The growing resistance of many bacterial strains to the curative effects of antibiotics is so concerning that it has been referred to, in some quarters, as one of the greatest threats to our continued existence on Earth. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the world’s most urgent public health challenges. Its Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has starkly warned that this crisis “is outpacing advances in modern medicine,” threatening the health of families across the globe.
Paragraph F discusses why drug companies abandoned research, highlighting that antibiotics offer a "notoriously poor return on investment" compared to daily medications for chronic diseases. 7. v (Global solutions for a unified defense)
Paragraph A discusses the discovery of penicillin, which "marked the dawn of the antibiotic era, revolutionising modern medicine" and managed infections that once routinely claimed lives. 2. iv (The biological mechanisms of genetic transfer) The growing resistance of many bacterial strains to
The reading passage has seven paragraphs, .Which paragraph contains the following information? Write the correct letter, A–G , in boxes 1–6 on your answer sheet. NB: You may use any letter more than once.
An explanation of how resistant traits are shared between different species of bacteria. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has starkly warned that this
Paragraph F states that "The economic reality is that antibiotics offer a notoriously poor return on investment compared to chronic disease medications" which must be taken daily for life. 12. hip replacements / open-heart surgeries
Antibiotic resistance is not a problem that can be solved by medicine alone. It requires a multi-sectoral response known as the approach, which recognises that human, animal, and environmental health are interconnected. In 2015, the World Health Assembly endorsed the Global Action Plan on AMR, calling for countries to develop national action plans. By 2023, over 170 countries had done so, but implementation remains uneven. v (Global solutions for a unified defense) Paragraph
I should search for information on the topic, the global threat of antibiotic resistance. I also need to find examples of IELTS reading passages or articles on this subject. I will search in English. search results show several relevant pages. I will open them to gather information for the article. have gathered sufficient information. I will now structure the article as an IELTS reading passage with three sections. The article will include questions and answers. I will cite the sources.The Growing Global Threat of Antibiotic Resistance**
Look at the following statements and the list of sectors below. Match each statement with the correct sector, , B , or C . Write the correct letter in boxes 7–10 on your answer sheet. List of Sectors A Human Medical Misuse B Agricultural Sector Practices C Pharmaceutical Industry Realities
Bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs meant to destroy them.
Paragraphs C and D rely heavily on words like catalyst , furthermore , and extends far beyond . Recognizing these transitions helps you solve sentence completion questions regarding the root causes of resistance.