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How do they make snake anti-venom?

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Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): How do they make snake anti-venom? - BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Snake bites are a "significant yet neglected global health problem", killing 100,000 people every year and leaving another 400,000 with permanent disabilities. The technology underpinning snake anti-venom was discovered in the 1890s, yet over 100 years later it is still not readily accessible to people in developing countries where snake bites are most common. So why is snake anti-venom so difficult to produce and distribute to bite victims?   In this B2+ worksheet, students will  Study a video about snake anti-venom Learn six bite-related  idioms Discuss six phrasal verbs based on DIE (to DIE away, to DIE down, to be DYING for, to DIE on someone, etc.) See  advanced adjectives  to describe a snake Read and answer questions about a man who lets snakes bite him with the goal of developing a vaccine against snake venom Differentiate between  modal verbs of