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Warm Up
What do you understand from the picture? Discuss in class.
Reading Skills
In 1854, a war broke out in Crimea on the shore of the Black Sea. Many soldiers were
injured in the battle and were sent to the Military Hospital in Turkey. There were no
facilities in the hospital. The rooms were poorly ventilated. The walls were covered
with dirt, the drains were choked and gave out
Describe the conditions of the Military Hospital
a foul stench and insects swarmed about in the in Turkey before Florence Nightingale arrived.
rooms. The wounded soldiers did not get proper
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