Pre-reading questions:
- Do you always get sick?
- Have you heard of HIV?
Scientists found a new way to test HIV by using a USB stick. It was developed by scientists from Imperial College London and the US firm DNA Electronics. It uses a drop of blood on a USB stick to detect the virus. It will give signals to computers or mobile devices. It can give fast and good results. This is the same with monitoring blood sugar levels on diabetic patients.
Vocabulary:
HIV – HIV[noun] a virus that causes AIDS
USB – USB[noun] a device that stores data
virus – ウイルス[noun] something that causes disease
mobile device – モバイルデバイス[noun] small computing devices like smartphone and tablet
monitoring – 監視する[verb] to watch, listen, observe or check something
True or False:
- Scientists found a new way to test HIV using a USB stick.
- It was developed by scientists from Imperial College Scotland and the UK firm DNA Electronics.
- It uses five drops of blood on a USB stick to detect the virus.
- It will give signals to computers or mobile devices.
- It cannot give fast and good results.