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carried the virus. Read the passage and number these events in the order that they happened. John Snow began to test two theories. An outbreak of cholera hit London in 1854. He announced that the water carried the disease. John Snow marked the deaths on a map. 2 1 4 7 Careful— reading: King Cholera was defeated. He found that most of the deaths were near a water pump. He had the handle removed from the water pump. John Snow investigated two streets where the outbreak was very severe. 3 8 5 6 Para graph Stages in an experiment Example in this investigation 1 Find a problem 2 Make a question 3 Think of a method What cause cholera? Which theory is correct? Collect data on those who were ill or died and where they got their water. Fill in the blanks. 4 Collect results 5 Analyse results 6 find supporting evidence 7 Draw a conclusion Plot information on a map to find out where people died or did not die. Analyse the water to see if that is the cause of the illness. Find other evidence to support the analysis. The water is to blame. The source of all drinking water should be examined so that it is safe. draw a conclusion find a problem make a question think of a method collect results analyse the results repeat if necessary Match them Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 Para 7 Prevention of Cholera 1. John Snow believed Idea 2 was right. How did he finally prove it? KEY: John Snow finally proved his idea because he found an outbreak that was clearly related to cholera, collected information and was able to tie cases outside the area to the polluted water. Read and answer the questions. 2. Do you think John Snow would have solved this problem without the map? Give a reason. KEY: No. The map helped John Snow anize his ideas. He was able to identify those households that had many deaths and check their water drinking habits. He identified those houses that had no deaths and surveyed their drinking habits. The evidence clearly pointed to the polluted water being the cause. 3. Cholera was a 19th century disease. What disease do you think is similar to cholera today? KEY: Four diseases, which are similar today, are SARS, AIDS, TB(肺結(jié)核 ) and birdflu, because they are both very serious, have an unknown cause and need public health care to solve them. 1. The passage mainly tells us that ____. A. the cause of cholera was polluted water B. John Snow was a wellknown doctor in London C. the source of all drinking water should be examined D. John Snow did some research and helped to solve “King Cholera” Choose the best answer. D 2. What was the key help for John Snow’s discovery? A. The government. B. The woman moving away from Broad Street. C. The water pany. D. The map made by himself. D John Snow was a wellknown ______ in London in the _____ century. He wanted to find the ______ of cholera in order to ______ it. In 1854 when a cholera ______ out, he began to gather information. doctor 19th cause defeat broke He _________ on a map where all the dead people had lived and he found