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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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- A new vaccine may stop melioidosis.
- Melioidosis is a disease from soil bacteria.
- The bacteria live in soil and groundwater.
- They can cause a serious lung infection.
- The bacteria can enter wounds or be inhaled.
- Researchers tested the vaccine on monkeys in lab studies.
- The vaccinated animals had no lung damage.
- Scientists want to try the vaccine in people.
- The disease happens mostly in warm coastal places.
Difficult words
- vaccine — a medicine that helps prevent an infection
- melioidosis — a disease caused by soil bacteria
- bacterium — a very small living thing that can cause diseasebacteria
- groundwater — water that is under the ground
- inhale — to breathe air into the lungsinhaled
- coastal — near the sea or ocean
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Discussion questions
- Have you had a vaccine?
- Do you live near the sea?
- Would you try a new vaccine for a serious disease?
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