- •1. Look at the pictures. Which could be connected to the following aims? Discuss in pairs.
- •2. A. What do you think the most important factors in keeping healthy are?
- •3. Paraphrase the following quotations. Which do you agree with? Why? Discuss.
- •1. A. You will read a text about four great medical discoveries. Before you read, discuss the following with a partner.
- •Throughout history, key discoveries have changed the course of medical science. We look at four historic medical breakthroughs.
- •Penicillin
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •1. Explain the highlighted words in the passage.
- •2. Match the beginnings with the endings.
- •3. Match the English word combinations with their Ukrainian equivalents.
- •4. Discussion
- •Vocabulary and Speaking
- •1. Label the numbered parts of the body, using the words in the box. The numbers in black boxes are inside the body.
- •3. What part of your body do you use to do these things?
- •4. A. Say where each of the following body parts is located. Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •If you’re fit, you don’t need to exercise. If you aren’t fit, exercise is dangerous.
- •If your total score is:
- •Say No to Death
- •1. Define the statements as true or false.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Match the beginnings with the endings.
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •4. Мatch the English word combinations with their Ukrainian equivalents.
- •5. Paraphrase the sentences using the word combinations from the previous exercise.
- •6. Translate into Ukrainian.
- •7. Translate into English.
- •1. Study the ‘case history’ below. Then write ten headlines for the President’s ten-day illness, from President taken ill to The nation holds its breath.
- •2. After all that, do you feel well enough to read on? Note the ways that illnesses can be spoken of and reported in the text below. Examination Fever
- •4. Without looking back at the previous two texts (Ex. 1,2), try to supply the missing word that completes these expressions. Translate them into Ukrainian:
- •5. This is a section on symptoms, possible diagnosis and remedies. These six exchanges between doctor and patient have been mixed up. Decide which response should follow which question.
- •6. Rearrange these six paragraphs in the same way.
- •Vocabulary Practise
- •1. What are your symptoms? Study the material that follows to enlarge your vocabulary.
- •2. What does the doctor prescribe?
- •3. Match the diseases with their symptoms.
- •4. Fill in the missing words in these sentences. Use words from the box.
- •5. Make collocations by matching words from two columns.
- •Health: illness and disease
- •Aches and pains
- •6. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word.
- •7. Translate the following phrasal verbs and verb-preposition collocations for health and illness.
- •8. Read the text below and find words in the text which mean the following.
- •9. Translate into English.
- •10. Learn the following vocabulary.
- •11. Sort these everyday phrasal verbs and expressions connected with health and illness into two groups, depending on whether they have positive or negative meanings with regard to health.
- •12. Translate the sentences with minor ailments and ways of talking about minor problems.
- •13. Rewrite the underlined parts of these sentences using the active vocabulary.
- •1. What do you know about alternative medicine? Learn the new words and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •2. What do we call the type of alternative medicine which...
- •3. Read the text. Make sure you study the language of the text to be competent in further exercises and discussions.
- •4. Match the words with their definitions.
- •5. Match the two columns to form meaningful word combinations.
- •6. Translate into English.
- •7. Translate these sentences into English.
- •8. Complete the sentences using the material of the text about acupuncture (ex.3)
- •9. Translate into English.
- •1. Look at the pictures. What is the text about?
- •2. Do you take any exercise? Why/Why not?
- •1. Qigong is perfect for those who
- •3. Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below. Use the words only once.
- •4. Which of the treatments and procedures below, relate to conventional and which to alternative medicine?
- •5. Match the medical people with what they might say...
- •6. Find the odd word out.
- •7. Fill in the correct word derived from the words in bold, then cover the text and talk about the two types of medicine.
- •8. Fill in the missing words related to medicine and health. The first letter is given to help you.
- •9. Underline the correct item.
- •A Visit to a Doctor
- •10. Read the text and describe your last visit to the dentist. At the dentist’s
- •11. Answer the questions.
- •12. Explain the meanings of the following words and word combinations in English and use them in situations of your own.
- •13. Translate into English.
- •14. Choose the right form.
- •15. Fill in the blanks with the words below. You may need to change the form оf the words. Each word can be used only once.
- •General Dental Practice
- •16. Give English equivalents for the following words and phrases.
- •Parts of the body
- •3. Choose the correct answer
- •4. Body. Match the Ukrainian names of the parts of the body with their English counterparts.
- •5. Body. Match the following parts of the body with the jumbled definitions on the right.
- •7. Body. Choose one of the four possibilities that best completes the sentence.
- •8. Body. Complete the sentences.
- •The Science of Life
- •A symbol of medicine, a triumph of simplicity
- •5. Read the article and answer the questions (1-7).
- •3. Match words from columns a and b to make collocations, then make sentences.
- •4. Match the sets of adjectives to the nouns to form collocations. Choose any 3 sets and make sentences.
- •5. Select two suitable words which can complete each sentence.
- •6. Study the pairs of words/phrases below and make sentences in order to show their difference in meaning.
- •1. Study the difference.
- •3. Give English equivalents for the following words.
- •4. Here is a list of injuries. Look them up in your dictionary to check the meaning and the pronunciation, and fill in the chart. Use your imagination to think of a cause for the injuries.
