4. Language development.

1. Answer the following questions.

1. What arc antimicrobials?

2. How are antimicrobials that act against bacteria classified?

3. How are antibiotics obtained?

4. How are sulfonamides prepared?

5. What arc antiviral drugs?

6. What are the two kinds of drugs that prevent infectious diseases?

7. What are vaccines?

8. What arc antiserums and globulins?

2. Choose the correct word.

1. Antibiotics are obtained from synthetic/natural microorganisms.

2. A large/small dose of penicillin or certain other antibiotic kills disease-causing bactcria.

3. Doctors prescribe antiviral drugs to treat certain diseases caused by bactcria/viruses.

4. There are many/several kinds of vaccines.

5. The antiserums and globulins act more quickly/slowly than vac­cines to prevent infection.

6. Vaccines contain a weakened/strengthened or killed form of the microbe that causes a particular disease.

3.Say whether the following statements are true or false.

7. In most cases sulfonamides and other synthetic antimicrobials kill the bactcria.

8. Antimicrobials kill or prevent multiplication of bactcria or viruses in the body.

9. Vaccines, antiserums and globulins treat infectious diseases.

10. There is no effective treatment for polio.

11. Vaccinations against smallpox have eradicated that disease.

12. Antibodies are substances that fight a particular disease.

5. Speaking.

1. Complete the dialogue with the words below and act it out.

throat, stethoscope, sore, cough, knee

Doctor: Now, Debbie, can I have a look at you to find out where you bad ____ is coming from?

Patient (Nods)

D: Would you like to stay sitting on Mum's knee?

P.: (Nods)

D.: That's fine. Now let's ask Mum to take off your jumper and blouse. You'll not be cold in here. Now I'm going to put this

This thing your chest. It's called a ____. It might be a bit cold. I'll warm it up. First of all I listen to your front and then your back.

Mother: She's had that done lots of times by Dr Stuart.

D.: Good, well done, you didn't move at all. Now I'd like to see your tummy, so will you lie on the bed for a minute?

P.: (Nods)

D.. Now while you are lying there, I'll feel your neck and under your arms. Are you tickly? That's all very quick, isn't it? Mrs Thomp­son, could Debbie sit on your _____ again? I'd like you to hold her there while I examine her ears and _____. Right, Debbie. Here's a little light to look in your ears. This will tickle a bit but won't be_____. Good girl. What a nice ear. Now let's see the other one. Now nearly the last bit. Open your mouth. Let me see your teeth. Now open it as wide as you can. Well, we're all finished now. You've been very good. I'll have a talk with your Mum and you can play with the toys for a minute.

2. Give as much information as you can about:

• antibiotics;

• sulfonamides;

• antiviral drugs;

• vaccines;

• antiserums and globulins.