Test on the vocabulary lesson 1 and 2. Your grade is in the "notes" section of ecampus.

Lesson on Lyme disease:

a)

1998:  LYMErix, 80% effective, is launched on the market

2002: they stopped selling LYMErix after trial by opponants to vaccination.

2013: according to 2013 data, there are 300,000 new cases in the US each year

 

b) Three types of Lyme disease vaccines are mentioned in the text. What are they?

- LYMErix, released in 1998, 80% effective, stopped in 2002 after a lawsuit

- Lyme vaccines existing for dogs, but not humans

- Valneva’s vaccine in development (in clinical trials at the time of the article)

 

c) What has made it more difficult to develop this vaccine? (3 ideas, – 5 ideas in full text)

- Lawsuits by anti-vaccine lobbies

- there are 6 different types of protein produced by the bacteria Borrelia, they vary depending on the region

- The demand for this vaccine by the public isn’t strong enough

– the cost: “Getting a treatment all the way through phase 3 trials can cost more than a billion dollars”

– success in animal trials (pre-clinical trials) does not mean success in human trials“94% of all drugs that pass animal trials fail to pass in human clinical trials.”

Review of the tenses and numbers

2. Grammar practice : put the verb in the correct tense and form :

2.1. Time clauses: No “will” in a time clause (≠ French)

a. (reply) We won’t have this information until he replies to our email.

b. (fail) If they fail the test, they won’t be able to enter the school.

c. (arrive) We will start when they arrive .

d. (be) You will be protected as soon as you are vaccinated.

 

2.2. Time markers: dated clause → simple past.

For+duration or since+date → present perfect in the main clause

a. (die) In 2022, 10,000 people died from this disease in the world.

b. (go down) Vaccination rates went down dramatically last month.

c. (develop) He has developed / has been developing neurological disorders since he got infected with Lyme disease. (both correct, different subtext)

d. (try) The scientific community has tried / has been trying for years to find a new solution. (both correct, different subtext)


Homework- read the full article on the next page and learn the vocabulary of lesson 3


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