Listening Basics PartIII

to ache

to sweat

fever

superstition

copper

folk remedy

old wives‘ tale

3. Listen to the dialog and fill in the blanks

Nancy and Anna come home from school and find Jeff in bed watching television in the middle of the afternoon. What are the symptoms of the flu? When you are sick, do you usually prefer to

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let‘s get some _____________ in this room. It‘s

____________ hot in here.

Anna: ______________! My grandmother always said you should ______________ when you have the flu to

______________ the ____________. Maybe you shouldn‘t open the window.

Nancy: Oh that‘s an old ______________ tale.

Anna: An old what?

Nancy: An old _____________ tale. You know, a

_______________, uh, a ______________ remedy. Like wearing ____________ around your neck to

________________ colds, or wearing a

________________ bracelet if you have rheumatism, or…

Jeff: Or hot ____________ tea?

Nancy: Oh, no. That really __________! There are scientific

_____________ that ______________ it!

Anna: ______________ tea? Well, I _________________

that makes sense. When I was ________________ as a

______________, my mother used to give me

________________ ___________ with lemon. And for a ______________, a spoonful of

______________.

Nancy: That reminds me of our grandmother‘s ___________

for a _____________. Talk about an _________

wives‘ _________! She came from a ______________

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_______________ in Russia, and in the

_______________ days, people used to have these special _____________ ________________. They‘d

______________ them and put them on the

______________ person‘s _______________. That was supposed to get ________________ of a

_____________. Can you ________________ it? Anna: Why not? You know, ________________ of times I

think home _____________ _______________ work because people ________________ in them. We say they‘re ______________, because we think everything has to be _______________. But there are

_______________ of things that science

______________ ______________. Sometimes the best doctor is _______________, don‘t you

___________?

Nancy: Yes, I do. So what do you _______________, Jeff? Do you want to try the __________________?

Jeff: _________________ me a _________________. Why don‘t you just _______________ me some

______________ juice? And could you

_______________ me find the TV ____________? TV Cold-Aid _____________ _______________

Announcer _____________ more of the ______________

______________ doctors recommend

______________. Next time _____________ have a

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cold or the flu, ___________ Cold-Aid – the new

_____________ formula cold medicine that really works!

Jeff: ______________ the ______________ tea, Nancy! Just _____________ me some ______________-

_____________!

5. Listen to the dialog once again and practice reading 6. Retell the dialog or learn it by heart with your group mates

Part II. Lecture

The following lecture describes the causes and treatments of sleeping problems in adults.

1. Preview questions

How many hours of sleep do you need each night in order to feel rested? Do you ever have trouble sleeping? What remedies do you know for sleep problems?

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2. Words

Read, define and find Russian equivalents for the following words from the lecture:

rested - _________________________________________________

a disorder - _____________________________________________

breathing - ______________________________________________

snoring - ________________________________________________

a treatment - _____________________________________________

a mask - ________________________________________________

to regulate - _____________________________________________

to diagnose - _____________________________________________

insomnia - ______________________________________________

chronic - ________________________________________________

stimulant - ______________________________________________

addictive - ______________________________________________

hypnosis - _______________________________________________

to lower - _______________________________________________

a therapy - ______________________________________________

a therapist - ______________________________________________

a clinic - ________________________________________________

apnea - _________________________________________________

narcolepsy - _____________________________________________

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3. Listen to the lecture and fill in the following outline

Sleep Disorders

I.Introduction

A. About 30 % of adults say they frequently don‘t feel rested

when they wake up in the morning

1.In most cases because _____________________________

_________________________________________________

2.In a small percentage of cases ______________________

_________________________________________________

B.Three kinds of sleep disorder

1.____________________________________________

2.____________________________________________

3.____________________________________________

II.The first disorder is sleep apnea

A.Symptoms

1.____________________________________________

2.Snoring

3.____________________________________________

B.__________________

Air can‘t go into and out of their nose or mouth, because

the throat is too relaxed

C.Treatment

1.____________________________________________

2.In extreme cases - surgery

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III.The second sleep disorder is _____________________________

A.Symptoms

1.____________________________________________

2.Appears to be frequent among ____________________

__________________________________________

B.The cause

1.____________________________________________

2.____________________________________________

C.Treatment

Being diagnosed it might be ______________________

______________________________________________

IV. ____________________________________________________

A. Symptoms

Sleeping becomes difficult for ____________________

______________________________________________

B.The cause

1.__________________________, such as ___________

__________________________________________

2.__________________, such as ___________________

__________________________________________

C.Treatment

1.You should avoid ______________________________

__________________________________________

2.The doctors recommend:

a._______________________________________

b.self-hypnosis

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c._______________________________________

d.reading books

e._______________________________________

V.Conclusion: Everyone suffers from occasional sleeping problems, but ____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________.

4.Answer the questions about the lecture

a.What are the three sleep disorder discussed in the lecture?

b.What are some unsafe treatments for insomnia? Why are they dangerous?

c.Which of the techniques for treating insomnia have you used? What additional treatments do you recommend?

d.Do you think that a therapist or a psychologist could help someone suffering from stress or another psychological problem?

5. Listen to the lecture once again and write out sentences with the active vocabulary (Ex. 2)

6. Retell the lecture

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