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X. Self-help books. (Cutting Edge advanced, track 4.1)

1. Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.

What kind of things do self-help books give advice about?

Do you ever buy self-help books? Have you found them useful?

2.The headings below come from self-help books about relaxation. Choose two or three and guess what the advice will be.

Water while you wait

Musical relief

Empty your brain

Your mind

Unblocking your emotional flow

Skip-to-it

Stressed out?

Getting rid of the clutter in your life

Stress in the workplace

Instant air-conditioning

Colour your thoughts

New beginnings

3.The advice that you will hear comes from two books, one gives serious advice, the other is a joke. Listen and decide whether the above given heading are from the serious self-help book or form the joke self-help book.

4.Work in pairs. How much of the advice can you remember? Which serious pieces if advice were useful/not very useful? Which joke/advice did you like best?

XI. You will listen to Charlotte and John talking about one of the stories in newspaper articles given below. (Innovations Advanced, p. 94)

1. Discuss with a partner whether or not there is a difference in meaning between each of these pairs of words.

Giving blood and donating blood

Donating organs and removing organs

Plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery

A chronic condition and a terminal condition

An abortion and miscarriage

Cloning and genetic modification

Suicide and euthanasia

Vivisection and testing on animals

Being disabled and having learning difficulties Hereditary diseases and genetic diseases

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Have you ever given blood? Do you get paid for giving blood in your country? Should you?

Do you know any famous people who are disabled or have a learning difficulty?

2.Read the following stories and decide if you think the rulings are good or bad and why. Discuss your ideas with a partner.

3. Now listen and answer the questions:

Which story are they talking about?

What do they each think about the story?

Which of the following sentences did the people use?

a.It’s progress.

b.It’s got to be worth a try.

c.It’s creating false hopes.

d.It’ll probably come to nothing.

e.It’s a slippery slope.

f.It’ll drain money away from other areas.

g.We’d be better spending the money on other things.

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h.It’d be worth a fortune if it all goes right for them.

i.They should just let nature take its course.

j.If you believe in the sanctity of life, we shouldn’t do it.

k.I think they are really entering dangerous territory.

l.When it comes down to it, it’s all about money.

m.The whole procedure’s totally untested.

n.The whole thing’s a bit of a minefield.

o.The whole thing’s sick.

p.The whole thing’s just asking for trouble.

q.It could revolutionise the way we treat disease.

r.It could pave the way for new treatments.

s.It could save thousands of lives.

t.It’s like some kind of futuristic nightmare.

4.Listen again and check your ideas.

5.Work in pairs. Read the following newspaper extracts, choose one and have conversations similar to the one in the listening.

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

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FOCUS ON SPEAKING

1.Paraphrase the following quotations. Which do you agree with? Why? Discuss in pairs.

‘The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is best.’ (Thomas Jefferson. US president)

‘Health is a blessing that money cannot buy.’ (Izaak Walton. English writer)

2.Keeping fit. Who in the class thinks they are very healthy? Are there any fitness fanatics? In groups, write ten pieces of advice for people who want to get fit. Share with other groups.

3.Health care. In grouos, discuss the ways in which healthcare has changed. Here are some topics.

Old and modern medicine: How have medical techniques improved?

Nutrition: How has what we eat changed?

Institutions: How have hospitals and asylums changed?

4.Medicine. In small groups, brainstorm the ways medicine has changed over the last hundred years. Compare the medical services in the UK/USA or other foreign countries with those in your country.

5.Health debate. Work in two groups, A and B, for a class debate. Group A, prepare arguments in favour of these proposals. Group B, prepare arguments against them.

The state should not be expected to pay for medical care.

People who smoke or drink should pay for their medical treatment.

People who are terminally ill should have the right to die.

Medical advances justify experiments on animals.

6. Superbugs. Do you think there will ever be a new pandemic disease? In groups, agree on the stages of a plan for dealing with an outbreak of a previously unknown contagious disease. Think about how to control the spread of the disease, identifying and curing it, and how to deal with public hysteria and the press.

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7. Science and health. In small groups, discuss what these newspaper headlines might be about. What are your attitudes to the issues?

