10. Listen to four short extracts and insert the missing words (sb p.18).

Extract 1

Woman Well, I was having trouble _______. I'd done a great deal of research into hypnosis, and _______ there's no doubt that it can be incredibly effective I was very _________, I can tell you. I'd been prescribed ....well, given some mild sleeping pills and I ... went to a hypnotherapist because I honestly felt that I was becoming _______ to them. Although I never felt that I went under, the _________ sort of cleared up. And after the session, I had the best night's sleep I'd had for years. So, perhaps I well, learned something ________.

Man That's interesting. I actually had ________ for about two years. After the session, my mind seemed ______ sharp and I had this feeling of great power. It only took a minute or so to put me to sleep. Then, when I woke up I felt that I could ______ King Kong! But it also helped me to concentrate on my game and block _____ the crowd. I have to say that I'm fascinated by the fact that apparently we only use ten per cent of our brains. I've read that the creative possibilities of our ___________ are enormous!

Extract 2

Man Ever tried to give up smoking? The first time - yes - it ____ work - up until lunchtime! The second time you don't feel ______ having a cigarette for 24 hours, but the _______ slowly comes back. And you know you are going to fail. You feel cynical about it – tell your friends the ______ just wasn't right. Why not try our new hypnosis treatment? We give you a word – freedom – and you think of it every time you have a ________. But, by the time you think of the word you have no desire to _____ ___! All you have to do is want to give up enough. And it's not only smoking that it works ____! Do you ever suffer from stage fright? With the help of hypnosis, you will find all your first night tears are _________! All you then need to do is look ________ to playing the character, and, while on stage, you should simply be that character! Try a session under hypnosis and see. You will be able to talk ______ _____ a semi-hypnotic state any time you're under stress, for instance, when you're flying. You won't be scared any more – it will just help you to relax!

Extract 3

Man It's everyone's biggest _____; suddenly falling ill on a long journey, particularly when medical emergencies occur on aeroplanes. A ____ ____ ____ may not be enough and it's a very long way to the nearest hospital. One major airline now ______ about a next-generation improvement: a doctor who can monitor a patient's condition from the ground via _______ transmission. The 'telemedicine' link shows _____ signs such as blood pressure, temperature and oxygen in the blood. To check on a passenger, flight attendants - who have ________ basic medical training - first attach sensors. A monitoring unit then plugs into the plane's satellite communication system which allows continuous ________ communication between the plane and the airport, the doctor on the ground receives the signals through a computer and decides whether the patient could safely be ______ by the crew, or if an emergency landing is necessary.

Extract 4

Woman It all started during a party in the cellar of a friend's house in London. I could feel my chest _________ and began to find it hard to ______. Every time I tried to ______, my lungs became irritated and within minutes I was ________ uncontrollably. I was afraid I was going to pass out so I ran outside, _______ in some fresh air, and eventually I ________ control but I wasn't able to go back to the party. Then, about two months later, I suffered identical ________ while on holiday with my husband in Cornwall. We'd rented a cottage and the only way I was able to breathe comfortably indoors was by inhaling through a damp tissue with the windows open and an electric fire to dry the air. We had to cut our holiday ____ in the end. We were ______ disappointed. When I got back home, I decided to have some tests done. It turned out that I'm strongly ______ ____ 'Aspergillums', a strain of ordinary household mould.

Speaking

11. Make a story titled “Good health is above wealth” using given phrases:

A new broom a stuffed shirt a wet blanket a fair weather friend

a couch potato a nosy parker a rolling stone an armchair critic

12. Make sentences with the following expressions with come. Give their Ukrainian equivalents to your partner for translation into English.

Come in for smth come down heavily on smbd come down with smth come out with smth come up with smth

come to terms with smth come to the point come round to an idea come round

13. Work in pairs explaining in turns how it feels like to have….

a writer’s cramp a tennis elbow a torn ligament an eye strain

a sprained ankle an ear infection a splitting headache a slipped disk

14. Explain the meaning of the following proverbs. What proverbs do you know? Make your list of proverbs about healthy lifestyle, medicine.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Good health is above wealth.

After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Many doctors have killed the king.

A merry heart is a good medicine.

A sound mind is in a sound body.

15. Have you ever been in the situation where the caretaking partner got sick or had an accident? How did that affect your living situation? And what helped you cope?

16. Find an English website dedicated to the sport that interests you. Note down any collocations that you notice being frequently used. You may find this website useful: http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live/sport/commentaries/

Writing

17. Read the text below, find out idioms and explain their meaning. Make your own list of idioms connected with medicine and healthy lifestyle. Write an article using them as in this example (200-250 words).