ANTIBIOTICS 1 (unit 31)

1 Look at the irregular plural forms of the nouns below and provide their singular forms.

Antibiotics help to fight infections caused by bacteria, fungi or protozoa.

a ____________ - bacteria
a ____________ - fungi
a ____________ - protozoa

2 Match the terms with their definitions.

prostration microorganism influenza protozoa pathogen infection inflammation

____________ – a protective tissue response to injury or destruction of tissues, which serves to destroy,
dilute, or wall off both the injurious agent and the injured tissues. The classical signs of this condition are
pain, heat, redness, swelling and loss of function

____________ – an acute viral infection of the respiratory tract occurring in isolated cases, epidemics and
pandemics, usually with inflammation of the nasal mucosa, pharynx, and conjunctiva; headache, myalgia,
fever, chills and prostration

____________ – extreme exhaustion or lack of energy or power

____________ – invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues, especially that causing
local cellular injury due to competitive metabolism, toxins, intercellular replication , or antigen-antibody
response

____________ – any disease-producing agent or microorganism

____________ – subkingdom comprising the simplest organisms of the animal kingdom, consisting of
unicellular organisms ranging in size from microscopic to macroscopic

____________ – a microscopic organism; those of medical interest include bacteria, fungi and protozoa.
Viruses are often included, but sometimes excluded because they are not cellular and are unable to replicate
without a host cell

3 In the text on p. 86:

3A Find information to complete the following table.

ANTIBIOTICS

Bactericidal Bacteriostatic

The effect on microorganisms: The effect on microorganisms:

… …
The mechanism of action: The mechanism of action:
… …
Division and examples: Division and examples:
1) … : 1) … , e.g. erythromycin
 penicillins, e.g. … 2) … , e.g. methacycline
 … , e.g. cefepime 3) …
2) … , e.g. streptomycin, gentamicin

3B Find the following translations.

leczyć zakażenia zakażenie dróg

oddechowych
pierwotniaki i grzyby zakażenie przewodu
trawiennego
hamować wzrost zakażenie uszu i zatok

lek pierwszego odporny na antybiotyki

wyboru
zakres działania połączenie antybiotyku i
inhibitora
szczep bakterii zapalenie pęcherzyka
żółciowego
niska toksyczność zapalenie opon mózgowo-
rdzeniowych
antybiotyk wysypka i swędzenie skóry
uzyskiwany z …
zapalenie płuc i niewydolność nerek
zapalenie oskrzeli
ropnie płuc reakcja nadwrażliwości
 zakażenie dróg bakterie jelitowe
moczowych
szeroki zakres posocznica i bakteriemia
działania

3C Find synonyms

main newborn

pyrexia anaphylaxis

effectiveness eradicate

group

3D Find words from the same family.

grow (n) effective (n)

toxic (n) intestine (adj)

absorb (n) kidney (adj)

resistance (adj) microbe (adj)

act (n x 2) safe (adv)

penetrate (n) wide (adv)

bacterium (adj x 2) poor (adv)

3E Find prepositions to fill the blanks.

 drugs produced ______ moulds or fungi
 the effect ______ bacteria
 be classified _____ groups
  the drugs differ _______ each other ______ the spectrum ______ activity
 drugs obatiend _______ moulds
 high efficacy ________ bacteria
 be prescribed _______ the treatment ________
 bacteria resistant _______ antibiotics
 absorption _______ the gastrointestinal system
 penetration _______
 resistance _______
 be prescribed _______ the treatment _______

3F Find antonyms

a) severe vs …
b) activate vs …
c) narrow vs …

4 Listen to the recording and mark the statements as true (T) or false (F):

Antibiotic Guardian - NHS Eastern Cheshire CCG YouTube

1 Antibiotic Guardian imposes responsibility for the use of antibiotics on all healthcare
professionals.

2 Treating life-threatening infections will be easier in the near future.

3 It is essential that patients fully commit to their antibiotic course.

4 The attitude of some patients/ pharmacy customers to antibiotics promotes antibiotic resistance.

5 Safe prescribing includes stating the indication, contraindication, a stop and review date.

6 Both patients and doctors are currently being encouraged to change their attitudes towards
antibiotics.

7 Patients are being encouraged to discuss with their GP the most appropriate course to treat their
condition.

8 OTCs may have better outcomes than antibiotics.

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