- •Diseases
- •5. Give the Ukrainian names of the following diseases.
- •6. Diseases. Choose the correct answer.
- •7. Read the article. Work in pairs and discuss the health problems people might have in the 21st century.
- •8. Find the appropriate word for the definitions.
- •9. Translate the following text into English. Україна – перша у Східній Європі за кількістю віл-інфікованих.
- •Doctors and specialists
- •1. Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following phrases.
- •2. Give the name of the people defined below.
- •3. Translate the article about the the world-famous Ukrainian surgeon, scientist and philosopher Mykola Amosov.
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate forms of the Verbals. Define their functions. What do you think of the new ailment? help me, doctor, I'm too wealthy
- •Are you ontop of the world?
- •6. Discuss the answers to the questions below.
- •7. Translate the following into English.
- •8. Match the words to form the meaningful word combinations.
- •9. Translate into English.
- •10. Choose the correct answer.
- •1. Read the article.
- •3. Explain the meaning of the words and word combinations in English and use them in the situations of your own.
- •4. Translate into English.
- •5. Transcribe the words.
- •6. Match the words to form the meaningful word combinations.
- •7. Read the text and discuss it using the active vocabulary.
- •8. Think ahead. Look at the title of the article and guess what the article runs about. Read the article through once to see if you have guessed correctly.
- •9. Answer the questions.
- •10. Find words or phrases in the text which have these meanings.
- •11. Match the words into collocations.
- •12. Choose a word from the box to match one of the definitions below.
- •13. Complete the sentences with the words from the previous exercise. Change the word forms if necessary.
- •14. Give the Ukrainian equivalents.
- •15. Give the English equivalents.
- •16. Explain the meaning of the following words and word combinations in English and make up your sentences with them.
- •17. Discuss the following.
- •18. Read the text. Make sure you study the language of the text to be competent in further exercises and discussions.
- •18. Answer the questions.
- •19. The text contains quite a few words whose pronunciation could pose difficulty. Transcribe the following words to avoid possible mispronunciation and miscommunication in future.
- •20. Match the words into collocations.
- •21. Explain the meaning of the following word combinations in English and make up your own sentences with them.
- •22. Find the words in the text which correspond to the given definitions.
- •23. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the topical vocabulary, making any necessary changes.
- •24. Find synonyms or near synonyms for the following words, and make up your own sentences to explore their associations.
- •25. Explain the contextual meaning of the words in bold and translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.
- •26. Translate the text into English.
- •The Subjective – with – the Participle Construction
- •The Nominative Absolute Participial Construction
22. Find the words in the text which correspond to the given definitions.
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10. extreme pain or misery; mental or physical torture; agony |
11. to express complete disapproval of; censure |
12. hard, menial, and monotonous work |
13. result or consequence |
14. a small portable electronic device which emits a series of high-pitched sounds when someone wants to contact the wearer |
15. to revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent death |
16. to get rid of (something unwanted) |
23. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the topical vocabulary, making any necessary changes.
handicapped |
launch |
spin-off |
euthanasia |
drudgery |
ultimate |
travesty |
anguish |
indulge |
sue |
manslaughter |
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1. The decision caused a huge public outcry and a national debate on __________.
2. A family with a severely ________child will have many problems.
3. The__________ responsibility for policy lies on the President.
4. A test satellite ___________ from Cape Canaveral.
5. What seemed a promising job turned into months of boredom and __________.
6. Of course, in past centuries, no global news network existed to capture the ___________of the victims.
7. It seems never to have been doubted that a corporation created by the Royal Charter can __________for libel.
8. One of the main_________ for countries that host the Olympic Games is increased business for hotels, restaurants, and theatres.
9. The court decided there was insufficient evidence for a ____________charge.
10. It was a political act, a ____________from start to finish.
11. Women do not___________ in crime to the same extent as men.
24. Find synonyms or near synonyms for the following words, and make up your own sentences to explore their associations.
to accuse of; expressive; to start; parody; to kill somebody; murder; final; result; dreadful; disabled.
25. Explain the contextual meaning of the words in bold and translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.
In the Netherlands euthanasia has already been legalized.
Most doctors are opposed to euthanasia on ethical grounds.
Like other mentally handicapped children, Down's children can achieve considerable educational improvement through a consistent programme of education and care.
The need for the adequate provision of permanent residential homes increases substantially as the mentally handicapped child grows up.
Complete disarmament was the ultimate goal of the conference.
Monroe was the ultimate Hollywood movie star.
The press launched a vicious attack on the President.
On the first day of the war over 400 missiles were launched.
The chance to escape from the daily drudgery in the pits must have been more than attractive.
Women are rebelling against domestic drudgery.
The anguish of not knowing the truth was almost unbearable.
Miss James could not afford to sue for libel.
General economic arguments, however, omit the spin-off benefits from the inventiveness of financial operators in search of bargains and easy profits.
Laser research has had important spin-offs for eye surgery.
She denied murdering her husband, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
He's denied murdering Elizabeth Howe, but has admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
O'Brien described his trial as a travesty of justice.
Irrespective of the success of this integration, your claim was a travesty of the facts.
Eva had never been one to indulge in self-pity.