Content of the Period

I. Phonetic Drills.

II. Revision of the Material Covered at the Previous Period.

III. Lead in.

- Make up questions to the sentences, using the given models.

( Who felt … ?, What … feel?, Was … severe? )

1. The patient felt a severe abdominal pain.

( What … do?, What … put on?, Why … a sterile towel?)

2. The doctor washed his hands, dried them on a sterile towel, put on the gown and the gloves.

IV. Vocabulary Practice.

- Label the picture. Use the words given below.

a

1

) thymus

b) pituitary

c

3

2

) islets of Langerhans

within the pancreas

4

5

d) testicle

e) adrenal

6

f) ovary

g) parathyroids on

8

7

back of thyroid

h) thyroid

- Match.

The controversy centered around · зменшена кількість чогось

to enhance aggressiveness · завдавати значної шкоди

a competitive edge · запаси азоту вичерпуються

to do considerable harm · суперечність зводилася до…

a few legitimate uses · бути пов’язаним з чимось

to provide an extra boost for healing · збільшувати агресивність

to cause acne · завзяття в змаганні

nitrogen storage peters out · спричиняти збільшення

простати

( предміхурової залози )

a diminished count of smth. · спричиняти появу вугрів

to be linked to smth. ·декілька допустимих у

медичній практиці випадків

вживання, передбачених

законом

to cause enlargement of prostate gland · надавати додаткову

підтримку організму для

видужування

- Make up a short story, using new expressions.

V. Reading Activities.

1. Pre-reading Stage.

• What do you know about steroids?

• Are they dangerous for the human’s health? Why? Discuss this with your partner.

2. While-reading Stage.

- Skim through the text “ The dangers of Steroids” ( p. 117-118) and define its main idea, choose the key sentences.

3. Post-reading Stage.

• Read the text closely and divide it into three logical parts. Entitle each of the parts using the key sentences.

• Answer the questions to the text. Choose the answer below.

1. What do steroids supposedly do and what do they really do? ( Take into account the statement from the article).

2. What are synthetic variations of the male hormone intended to?

3. What are the legitimate uses of the steroids in medical practice?

4. Why does the article state that “ the risk … far outweighs any benefit”?

a) to help the body store nitrogen; b) build up muscle, store and restore energy;

c) because steroids cause atrophy of the testicles and diminished sperm count, hepatomas, growth of breast tissue in a male; d) to provide an extra boost for healing anemia and osteoporosis.

• Find in the text English equivalents of the following word combinations.

Анаболічний стероїд, виготовлення, слабкий, ясність ( наочність), атрофія, пухлина, гематома, завдавати значної шкоди, спричиняти появу вугрів, підвищувати розвиток м’язів.