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World Hepatitis Day is observed on July the 28th. It aims to increase awareness worldwide of the diseases hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Its hope is to encourage the prevention and diagnosis of these two diseases, and increase the number of people who receive treatment. The day is organized by the World Hepatitis Alliance. This is a group that consists of over 200 different patients’ groups around the world. It represents around 500 million people globally who suffer from hepatitis. Its aim is to provide global leadership and support to halt the death toll and improve the lives of people living with hepatitis B and C. Its ultimate goal is “to work with governments to eradicate these diseases from the planet”.
Hepatitis is a disease that causes injury to the liver and can result in death. The disease causes tissue in the liver to become inflamed. Most cases of hepatitis are caused by a group of viruses. In other cases, things like alcohol or infections can cause the disease. The disease can make it impossible for the liver to function properly. This means the liver will not be able to remove harmful substances from our body, or make sure our blood is healthy. Symptoms include tiredness, muscle and joint aches, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and headache. In serious cases, people lose their appetite, lose weight and have severe stomach pain. There is a vaccine against hepatitis B but scientists are still working on one for hepatitis C.
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PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
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It aims to increase
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living with hepatitis B
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encourage the prevention and diagnosis
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awareness worldwide
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increase the number of people
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these diseases
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It represents around
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who receive treatment
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improve the lives of people
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of these two diseases
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work with governments to eradicate
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500 million people
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Hepatitis is a disease that causes
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cause the disease
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things like alcohol or infections can
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injury to the liver
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remove harmful substances
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pain
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people lose
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against hepatitis B
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severe stomach
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from our body
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There is a vaccine
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their appetite
LISTENING GAP FILL
World Hepatitis Day is observed on July the 28th. ________________ awareness worldwide of the diseases hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Its hope ________________ prevention and diagnosis of these two diseases, and increase the number of people who receive treatment. The day ________________ the World Hepatitis Alliance. This is a group that consists of over 200 different patients’ groups around the world. It represents around 500 million people globally ________________ hepatitis. Its aim is to provide global leadership and support to ________________ and improve the lives of people living with hepatitis B and C. Its ultimate goal is “to work with governments ________________ diseases from the planet”.
Hepatitis is a disease ________________ to the liver and can result in death. The disease causes tissue in the liver to become inflamed. Most cases of hepatitis are caused by a group of viruses. ________________, things like alcohol or infections can cause the disease. The disease can make it impossible for ________________ properly. This means the liver will not be able to remove harmful substances from our body, or ________________ blood is healthy. Symptoms include tiredness, muscle and joint aches, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and headache. In serious cases, people ________________, lose weight and have severe stomach pain. There is a vaccine against hepatitis B but scientists are still ________________ for hepatitis C.
WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
World Hepatitis Day is observed on July the 28th. It __________ to increase awareness worldwide of the diseases hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Its __________ is to encourage the prevention and diagnosis of these two diseases, and increase the number of people who __________ treatment. The day is organized by the World Hepatitis Alliance. This is a group that __________ of over 200 different patients’ groups around the world. It represents around 500 million people globally who __________ from hepatitis. Its aim is to provide global leadership and support to __________ the death toll and __________ the lives of people living with hepatitis B and C. Its ultimate goal is “to work with governments to __________ these diseases from the planet”.
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Hepatitis is a disease that causes injury to the liver and can __________ in death. The disease causes __________ in the liver to become inflamed. Most cases of hepatitis are caused by a group of viruses. In other cases, things like alcohol or infections can __________ the disease. The disease can make it impossible for the liver to __________ properly. This means the liver will not be able to remove __________ substances from our body, or make sure our blood is healthy. Symptoms __________ tiredness, muscle and joint aches, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and headache. In __________ cases, people lose their appetite, lose weight and have severe stomach pain. There is a vaccine __________ hepatitis B but scientists are still working on one for hepatitis C.
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CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
World Hepatitis Day is observed / observation on July the 28th. It aims to increase awareness worldwide of the diseases hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Its hoping / hope is to encourage the prevention and diagnosis of these two diseases, and increase the number of people who receive treat / treatment. The day is organized by the World Hepatitis Alliance. This is a group that consists for / of over 200 different patients’ groups around the world. It represents around 500 million people globally / global who suffer from hepatitis. Its aim is to provide global leadership and support to / by halt the death toll and improve the live / lives of people living with hepatitis B and C. Its ultimate goal is “to work with governments to eradicate this / these diseases from the planet”.
Hepatitis is a disease that because / causes injury to the liver and can result / results in death. The disease causes tissue in the liver to become inflamed. Most cases / causes of hepatitis are caused by a group of viruses. In other cases, things like alcohol / alcoholic or infections can cause the disease. The disease can make it impossible for the liver to function proper / properly. This means the liver will not be able to remove harmful substances from our body, or make sure our blood is healthy / healthy. Symptoms include tiredness, muscle and joint aches, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and headache. In serious cases, people lose / lost their appetite, lose weight and have severe stomach pain. There is a vaccine against hepatitis B but scientists are still working in / on one for hepatitis C.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
World Hepatitis Day is observed on July the 28th. It aims to (1) ____ awareness worldwide of the diseases hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Its hope is to encourage the (2) ____ and diagnosis of these two diseases, and increase the number of people who receive (3) ____. The day is organized by the World Hepatitis Alliance. This is a group that consists (4) ____ over 200 different patients’ groups around the world. It represents around 500 million people (5) ____ who suffer from hepatitis. Its aim is to provide global leadership and support to halt the death toll and improve the lives of people living with hepatitis B and C. Its (6) ____ goal is “to work with governments to eradicate these diseases from the planet”.
Hepatitis is a disease that causes (7) ____ to the liver and can result in death. The disease causes tissue in the liver to become inflamed. Most cases of hepatitis are caused by a (8) ____ of viruses. In other cases, things like alcohol or infections can cause the disease. The disease can make it impossible for the liver to function (9) ____. This means the liver will not be able to remove harmful substances from our body, or make sure our blood is healthy. Symptoms include tiredness, muscle and (10) ____ aches, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and headache. In serious cases, people (11) ____ their appetite, lose weight and have severe stomach pain. There is a vaccine against hepatitis B but scientists are still working (12) ____ one for hepatitis C.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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group that consists of over 200 different patients’ groups around the world. It represents around 500 million people
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healthy. Symptoms include tiredness, muscle and joint aches, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and
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against hepatitis B but scientists are still working on one for hepatitis C.
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become inflamed. Most cases of hepatitis are caused by a group of viruses. In other cases, things like alcohol or
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World Hepatitis Day is observed on July the 28th. It aims to increase awareness worldwide of the diseases
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SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about World Hepatitis Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about World Hepatitis Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. POSTER: Make your own poster about World Hepatitis Day. Write about what will happen on this day around the world.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
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