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1.4 WORD BUILDING Complete the table with words which have related meanings.

Noun Verb Adjective
immunization (process) (state)

(state)
infection (problem) (can spread)
infected (problem)
medical (general)
medicated (effect on person)
(used to control)
preventable (possible to control)
treatment (possible to cure)
untreated (no medical help)

Listen to a talk about the smallpox virus. Answer the following questions:

1
How many people are estimated to have had smallpox in the twentieth century'
2
When did the immunization program begin'
3
Who was Edward Jenner?
4
When was the decision made to try and prevent smallpox globally?_
M
11,21 Listen again. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)
according to the speaker? Correct the false statements. V Vocabulary note
1
Smallpox was spread easily from person to person.
As a verb, spread is both
2 transitive and intransitive:
The symptoms of smallpox included fever and skin problems.
Mosquitoes spread diseases like
3
Smallpox, although devastating, was not a fatal disease.
malaria. (transitive)
4 Spots can spread across the entire
Factory workers provided the key to a vaccine for smallpox.
5 body. (intransitive)
The smallpox vaccine was often given to children.
(See Unit 9,2.1 for more on
6
Smallpox is still a problem in some countries.
transitive and intransitive verbs.)
E H The prefix mis- adds the meaning 'bad' or 'wrong' to a word.
Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.
misconduct misdiagnosis misferturte misinformation mismanagement misrepresentation
1 misfortune
While he was getting out of the taxi, he had the
to fall over and break his leg.
2 of the hospital.
The director is being accused of gross
3
The psychiatrist was found guilty of professional
4 meant that the patient nearly died.
The doctor's
5 and has now been banned.
The drug company's advertising campaign was based on
6 of the truth.
The documentary on poor hospital hygiene was a

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