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Ir Intro Level Reading Worksheet U03

The document discusses how scientists have worked to cure illnesses caused by bacteria over time. It wasn't until the 1900s that effective medicines were found to fight infections and help sick people. Now there are treatments for many diseases that used to kill people. The document also previews a reading about scientists' discoveries regarding bacteria and development of treatments like carbolic acid and penicillin.

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Ir Intro Level Reading Worksheet U03

The document discusses how scientists have worked to cure illnesses caused by bacteria over time. It wasn't until the 1900s that effective medicines were found to fight infections and help sick people. Now there are treatments for many diseases that used to kill people. The document also previews a reading about scientists' discoveries regarding bacteria and development of treatments like carbolic acid and penicillin.

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Inside Reading Level Intro

Unit 3 “Fighting Bacteria” Pre-Reading Activities

Name: ________________________ Date: _________________________

Reading 2 in Unit 3 tells how scientists learned ways to stop bacteria from hurting people. Read
the sentences below that state a main idea from the Reading.

Throughout time, scientists have tried to cure illnesses. It wasn’t until the 1900s, though, that scientists
found a medicine that could fight infections and help people suffering from certain illnesses. Now there is
a cure for many of the illnesses that people died from in the past.

Look at the underlined words above. These are words and phrases that are used to talk about
being sick. Think about what each word or phrase means. Then answer the questions below.

1. If you cure a disease or illness, it gets __________.


a. better
b. worse

2. If you suffer from an illness, you feel __________.


a. good
b. bad

3. If you have an illness, you _______.


a. feel well
b. do not feel well

Now look at the Reading on pages 41 and 42. Match each phrase on the right with the heading that
it appears under on the left.

4. ____ The Discovery of Bacteria a. suffered from

5. ____ Carbolic Acid b. ways to cure people

6. ____ Penicillin c. died from


 
In addition, to the noun illness, the Reading also uses the adjective ill. Read the example below:

If you are ill, you should see a doctor. She can examine you to make sure you don’t have a serious
illness.

7. Now find the word ill in the Reading. Record the sentence that it is in below:

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

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Inside Reading Level Intro
Unit 3 “Fighting Bacteria” Pre-Reading Activities
Answer Key

Look at the underlined words in the passage. These are words and expressions that are used to
talk about people who are sick. Think about what each word means.

1. If you cure a disease or illness, it gets __A________.


a. better
b. worse

2. If you suffer from an illness, you feel ___B_______.


a. good
b. bad

3. If you have an illness, you ____B___.


a. feel well
b. do not feel well

Now look at the Reading on pages 41 and 42. Match each expression or sentence on the right with
the heading that it appears under on the left.

4. __A__ The Discovery of Bacteria a. suffered from

5. __C__ Carbolic Acid b. ways to cure people

6. __B__ Penicillin c. died from


 
In addition, to the noun illness, the Reading also uses the adjective ill. Read the example below:

If you are ill, you should see a doctor. She can examine you to make sure you don’t have a serious
illness.

7. Now find the word ill in the Reading. Record the sentence that it is in below:

But they had not yet found ways to cure people who were already ill from a disease.___

©Oxford  University  Press.  Permission  granted  to  reproduce  for  classroom  use.  

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