Make Your Way 6, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

true false not given   1  Anthrax attacks by infecting the blood.   2  There are four ways that anthrax can infect humans.   3  An infected human will be quarantined immediately.   4  The most dangerous type of contact with anthrax is through breathing it in.   5  If your skin touches anthrax, it will cause headaches and muscle pains.   6  It’s not too difficult to find anthrax.   7  Anthrax has been tested on humans in Scotland.   8  In 2001, there were anthrax attacks in the US via infected postal letters.   9  The vaccine most countries have against anthrax is out-of-date. 10  The best way of controlling anthrax is through agreements between countries. Find words in the text that mean: Decide if these sentences are true, false or not given in the text about anthrax. 14 Writing station Choose one of the novels in 12 and write the opening paragraph. 15 Reading tips 16 Question 1: Question 3: Question 5: Remember: • Think carefully about what you are going to say and how you are going to say it. Are you going for action or intrigue ? • It’s always a good idea to focus on what the villains are up to first . They’re usually more interesting than the hero. He/She can be introduced later. • Don’t explain everything, create a bit of mystery . • You could use this paragraph to give some background information about the virus, or perhaps it is a flashback to some past event that will have relevance to the story later on. • Whatever you decide, remember – this will be the opening for a thriller . You have to make your reader want to read more. Cook, Robin: Vector (Pan 2000) Crawford, Dorothy H.: The Invisible Enemy: A Natural History of Viruses (OUP 2002) Goldberg, Leonard: Fatal Cure (Signet 2001) McSheehy, Richard: The Viral Epiphany (CreateSpace 2010) 1 an adjective to describe animals that eat grass 2 the tiny seeds of some plants 3 move quickly, suddenly and in large numbers 4 able to survive most things 5 an agent that causes a disease 6 the unwanted effects of a medicine 188 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv