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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Australian doctor named William McBride published a letter in The Lancet in 1961. This letter indicated the connection between thalidomide and its impact on the development of an unborn child. This was the first public findings on the harmful effects of this drug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s read the article and know more about this drug and how it devastated tens of thousands of families in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.english-online.at\/health_medicine\/thalidomide\/thalidomide-victims.htm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What is the meaning of the adjective “malformed<\/strong>“. “Thousands of other babies survived but their limbs, eyes, ears and internal organs were severely malformed<\/strong>.”<\/em> Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Define the word “lawsuit<\/strong>“. “After a series of lawsuits<\/strong> Thalidomide was withdrawn from the market.<\/em>” Use it in your own sentence and give two synonyms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does the word “withdraw<\/strong>” mean here? “After a\u00a0series\u00a0of\u00a0lawsuits\u00a0Thalidomide was\u00a0withdrawn<\/strong>\u00a0from the market.<\/em>” Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is thalidomide and what was it used for?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. How did it affect the offspring of the mothers who took them?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. According to the article, what is the drug used for at present?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Given the enormity of its ill-effects, do you think it should be completely banned? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Talk about a drug that had been withdrawn from the market due to its adverse effects on patients. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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