Pre-reading questions:
- Is taking care of your health important? Please explain your answer.
- When was the last time you visited a doctor? Why?
Vocabulary:
- study /STUHD-ee/
- simple /SIM-puhl/
- assess /UH-ses/
- disease /dih-ZEEZ/
- useful /YOOS-fuhl/
[noun] a report
A study says that too much coffee is bad.
[partofspeech] easy to understand
The test is very simple.
[verb] to know something
She asked the teacher to assess her skills.
[noun] An illness caused by infection
Now, the disease is gone.
[adjective] helpful in doing or achieving something
Your book is very useful.
According to a study, washing hands is simple but people still do it in a wrong way. It is found that people are assessed for common diseases like colds and flu because of not washing hands properly. Doctors said that antibacterial soap and water can be useful at home.
True or False:
- Antibacterial soap and water is useful.
- Washing hands is difficult to do.
- Colds and flu are common diseases.
- Doctors think that soap and water is helpful.
- People still wash hands in a wrong way.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| simple | study | assess | disease | useful |
- I _______ about earth and animals in the class.
- Dictionary is _______ in my project.
- The instruction is very _______.
- The teacher tried to _______ the student’s learning.
- She doesn’t want to have a _______.