Listening Basics PartIII

____ Another scientist discovered a gene responsible for beta carotene in corn.

____ Dr. Roachford tested a lot of corn varieties.

____ Health of children in Africa and Latin America improves.

____ Some corn turned yellow.

____ The first corn was grown.

____ The presence of vitamin A in corn was measured.

____ There was a global epidemic of vitamin A deficiency.

8. First Aid

A.In the United States everyone is encouraged to learn first aid, which means how to take care of people who are injured or sick in an emergency. First aid courses are offered regularly at community centers, high schools, and medical offices. One technique that is always part of first aid training is rescue breathing. In this section, you will learn the steps in rescue breathing. Have you ever had a lifethreatening emergency? What happened? Who helped you? Have you ever seen a serious accident or medical emergency? Did you do anything to help the victim(s)? Have you ever taken a first aid course? Do you think it's important for everyone to know first aid?

Look at the pictures and try to predict the correct order of the steps.

B.Listen as a first aid instructor explains the steps in rescue breathing. Write numbers under the pictures to show the correct order. Note: One of the steps is performed twice.

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Experimental animal

Changes of bacteria

behavior in space

Use of the experiment

10. Food for Thought

A. What is healthy food for you? Do you prefer to eat healthy food or junk food?

B. To learn what to do in case you receive more food than you can handle listen to the following recommendations and write out some important stages and steps.

Stage 1_________________________________________________

Step 1 _____________________________________________

Step 2 ______________________________________________

Step 3 ______________________________________________

Step 4 ______________________________________________

Step 5 ______________________________________________

Step 6 ______________________________________________

Stage 2 _________________________________________________

Step 1 ______________________________________________

Step 2 ______________________________________________

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11. Chinese Medicine

A.When you feel bad do you go to the doctor or stay at home and take medicine? What do you prefer: to take traditional pills or treat yourself with herbs and extracts? What are the advantages and disadvantages of both methods?

B. Listen to a reporter covering the issue about Chinese medicine. Fill in the chart below.

Ingredients for Chinese medicine

Ways to make medicine

Diseases that can be cured

Number of people using Chinese medicine

12. Healthy Pets

A. Words

Make sure you know the following words: a leash

a fetch entry fee

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B. How do you prefer to spend your free time? What activities among mentioned can you plan with your pet(s)?

C.Listen to the first part of the talk and write out the activities you can enjoy together with your pet. In the right column put plus if you agree with the statement and minus if you disagree.

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D.Listen to the rest of the talk and answer the following questions:

1.What another event did the speaker mentioned?

2.Name some reasons to support APR?

3.What can you do if you miss the program?

13. Bird Flu

A. Do you know anything about the bird flu? Is it harmful for people?

B. Listen to the interview about the bird flu and be ready to answer the following questions:

1.Who has documented the bird flu?

2.Where was it discovered?

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3.How many people died because of bird flu?

4.What is the way of becoming infected?

5.How does this disease arrive on the farm?

Part V. Speaking

1. On the Spot!

How much responsibility do we have to try to save another person's life? In small groups, discuss the following situations. Try to imagine what you would do in each case.

1. Would you perform rescue breathing on the following people? Why or why not?

a.a member of your family, male or female

b.a friend or acquaintance of your own sex

сa friend or acquaintance of the opposite sex

d.a stranger, male or female

2.Imagine that one of the following fell into a rapidly moving river. Would you jump in and try to rescue them? Why or why not?

d.your husband or wife

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3. One of the people below needs a kidney transplant. Would you

be willing to donate one of your kidneys to them? Why or why not?

2. Discussing Medical Conditions

Here is a list of common medical problems. Work in groups. For each problem, list the symptoms, cause, and treatments. Include old wives' tales. Note: Some of the items on the list are symptoms, not illnesses. In that case, discuss the cause and the treatment.

3. Talking about Superstitions

Are you, or is anyone in your family, a superstitious person? Every culture in the world has some superstitious beliefs. How do superstitions begin, and why do people believe in them?

The chart below gives examples of common American and Canadian superstitions in several categories. Tell if you or someone you know has a similar belief. Write about it in the chart. Give other examples of superstitions.

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Food/health:

It‘s bad luck to spill salt.

Marriage/family:

It‘s bad luck fro a bride and groom to see each other the day before the wedding.

Other:

Below you will find a list of additional recordings to develop the topic of the chapter. Choose one, listen to it at home as many times as necessary and get ready to tell your group mates (or professor) about it.

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