- •In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men. Cicero lead-in
- •2. A) You are going to read an extract from “Citadel” by a. Cronin. Before you start reading, make sure you can read and understand the following:
- •3. A) Read the biography of a. J. Cronin and focus on the three main points:
- •Language focus
- •4. Read the following text and fill in the gaps using articles a, an, the where necessary. Consult the table in your grammar book (fce Use of English, p. 148-149).
- •5. Complete the following text with can, can’t, may, might, should, need. The first one is given as an example.
- •6. Choose the sentence a or b that is closest in meaning to the sentence given. The first one has been done for you.
- •7. A) Match each sentence (a and b) in the pairs below with its meaning. Do it in letters and figures.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •8. A) Do the crossword “In the Hospital.”
- •9. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the correct word from the box.
- •10. Seven people are talking about their medical experiences. Complete the spaces. The first letter of each space is given.
- •11. A) To be ready to translate some sentences into English look through the topical vocabulary in the box below.
- •Variant 1
- •Variant 2
- •Variant 3
- •12. Choose one of the statements and agree or disagree with it. Motivate your answer in 5 sentences. Do it in written form.
- •Appendix 2
- •1. A) Read the text about the history of dieting. Paragraphs a-I are in the wrong order. Decide on the correct order for the paragraphs, and write the letter next to the number below.
- •2. A) Read the text about younger plastic surgery and pay special attention to its problems.
- •3. A) Read the text and pay special attention on the key tips for avoiding a cold.
- •4. A) Read the letter of complaint written to a pharmaceutical company. Take notes putting them in the flow diagram given below. The first one has been done for you as an example.
- •5. A) Read the dialogue below and pay attention to the ways of making an appointment on the phone. Before reading make sure you understand the following word-combinations:
11. A) To be ready to translate some sentences into English look through the topical vocabulary in the box below.
Health, health care, health club, health-conscious, good /sound /excellent /absolute /perfect /robust /poor /deteriorated … health, to be in good health, to do good /bad for one’s health, to effect /damage /ruin /protect … one’s health, to take care of one’s health, healthy-looking, flesh and blood;
Disease, illness, ailment, malady, psychical condition, mental /psychological disorder, to catch a disease, suffer from disease, cause disease, heart /liver /kidney dangerous /grave /progressing /contagious /infectious /mortal /incurable … disease, diagnosis, to give /make a diagnosis, to diagnose an illness, to feel /be taken /fall ill, complication;
Pain, ache, pang, stitch, discomfort, physical suffering, twinge, to feel sharp /acute /awful /bad / fierce/ intense /severe /bitter /violent /dull /continuous /unbearable /intolerable /tooth /abdominal … pain, to have pain/pains, to ease /relieve /sooth pain, pain killer, anesthetic;
Ache, aches and pains, dull /agonizing /intolerable, murderous … ache; headache, toothache, backache, stomachache, heartache;
Sore throat /eye /finger
Doctor, physician, general practitioner, therapeutist, to go to /visit /see /call for /address /consult a doctor;
Medicine, remedy, drug, drug-store, chemist’s, prescription, to write /follow the prescription, to prescribe a medicine /treatment /pills /tablets /antibiotic …, effective medicine, to have effect, to be of little /no effect, side effects, medical record /card;
Treatment, cure, healing, recovery, recuperation, convalescence
b) Your teacher will offer you one of the variants of the translation below. Translate the sentences into English in written form.
Variant 1
1. Він не міг повідомити вам про хворобу сестри, бо сам нічого не знав. 2. Я не змогла б вчора піти в кіно, навіть якби ти зателефонував – у мене дуже болить коліно, мабуть я пошкодила його під час тренування. 3. Ти міг би залишатися вдома хоча б один вечір – відколи твоя мати зламала зап’ясток, вона не може поратись по господарству і їй дуже потрібна твоя допомога. 4. Ти міг би відразу сказати, що у тебе болить серце, я б викликала лікаря. 5. Ми повинні були зустрітися перед лекцією, але вона подзвонила й сказала, що її дитина захворіла на вітрянку. 6. Можна було й не приймати цих ліків, простуда пройшла б сама собою. 7. Із ліками слід поводитись дуже обережно: не слід вживати ліки, термін придатності яких закінчився, і ні в якому разі не можна приймати ліки без етикетки. 8. Ти не повинен сідати за кермо, адже пігулки, які тобі прописав лікар, мають побічну дію – вони викликають сонливість і гальмують швидкість реакцій. 9. Попри високий рівень розвитку сучасної медицини й фармакології у наш час лікарі можуть стикатись із проблемами у лікуванні нескладних захворювань, оскільки все більше й більше людей мають алергію на антибіотики й знеболюючі препарати. 10. Раніше чи пiзнiше, але тобі доведеться зважитись на операцію.