LEARNING OBJECTIVES CONCEPTS • Self and non self • Antigens and antibodies: structure and function • Components of the immune system • Pathogens • Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance • Innate and acquired immunity • Immune memory and vaccination • Zoonosis: how a disease can be spread between animals and humans • Viral infections and AIDS • Allergies and autoimmune diseases • Immunity and transplants
SCIENTIFIC SKILLS • Use diagrams • Carry out an experiment following instructions • Describe a graph • Interpret scientific data • Collect and organise information • Explain the mechanism of action of drugs • Apply a scientific approach to problems • Interpret the results of a diagnostic test
LANGUAGE SKILLS • Science learning action verbs • Vocabulary: unusual plurals • Listen and understand a podcast • Linking words • Prepositional phrases and compound nouns • Answer a job advertisement
UNIT
2
Immunity
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