Fill the gaps by using these key words from the text

1 Key Vocabulary 
4 Word Building 
1. update 
1. strength 
strengthen 
2. flu 
2. length 
lengthen 
3. infectious 
3. depth 
deepen 
4. isolated 
4. weakness 
weaken 
5. virus 
5. height 
heighten 
6. spread 
7. rapidly 
6. infection 
8. admit 
7. identification 
8. collection 
2 True or False 
9. publication 
10. admission 
1. F 
2. F 
5 Vocabulary work 
3. T 
4. T 
1 d 
5. T 
2 a 
3 h 
3 Comprehension Check 
4 b 
5 g 
1. c 
6 c 
2. b 
7 e 
3. b 
8 f 
4. a 
5. b 
6 Discussion 
1, 2 and 3 might help 
4 and 5 would not help 
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Match the words (1 - 8) with their meanings (a 
–
h): 
1. deadly 
a. very serious 
2. respiratory 
b. able to be passed from one person to another 
3. outbreak 
c. able or likely to kill people 
4. severe 
d. a report containing the latest information 
5. tribute 
e. relating to the process of breathing air in and out 
6. communicable 
f. the careful observation of something 
7. surveillance 
g. the sudden start of a disease 
8. update 
h. a speech or article in praise of another person 
What does SARS stand for? 
Severe acute respiratory syndrome 
Strong acute respiratory syndrome 
Severe active respiratory syndrome 
Where did SARS originate? 
South-East Asia 
Hong Kong 
Beijing 
What is SARS? 
A bacterial infection 
A chronic illness 
A virus 
What part of the body does SARS affect? 
The heart 
The lungs 
The brain 
Now look in the text and check your answers 
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Doctor who 
identified 
SARS 
becomes 
its victim 
The doctor who identified the 
deadly flu-like virus that has 
claimed the lives of hundreds 
of people worldwide and 
infected thousands of others 
fell victim to the disease and 
died recently. Dr Carlo 
Urbani, who worked for the 
World Health Organisation in 
Vietnam, identified the 
outbreak of the severe acute 
respiratory syndrome (SARS) 
in an American businessman 
admitted to hospital in Hanoi. 
But the virus, which is fast-
moving and creates severe 
breathing difficulties, also 
infected the Italian father of 
three. A tribute was paid to him 
by his colleague Pascale 
Brudon, who said: "Carlo was 
the one who very quickly saw 
that this was something 
strange. When people became 
very concerned in the hospital, 
he was there every day, 
collecting samples, talking to 
the staff and 
strengthening infection 
control procedures." 
The WHO issued a statement 
praising Urbani, 46, an expert 
in communicable diseases. 
"Because of his early 
detection of SARS, global 
surveillance was heightened 
and many new cases have 
been identified and isolated 
before they infected hospital 
staff," the statement read. But 
despite the fact that the virus 
has been identified, it 
continues to spread rapidly 
across East Asia. The 
disease has so far infected 
thousands of people in 15 
countries, and has killed 
hundreds. China, Hong Hong, 
Singapore and Vietnam are 
among the hardest hit. In the 
first weeks of the spread 
more than 530 cases were 
treated in Hong Kong. At 
least 60 of these came from a 
single building in Kowloon 
Bay, raising questions about 
the way the virus spreads. 
Hong Kong has closed 
schools for a million students 
for 10 days, but some doctors 
say this should be extended 
to a month. Normal daily life 
has changed beyond 
recognition for residents as 
they avoid restaurants, 
theatres and taking taxis, and 
wear face masks and even 
chemical protection suits 
on the streets. 
Beijing has agreed to publish 
daily updates on the spread 
of the disease, but critics in 
Hong Kong say the Chinese 
move has come two months 
too late to save lives. Vital 
information on the virus, 
including the speed with 
which it spread in hospitals 
treating patients, was not 
initially released by China. 
Dozens of medical staff were 
infected by the virus when it 
reached Hong Kong, which 
was infected initially by Liu 
Jianlun, a Guangdong doctor 
who arrived in February. 
The Guardian Weekly 
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Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences: 
Dr Carlo Urbani died from …
Dr Carlo Urbani …
The fact that Dr Urbani detected SARS quickly …
The fact that 60 people in a single building in Hong Kong have been infected …
Although th
e virus has been identified …
Life in Hong Kong has changed radically …
The Chinese government has been criticised …
The Chinese government failed …
a. …helped to save the lives of many hospital workers.
b. …it has continued to spread rapidly.
c. …was
the first to see that there was something strange. 
d. …to provide information about the spread of the virus.
e. …the disease that he was the first to identify.
f. …has led to questions about how the disease spreads.
g. …as people avoid meeting in publi
c places. 
h. …for its delay in reporting the outbreak of the disease.
Fill the gaps using verbs from the text. 
At the time of writing, SARS had ____________ hundreds of lives worldwide. 
Thousands of people had ____________ victim to the virus. 
The virus ____________ severe breathing difficulties. 
Dr Urbani’s colleagues ____________ tribute to him.
Infection control procedures have been ____________ . 
Global surveillance has been ____________ . 
The spread of the virus has ____________ a number of questions. 
The Chinese government has agreed to ____________ daily updates. 
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www.onestopenglish.com 

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Fill the gaps using prepositions. Look in the text to check your answers. 
The doctor fell victim ____________ the disease. 
The businessman was admitted ____________ hospital in Hanoi. 
He was an expert ____________ communicable diseases. 
The disease is spreading rapidly ____________ East Asia. 
Questions have been raised ____________ the way the disease spreads. 
Life has changed ____________ recognition. 
Vital information ____________ the virus was not released. 
Dozens of medical staff have been infected ____________ the virus. 
How can a virus like SARS be prevented from spreading around the world? 
Will SARS have an effect on the world economy and particularly on the airline business? 
©Macmillan Publishers Ltd 
Taken from the News section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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