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New Cancer Vaccine Stops Cancer Spread

Personalized cancer vaccine significantly reduces recurrence risk in clinical trials.
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There is a new medicine that helps people who are sick. This medicine stops a bad sickness called cancer from coming back. Doctors found out it can help save people. A man named Tony from England helped with this discovery. He isn't sure if he got the medicine or something else.

Original news source: First personalised cancer vaccine cuts risk of disease returning in major trial – BBC News (BBC)

๐ŸŽง Listen:

๐Ÿ“– Vocabulary:

1. vaccine
2. patients
3. cancer
4. study
5. surgery
6. England
7. tested
8. medicine
9. sickness
10. doctors

Group or Classroom Activities

Warm-up Activities:

1. Show five pictures: one of a hospital, one of a patient, one of a doctor, one of a vaccine, and one of a surgery room. Ask which picture matches each word.
2. Play a game of Simon Says, using movements such as "Simon says pretend to sneeze" for sickness.
3. Have students draw a picture of something that makes them feel better when they are not well.
4. Use puppets to act out a trip to the doctor, highlighting the steps taken when someone is sick.
5. Ask the children to think of or describe a time when they felt better after visiting the doctor.

๐Ÿค” Comprehension Questions:

1. What does the new medicine do?

2. Who took part in the study?

3. What is the medicine called?

4. What is cancer?

5. What must patients do before getting the vaccine?

6. Is the medicine still being tested?

7. How does the vaccine help the body?

๐ŸŽงโœ๏ธ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

There is a new medicine that who are sick. This medicine stops a bad sickness cancer from coming back. found out it can help people. A man named from England with this . He isn't sure if he got the medicine or .

๐Ÿ’ฌ Discussion Questions:

1. Have you ever been to a doctor?
2. What did the doctor do to help you?
3. Why do you think vaccines are important?
4. How would you feel if you could not get better when you are sick?
5. What do you like to eat when you start feeling better?
6. How do you think doctors learn to help people who are sick?
7. Is getting sick a good reason to stay home from school?
8. What is one thing you like about visiting the doctor?
9. Is there a time you helped someone feel better?
10. Why might a family bring a child to the doctor?
11. How do you feel about getting a shot at the doctor's office?
12. What do you wish doctors could do for you that they cannot right now?

Individual Activities

๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ’ญ Vocabulary Meanings:

Click a dot next to a word, then click the dot next to its meaning to draw a line connecting them.

Words

1. vaccine
2. patients
3. cancer
4. study
5. surgery
6. England
7. tested
8. medicine
9. sickness
10. doctors

Meanings

(A) not feeling well
(B) an investigation to learn something new
(C) a country
(D) people who help when you are sick
(E) people who feel sick and need help
(F) a very bad disease
(G) an operation at a hospital
(H) something you take to not get sick
(I) checked to see if it's safe or works
(J) something that helps you feel better

๐Ÿ”ก Multiple Choice Questions:

1. What is the new medicine for?
(a) To make toys
(b) To cook food
(c) To walk dogs
(d) To help sick people
2. Who is helped by the medicine?
(a) People who are sick
(b) Dogs
(c) Robots
(d) Cows
3. Where is Tony from?
(a) England
(b) France
(c) China
(d) Brazil
4. What does the medicine stop?
(a) Car breakdowns
(b) Rainy days
(c) Cancer from coming back
(d) Lost toys
5. What did the study show?
(a) It makes bread
(b) It helps save people
(c) It paints walls
(d) It grows flowers
6. What is cancer?
(a) A type of cheese
(b) A kind of fruit
(c) A game
(d) A very bad disease
7. How is the medicine given after?
(a) Driving
(b) Singing
(c) Surgery
(d) Flying
8. Is the vaccine tested?
(a) No, it is not
(b) Yes, it is
(c) Only in summer
(d) Only in winter

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ True or False Questions:

1. The study showed the medicine can harm people.
2. The medicine is no longer being tested.
3. The vaccine helps the body fight cancer.
4. Doctors are people who harm when you are sick.
5. The new medicine stops cancer from coming back.
6. Tony is from England.
7. Patients need surgery before getting the medicine.
8. A vaccine is something you take to get sick.

Writing Questions:

1. Write about a time when you felt sick and visited the doctor.
2. Describe what you think happens in a hospital.
3. Explain why you think vaccines are important even for kids.
4. Write a story about how a medicine made a sick person feel better.
5. Imagine you are a doctor; what would you say to help someone feel better?

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