L&S1 - REFLECT 5 NGL- VOCABULARY UNIT 3

In ancient times, the __________ of personal cleanliness was not well understood.

• attain

• concept

• phase

Doctors __________ diseases with a variety of methods before the discovery of antibiotics.

• claimed

• treated

• attained

• jumped on

The __________ that washing hands could prevent disease was revolutionary in its time.

• norm

• belief

• medical

• hygiene

Once the idea of washing hands __________, it significantly reduced the spread of infections.

• took off

• make a buck

• treated

• came up with

The understanding of __________ and their role in causing diseases changed the way people approached cleanliness.

• germs

• sweat

• claims

• infections

The __________ of hygiene practices reduced the incidence of many __________ diseases.

• infection / designed

• spread / deadly

• phase / deadly

• attainment / straightforward

Some companies __________ the idea of selling personal hygiene products to __________.

• designated / claim

• jumped on / make a buck

• took off / attain

• treated / sweat

People were often __________ the immediate effectiveness of proper hygiene in preventing illness.

• rubbed

• taken aback by

• came up with

• designated

Louis Pasteur __________ the germ theory of disease, which was a turning point in medical science.

• make a buck

• cured

• came up with

• jumped on

In the medical field, it is __________ that cleanliness is essential to prevent infections.

• a norm

• designated

• straightforward

• treated