Pre-reading questions:
- What do you know about cancer?
- What do you think causes cancer?
Vocabulary:
- rate [reyt]
(noun) – the number of times something happens in a particular period
The crime rate in my city is very low. - steady [STED-ee]
(adjective) – happening in a smooth, regular way
The improvement of her health is steady. - drop [drop]
(verb) – become smaller or fewer
There is a drop in number of people who visit this mall. - treatment [TREET-muh nt]
(noun) – the use of medicine or science to make a sick person better
For a very long time, there was no treatment for cancer. - continuous [kuh n-TIN-yoo-uh s]
(adjective) – without stopping
My stomach made a continuous hungry noise.
A new research shows that cancer death rates in the US decreased by 25 percent. The research said that the decrease is caused by two things. The first reason is the steady drop in the number of people who smoke. The second reason is technology. Science has allowed people to discover early if they have cancer or not. It has also given a lot of treatments for cancer. More studies should be done to maintain the continuous fall of cancer death rates in the US.
True or False:
- Cancer death rates in the US increased.
- Cancer death rates in the US decreased by 75 percent.
- One reason for the decrease in cancer death rates in the US is the steady drop in the number of people who drink.
- Science has allowed people to discover early if they have cancer or not.
- More studies should be done to maintain the continuous fall of cancer death rates in the US.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| rate | steady | drop | treatment | continuous |
- I will see a doctor to get some ______ for my painful back.
- If we have a ______ increase in profit, we can open another store in the city.
- The birth ______ in my city is low, so our population is small.
- I see a sudden ______ in my grades. My parents will get angry.
- My progress in Math is ______.