II. Retell it contents in English.

III. Answer the following questions. 1. Why was Hippocrates the most notable of all the Greek doctors? 2. What ideas of Hippocrates are still important? 3. What is the “Hippocratic Oath”? 4. When and where did Hippocrates born? 5. Do modern students take Hippocratic Oath? 6. What diseases did Hippocrates observe? 7. What words did he added to the medical language? 8. What do you know about “humours” theory? 9.What did he establish in Athens and elsewhere? 10. What would cause a disease according to Hippocrates?

IV. A) Make up your own sentences with following words and word-combinations;

b) Explain in English meanings of the following words and word-combinations;

Hippocratic Oath, chronic, relapse, crisis, convalescence, humour, yellow /black bile, medical school, to restore the balance, code of honour, to qualify.

5. True/untrue, correct and write down the sentences.

1. Hippocrates was from the doctor’s family.

2. He was born in Athens.

3. “Hippocratic Oath” is a collection of medicine laws.

4. One of his theories that body consists of four “humours”.

5. He is called the Father of Medicine.

6. He added to the medical language words like cancer, disease, stethoscope.

7. He was the Father of the theory of temperament.

8. He was also a psychologist.

9. He believed that too much of fluid would cause disease.

10. He observed diseases such as mental disorders, cancer, insomnia.

VI. Make up disjunctive questions

1. Hippocrates of Cos was form about 460 B.C.

2. Of all Greek doctors, Hippocrates was the most notable.

3. Too much of one fluid would cause disease.

4. The theory was proved incorrect.

5. He believed that disease was a natural process.

VII. Make up alternative questions

1. He wrote several books as well as many medical case histories.

2. A disease should be treated by exercise, massage, salt water baths, diet and medicine.

3. He established medical schools in Athens.

4. Some of his ideas are still important.

5. He observed very many diseases and wrote several books.