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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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- Dr. Adedayo Joseph is a doctor in Nigeria.
- She helps patients who have cancer.
- She leads a new medical study in Africa.
- The study tests faster radiation treatments for cancer.
- In 2020, she started a special children program.
- She trained in Germany and the United States.
- She also created a foundation to help families.
- This help reduces waiting times for new patients.
- Fewer patients stop their medical care early now.
Difficult words
- patient — a person who receives medical care or helppatients
- treatment — medical care given to help a sick persontreatments
- foundation — an organization that gives help or money
- reduce — to make something smaller or less in sizereduces
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Discussion questions
- Would you like to be a doctor? Why or why not?
- How do you help people in your family?
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