8.WHO. Look up the World Health Organisation on the Internet and find out about these things: the latest information about a current health topic, the life expectancy for men and women in your country, your country’s annual health expenditure. In class, work in groups and share the information you have found. Other issues for research are clean water, tobacco, and nutrition).

9.Say where each of the following body parts is located. Use a dictionary if necessary:

cornea / pupil / eardrum / ear lobe / airway / nostril / skull / cheekbone / jaw / incisor / Adam’s apple / collarbone / palm / spine / breastbone / ribcage / kneecap / shin

e.g. The cornea is the front layer of the eye.

10.Which of the following verbs describe normal processes of the human body? Which describe processes associated with disease? Use them in the sentences of your own to show their meaning.

breathe / wheeze / yawn / throb / blink / cough / swallow / bruise / digest / scar

11.Match the conditions on the left with the complaints on the right:

12. Which of these doctors should the people in ex. 11 see?

Dr Mark Stare. Ophthalmologist

Dr Mario Pump. Cardiologist

Dr Allan Stiff. Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr Elsa Pimple. Dermatologist

Dr Iain Swallow. Ear, nose and throat (ENT) Specialist

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13. In pairs, agree the best advice for someone with these symptoms.

In pairs, write a list of other symptoms, making sure you both have a copy. Swap partners with another pair. Tell each other your symptoms and give a diagnosis and some advice.

Write some advice from a doctor to a patient leaving hospital using these words:

In pairs, role play a conversation between the doctor and patient, taking turns to be the doctor. After each piece of advice, try to find a way to avoid accepting it.

14. Discuss in pairs. Which of the treatments in the box would be most suitable for each of the health problem? Multiple matching is possible.

insomnia / arthritis / pulled muscle / indigestion / eczema / concussion / fatigue / bone fracture / appendicitis

15. Tick the boxes to form phrases. In pairs, use the phrases in sentences. Can you think of one more phrase to go under each heading?

16. Work in pairs or groups. Discuss what First Aid means. What do you know about it?

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17. Work with a partner and choose the correct answer for each question.

FIRST AID QUIZ

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18. Work in pairs. Pretend that there is a medical emergency. Phone your partner for advice. Explain the symptoms e.g. picnic with a friend, ants everywhere, an ant in friend’s ear, help! Use the pictures to help you.

19. In sickness and in health. In pairs, write a sequence of words to describe someone’s journey from falling seriously ill through to eventual recovery. Turn your sequence into a narrative about an imaginary friend or relative. Work in small groups and read your stories.

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TEST

HEALTH, BODY, HEALTHCARE AND MEDICINE

1. Choose the most suitable word or phrase:

a)There were ten people waiting in the doctor’s office/surgery/ward.

b)After I ate shellfish, I experienced/fell/happened ill.

c)George’s cut arm took over a week to cure/heal/look after.

d)Davis fell down the steps and twisted his ankle/heel/toe.

e)Everyone admired Lucy because she was tall and skinny/slim/thin.

f)I’ve been digging the garden and now my back aches/pains/injures.

g)Whenever I travel by boat I start feeling hurt/sick/sore.

h)The doctor can’t say what is wrong with you until she cures/examines/ recovers you.

i)Use this thermometer and take his fever/heat/temperature.

j)I seem to have caught/infected/ taken a cold.

2. Replace the words in italics with one of the words from the box. Use each word ones only:

a)Janet fell from her horse and injured her backbone.

b)I had a very bad toothache, and was in great pain all night.

c)The police discovered the dead person buried in the garden.

d)One thing you can say about Ann, she has certainly got intelligence.

e)They have a new house in the center of the countryside.

f)Italian is actually Mary’s native language.

g)Before I dived in the water, I took a deep mouthful of air.

h)After dinner, Jack had a pain from eating too much.

i)Shirley had a strange expression on her face.

j)David managed to grow a lot of hair on his face.

3. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word ones only:

a)After speaking for two hours, the lecture had a sore _____ .

b)Terry was on his hands and _____ , looking for the fallen coin.

c)Paul gave his aunt an affectionate kiss on the _____.

d)There was such a terrible smell that I had to hold my _____ .

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