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4. Word hunt

a) Find in the text English equivalents of the following words and phrases and translate the sentences containing them:

кровоносні судини; кров'яний потік; потовщення артерій; сприяти згортанню; артерії мозку; зменшений у діаметрі; найточніший діагностичний метод; дискомфорт у грудній клітці; перевірити пульс та тиск; здоровий спосіб життя; щоденне лікування аспірином; обмежене вживання жирної їжі; підтримувати вагу тіла; зменшений діаметр артерії

(b) Use these words and phrases in the sentences of your own.

5. Check your understanding. Find correct answers to the following questions:

  1. What is atherosclerosis characterized by?

  2. What is the mechanism of atherosclerosis development?

  3. What are the main symptoms of atherosclerosis? What do they depend upon?

  4. What are the most effective diagnostic measures in atherosclerosis?

  5. Why does atherosclerosis require lifelong care?

  6. What do most of the drugs prescribed for atherosclerosis seek to? What do alternative therapies focus on?

  7. When does a heart attack occur?

  8. What is the blockage of arteries caused by?

  9. What symptoms do the heart attack victims experience? Are these symptoms constant or changeable?

  10. What helps the experienced emergency care personnel to make, and then to confirm the diagnosis of a heart attack?

  11. What are heart attacks treated with?

  12. How can many heart attacks be prevented?

III. Speaking

1. Skim through the text and find the sentences expressing its main idea.

2. Work in pairs. Ask and answer comprehension check questions on the contents of the text.

3. Substitute the words and phrases in bold type by close in their meaning.

  1. Atherosclerosis is the build up of a waxy patch on the inside of blood vessels that influences only the internal lining of an artery.

  2. It is frequently named arteriosclerosis.

  3. Plaque consists of oily substances, cholesterol, waste products from the cells.

  4. Plaques can break or crack open, resulting in the sudden formation of a blood clot.

  5. Symptoms vary depending upon the site of the atherosclerosis.

  6. Doctors may be able to determine atherosclerosis during a physical exam by means of a stethoscope and gentle probing of the arteries with the hand.

  7. Coronary angiography is the most precise diagnostic method and the only one that has need of entering the body.

  8. Patients who have less serious atherosclerosis may attain adequate control through lifestyle alterations and drug therapy.

  9. Optional therapies that concentrate on diet and lifestyle can aid in precaution of atherosclerosis.

  10. A heart attack takes place when one or more of the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart are entirely blocked.

4. Find in the text the words or phrases of opposite meaning and list them in your notebook. Then:

  1. work with a partner and test each other asking questions such as "What's the opposite of IMPORTANT? ";

  2. use these words and phrases in the sentences of your own.

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