(6)________ people died when it broke out.
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◆There were (7)________ theories that could explain how cholera killed people before John Snow came to know the
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2. What was the second theory explaining how the disease killed people?
People absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals.
(2)What was the original source of disease of“King Cholera”？ A．A cloud of dangerous gas. B．The spreading of virus among people. C．Water in a certain pump in London. D．A river polluted by the dirty water.
John Snow
cause of cholera.
◆Through a series of study he found (4)________ was to
blame for the spread of cholera and it was spread by
(5)________． ◆Cholera was the most deadly disease at that time and
(3)Why did No.21 Broad Street in London have no deaths? A．The people just drank the water from the pump. B．They drunk beer as well as water from the pump. C．They didn’t absorb the dangerous air. D．They suffered no germs at all.
Step Three: Careful Reading
Para.1
1. When did Dr. Snow think the disease would be controlled?
He knew it would never be controlled until its cause was found.
Step Four：Summary John Snow－a doctor，1._____ Queen Victory as her personal 2._____.But he was willing to help ordinary people 3.________to cholera.Many people died 4._____ there was an 5.____ .He wanted to face the 6.____ and solve the problem.Two theories caught her attention.The first suggested that cholera multiplied in the air.The second suggested that people 7.____ this disease into their bodies and the disease 8.____ the body.John Snow 9.____ the second was right but he needed evidence.When another outbreak hit London in 1854， he was ready to begin his 10.___ and tried to get information.He found that most of the deaths werenear a water pump and the spread of the disease was 11.____to water.With the evidence，he was able to 12.______ that polluted water carried the virus.After that， he suggested the source of all the water supplies 13._____.Finally “King Cholera”was 14.____.
Para.5 7. What did Dr. Snow advised the
people in Broad Street do? He told the people to remove the
handle from the water pump so it could
not be used.
1 Read the text carefully and then find out the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1： ____________________________________________ 答案：Introduction of John Snow and cholera
Step One：Fast Reading 1．Let the students read the text and then answer the following questions. (1)Why couldn’t the cholera be under control at first? ___________________________________________ 答案：Neither its cause nor its cure was understood. (2)Which theory did John Snow believe in? _________________________________________ 答案：People absorbed cholera into their bodies with their meals. (3)Why was there no death at No.20 and 21 Broad Street as well as at No.8 and 9 Cambridge Street? __________________________________________ 答案：These families had not drunk the water from the Broad Street pump.
___________________________________________ 答案：John Snow defeated“King Cholera”
2．Let the students listen to the tape and fill in the
blanks.
◆John Snow was a famous doctor in (1)________ and once
Step Two：
2．Scan the text and choose the best answer according to the text. (1)What does the passage mainly talk about? A．John Snow was a famous doctor in London. B．The reason that caused the deadly disease cholera. C．John Snow solved the problem of cholera. D．Cholera was and is a serious deadly disease.
答案：1.attended 2.physician 3.exposed to 4.every time 5.outbreak 6.challenge 7.absorbed 8.attacked 9．suspected 10.enquiry 11.linked to 12.announce 13.be examined 14.defeated
Paragraph 2～3：
___________________________________________ 答案：Two theories Paragraph 4～6：
___________________________________________ 答案：Study of the outbreak in 1854 Paragraph 7：
attended Queen Victoria as her (2)________．
◆He suspected that people absorbed this disease into their
Facts about bodies with their (3)________ before finding out the exact
truth.
◆Many deaths had been found near (8)________ in Broad
Street.
答案：(1)London (2)personal physician (3)meals (4)the polluted water (5)germs (6)many thousands of (7)two (8)the water pump
Many of the deaths were near the water pump in Broad Street. 5. Why did some houses have no deaths?