De acuerdo al desarrollo de su proceso de aprendizaje en la asignatura Inglés, se

requiere que usted invierta un poco de tiempo en darle una lectura al texto que se
inserta a continuación y logre obtener una ligera comprensión o interpretación del
contenido de cada párrafo en cuestión, para lo cual se debe apoyar en el uso de un
diccionario y de otras herramientas disponibles para tal fin en la internet. Una gran
mayoría de estudiantes han demostrado un excelente manejo de estas aplicaciones o
herramientas a través de sus teléfonos celulares en otras actividades relacionadas con
sus estudios y en su propio quehacer diario.

En el marco del desarrollo de esta actividad ha distancia se ha considerado que el

objetivo de los verbos modales ha sido impartido en lapsos escolares anteriores y más
recientemente en la instrucción del objetivo del “Reported Speech”; en consecuencia,
esta temática encaja perfectamente en lo que se denomina actividades de
reforzamiento pedagógico.

Ahora bien, de acuerdo a lo leído e interpretado sobre el documento en cuestión, qué

título le asignaría usted al mismo en correspondencia o en analogía con la actual
situación que vive el país y el mundo en su totalidad por el surgimiento del COVID-19.

Seguidamente, usted ya se debe encontrar en capacidad de darle respuesta o rellenar

el cuadro inserto en la ​Actividad 1 ​que se encuentra en el cuerpo final de este
documento. Posteriormente, se le indica dar cumplimiento a la ​Actividad 2​, que como
se muestra en el ejemplo dado, es sencillamente escribir las oraciones encontradas en
cada párrafo que contengan un verbo modal y luego clasificar esa misma oración de
conformidad con lo expresa cada verbo modal (capacidad, habilidad, permiso,
obligación, requerimiento, rechazo, prohibición o sugerencia) y realizar su
correspondiente traducción al español o castellano. Para esto último, recientemente fue
puesto a su disposición una amplia presentación acerca de los “verbos modales” via
correo electronico, lo cual le puede ser de gran utilidad para dar respuesta a esta
actividad escolar a distancia puesta en ejecución a partir del dia 16/03/2020.

Por último, debe responder las dos preguntas que se le formulan al final del
documento. Está actividad debe ser consignada por cualquier persona en el colegio a
más tardar el dia miercoles 25/3/2020 en el horario de la mañana, no se utilizara la vía
on line para esto, en razón de las continuas fallas de la internet y por el alto volumen de
actividades a revisar en pantalla de un PC para un profesor, algo que genera
agotamiento, cansancio visual y dificultad para hacer correcciones impresas
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In the 1840s, the Vienna Lying-In Hospital had two child-birthing areas. Pregnant women could
come to these different rooms to have their babies. In one room, midwives cared for mothers during
the childbirth process. Midwives are women who receive training in health services to help pregnant
women. In the other room, medical students helped the pregnant mothers to birth their babies. Older
doctors observed, helped and advised these students.

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Studies comparing these two different rooms showed tragic and frightening results. Women giving
birth in the room with the midwives died about two to three percent of the time. But in the room
where students and doctors assisted the women, the rate was much higher! Ten percent or more of
the women giving birth died!

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No one could offer a satisfying reason for this huge difference in death rates - except for Ignaz
Semmelweis. He was a doctor working at the Vienna Lying-In hospital. Doctor Semmelweis
observed that many of the medical students received training in the autopsy room. There, they
learned by studying dead bodies. After working in the autopsy room, they would assist in the
child-birthing rooms.

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Doctor Semmelweis believed that the students were carrying small particles from the dead bodies on
their hands. He believed that the particles were causing infections in the pregnant women. Many
people did not believe this idea. They believed that sickness was caused by God or simple chance.

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Doctor Semmelweis suggested a simple experiment. Students were washing their hands. But their
hands still carried a bad smell. Doctor Semmelweis suggested that the students wash their hands
with chlorinated lime. This powerful washing soap could kill bacteria and viruses. This solution
worked! After a short time, death rates in the student’s child-birthing room fell to the same level as in
the midwives’ room.

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This is an important event in the history of medicine. Doctor Semmelweis was not the first or only
doctor to suggest this kind of theory. But his case showed a strong link between washing hands and
staying healthy. After this experiment other doctors and scientists proved that Doctor Semmelweis
was correct. They proved that very small creatures like viruses and bacteria - germs - were the
cause of disease and sickness. This is the germ theory of disease.

