Unit 1.INFORMATION OVERLOAD

FEMALE MOSQUITO ADAPTS ALMOST TO ANY AREA AND CLIMATE

In a small country like in Costa Rica, with characteristics that favor the mosquitoes breeding, many are concerned about the spread of Aedes aegypti which unfortunately attacks all the population; those who live in the worst conditions and are not able to treat themselves as proper.

The female mosquito lays its eggs in clean water because it needs the ideal condition for its eggs: which are 300-350 each time. For this reason, it is necessary to act now, because by the passage of time places get more infested with these pests. The Costa Rican population is already aware of the situation and its relevant to stop it now, before it takes more lives.

Nowadays, the plague is stronger and has adapted it to all kind of environments like high, cold and wet places.  That means that it has become immune to all treat affected before.  So, now it doesn’t matter the place, the mosquito is everywhere even in places where it was never heard of before and as Catalina R, mentioned (epidemiologist of the C.C.S.S.): “we must eliminate mosquito breeding sites. If there´s n o mosquito breeding there are not mosquitoes and without it there´s no dengue”.

Aedes Aegypti

Bibliography

Rodríguez, I. (9 de septiembre de 2013). Zancudo hembra se adapta a casi cualquier área y clima. La Nación.pp11

VOCABULARY FROM UNIT 1


1. INTAKE: the amount of something such as food, breath, or a liquid that is taken in by someone or something

2. PERSPECTIVE: a particular way of viewing things that depends on one’s experience and personality

3. NEWSWORTHY: considered important enough to be in news reports, newspapers, etc

4. REPETITIVE: expressed or happening in the same way many times

5. BIAS: an unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment

6. INCONSEQUENTIAL: not important; able to be ignored

7. DESPAIR: a feeling of being without hope or of not being able to improve a situation

8. REMEDIES: a substance or method for curing an illness, or a way of dealing with a problem

9. BARRAGE: a great number of complaints, criticisms, or questions suddenly directed at someone

10. INMOBILIZED: stop something or someone from moving

11. DISENGAGE FROM :To become separate or not connected, or to cause this to happen

12. UNDERLYNG: real but not immediately obvious

13. LETHAL: able to cause or causing death; extremely dangerous

14. SENSE OF HUMOR: o understand funny things

15. REGARDLESS OF: without being influenced by any other events or conditions

16. DISTRACTS: to take someone’s attention away from what that person is doing or should be doing:

17. EVADING: to avoid or escape from someone or something

18. FOCUS: the main or central point of something, especially of attention or interest

19. RAISES: to lift something to a higher position

20. PLUGGED INTO: To get to know and receive information about something

GRAMMAR: PASSIVE VOICE

The passive voice is very used by News reporters, and is a voice that indicates that the subject revices the verb action.

To form the passive voice you must see this video: