Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Doubts Cast on Influenza Medication - Worksheet


  • I think this article is about medication which is treating influenza but there are problems in the treatment. I guess the influenza viruses have changed so treatment does not affect anymore.
True / False 
a) - F
b) - F
c) - T
d) - F
e) - T
f) - F
g) - T
h) - F

Synonym Match
1. experts                b. special
2 stocking up on     g. amassing 
3. precaution           e. safeguard
4. effectiveness       h. usefulness
5. trials                    c. tests
6. insufficient          j. not enough 
 7. reduces              d. lessens
8. likelihood           i. possibility
9. excluded             f. left out
10. duration            a. time span

Words
1. The medical treatment does not work against to virus.
2. Experts are working on COVID-19 furthermore results are showing a vaccine will be produced soon.
3. Countries who want to be a developing country work on education and health services.
4. Antibiotics can be used when you have flu however a doctor must give the treatment.
5. All over the world there is epidemic 
6. Toilet paper manufacturers will be the richest people in the world.
7. Healthcare attendants are working for dear life.
8. Drugs should be used under control by doctors.
9. COVID - 19' symptoms are fever, coughing, sore throat, and shortness of breath.
10. When the evidence will be found, the police will complete the case.
11. - likelihood-
12. Nowadays every hospitalization has canceled because of the COVID - 19.
13. Researchers say they close to the vaccine but there are some complications which are they are working on them.

14.  My doctor wrote a recipe for my sore throat so it was gargling.

Phrase Match 
1. experts are questioning                         g. why
2. stocking up                                           d. on medications
3. commonly prescribed                           i. by doctors
4. stockpiled the drugs                             b. as a precaution
5. a report based on clinical                     j. trials
6. Tamiflu does what                                e. manufacturers claim
7. insufficient                                            a. evidence
8. Tamiflu increased the risk of nausea    f. and vomiting
9. worked little better than gargling         c. with salt water
10. over-the-                                             h. counter pain relievers

Spelling

 1. Medical experts
 2. stocking up on medications for influenza 
3. commonly prescribed by doctors
4. in the event of an influenza epidemic
5. casts doubt on their effectiveness
6. based on clinical trials
7. it shortens the symptoms of influenza
8. there is insufficient evidence to support claims
9. serious complications 
10. increased the risk of nausea and vomiting
11. taking over-the-counter pain relievers
12. When used appropriately …

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

George Orwell

Time Line

1903 - was born in India, 25 June

1911 - St. Cyprian's School in Eastbourne

1921 - joined the British police in Burma

1928 - journeyed to Paris

1932-33 - worked as a teacher in small private school

1933 - first book was published 'Down and Out' in Paris and London

1934 - a part time job in a second hand bookshop

1934 - first novel was published 'Burmese Days'

1936 - married Eileen

1936 - was commissioned to write a book about poverty in nothern England

1936 - volunteer for Spanish Civil War

1938 - was suffering from tuberculosis

1939 - was rejected for military service

1941-45 - worked for the BBC

1943 - literary editor, Tribune left wing magazine

1945- was published 'Animal Farm'

         - Eillen,first wife, died

1949 - was published '1984'

         - married second wife Sonia

1950 - died, 21 January

Turning Points

  • resigned from the police: decided to become a writer

Achievements

  •  won a scholarship to Eton
  • became literary editor for the Tribune a left wing magazine
  • Animal Farm was published
  • his masterpiece 1984 was published