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Today, doctors and other health experts everywhere agree with the germ theory of disease. They
agree that avoiding or killing germs is the best way to avoid disease. And they agree that the best
way to avoid and kill germs is by washing your hands. In a health care situation it is best to kill germs
with antibacterial soap. But, if you use the correct method, even just plain soap and water can wash
most germs off a normal person’s hands.

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Sadly, it is still common today for people to get infections from visiting the hospital or health care
center. Why? Well, hand washing may just seem like too much work for health workers who are
already busy.

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This is also true outside the health care industry. Hand washing offers many wonderful proven
results. But many people still avoid this simple process. That is why many groups are currently
working to spread information about hand washing. They are working to make hand washing a
normal, everyday part of people’s lives.

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The Karachi Soap Health Study showed what providing hand washing education in a community can
do. The Journal of the American Medical Association tells about this experiment. Public and private
groups joined together to perform the study. Researchers studied families in four different areas of
Karachi, Pakistan.

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In all, the researchers studied over 900 households, or families. Each chosen family had at least two
children younger than 15 years old. And at least one child was younger than five.

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Living conditions for each family were similar. Most families had a toilet. Families could usually easily
get soap for a good price. In these communities, many people did wash their hands with only water
for special religious customs. But washing hands with cleaning soap was not common at any time. In
these communities, washing hands was not a common everyday part of people’s lives.

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Researchers put each family into a particular group. One group received a supply of powerful
antibacterial cleaning soap. Another group received a supply of plain, or simple, soap. Both of these
groups also received hand washing education in their homes.

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The final group was the “control group.” The control group did not receive any soap from the
researchers. The families in this group did not receive any hand washing education. They just lived
their lives normally. Researchers could compare results of the other groups to the control group.
This would tell them if soap and hand washing education made a difference in people’s health. The
study lasted for one year.
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The study trained local people to educate the families about hand washing. These field workers
visited each family once every week. They encouraged the families to follow a particular method for
washing their hands. They encouraged the families to wet their hands, use enough provided soap to
make a thick lather or covering, and then rub their hands together with the soap for forty-five
seconds.

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Field workers encouraged families to repeat this process after using the toilet and after cleaning
waste from a baby. They also encouraged families to wash their hands like this before preparing
food, eating, or feeding babies. Mostly, field workers encouraged families in the study to make hand
washing a habit - something they would do often every day.

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After the study, researchers compared the three groups. The health of families in the control group
did not change. But families who received soap and hand washing education showed great
improvement in health! Children in these families had 53 percent fewer cases of diarrhea than the
control group. Babies in these families had 39 percent fewer days of diarrhea than babies in the
control group. These results were similar in groups with plain soap and antibacterial soap.

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The experiment at the Vienna Lying-In Hospital and the Karachi Soap Health Study in Pakistan show
that hand washing can produce quick and amazing results. Clearly hand washing is an important
thing to do. But surprisingly, many people still do not do it! Let’s change that. Wash your hands well
and often. Encourage the people around you to do the same - for everyone’s health. Do not spread
sickness and disease. Instead, spread the good news about washing your hands!
ACTIVITY ONE​: YOU MUST COMPLETE THE EXERCISE FOLLOWING. LOOK THIS EXAMPLE, 
PLEASE 

PARAGRAPH NUMBER  HOW MANY MODAL VERBS ARE THERE?  YOU MUST WRITE THE MODAL VERBS HERE! 

1 1 COULD

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Nota: ​Se puede presentar el caso de 2 (dos) o más verbos modales en un párrafo y, por
lo tanto, 2 (dos) o más oraciones que reseñar.
 ACTIVITY TWO​:​ PUT ALL THE SENTENCES THAT YOU HAVE FOUND HERE, PLEASE
PARAGRAPH NUMBER 1 SENTENCES THAT WERE FOUND

1 Pregnant women ​could​ ​come​ to these different rooms to have their babies

Type Possibility (in past). ​Modal verb :​ could ​ Main verb (infinitive form):​ come
Spanish Las mujeres embarazadas (preñadas) ​podían venir​ a estas salas para tener a sus bebés

Question​:
1) Do you use good hand washing methods?

2) Do you know the correct way to wash your hands?