

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"post-antibiotic era"

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malaria, tuberculosis,

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globally

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killer

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spokesman

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this was happening

f.

all countries

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He said it was not a regional

g.

and influenza

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occurring in

h.

diseases

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Horror movies often show superbugs (1) ___________________ world and killing people. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said this might (2) ___________________. The medicines that we use to (3) ___________________ no longer work. Bugs have developed and become stronger. The WHO said this is a major threat to our health and that (4) ___________________. The superbugs can kill people in rich countries and in poorer nations. The WHO (5) ___________________ 114 countries. It found that some antibiotics that worked 30 years ago do not work now. They did not work in (6) ___________________ who took them.

A WHO health spokesman, Keiji Fukuda, (7) ___________________. He said the world is moving towards a "post-antibiotic era". He warned that: "Common (8) ___________________ injuries which have been (9) ___________________ can once again kill." This means malaria, tuberculosis, and influenza will become killer diseases again. Dr Fukuda warned this (10) ___________________. He said it was not a regional problem and that it was happening in poor, (11) ___________________ countries. He said: "This is something (12) ___________________ countries in the world."

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Horrormoviesoftenshowsuperbugsspreadingaroundtheworldand
killingpeople.TheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)hassaidthismi
ghtsoonbeareality.Themedicinesthatweusetokeepawaydiseases
nolongerwork.Bugshavedevelopedandbecomestronger.TheWH
Osaidthisisamajorthreattoourhealthandthatnobodyissafe.Thesu
perbugscankillpeopleinrichcountriesandinpoorernations.TheWH
Olookedatdatafrom114countries.Itfoundthatsomeantibioticstha
tworked30yearsagodonotworknow.Theydidnotworkinabouthalft
hepeoplewhotookthem.AWHOhealthspokesman,KeijiFukuda,de
scribedascaryfuture.Hesaidtheworldismovingtowardsa"post-an
tibioticera".Hewarnedthat:"Commoninfectionsandminorinjuries
whichhavebeentreatablefordecadescanonceagainkill."Thismean
smalaria,tuberculosis,andinfluenzawillbecomekillerdiseasesagai
n.DrFukudawarnedthiswashappeningglobally.Hesaiditwasnotar
egionalproblemandthatitwashappeninginpoor,developingandric
hcountries.Hesaid:"Thisissomethingwhichisoccurringinallcountri
esintheworld."

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

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

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WRITING

Write about superbugs for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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Answers

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