- •Unit 1. Medicine
- •2. How far do you agree with the man in the third dialogue “You’d have much more energy if you took regular exercise”? making an appointment (00:59)
- •1. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the questions. Who is Tina speaking to?
- •2. Use the prompts below to act out similar dialogues.
- •3. Discuss the following questions.
- •2. Listen only to an introduction and complete the notes below.
- •3. Listen again and answer the following questions.
- •Back pain
- •3. Answer the questions using the words and word-combinations given in brackets.
- •Reflexology
- •A long trip
- •3. Listen to the story. Then check the best headline.
- •4. What accommodation possibilities would you be interested in? Why? Discuss you ideas in class. Transport problems (03:25)
- •1. Try to guess the meanings of the word combinations and then discuss your ideas in class.
- •2. While you listen, decide whether the following sentences are true or false.
- •3. Listen again and complete the information while listening.
- •4. Discuss the advantages and possible drawbacks of transport infrastructure of mega cities. What can be done to solve their transport problems?
- •2. Listen to the person talking about ethical shopping. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
- •3. Listen again and discuss the questions.
- •Charity shops (05:13)
- •1. You are going to listen to the man talking about charity shops in England. Look at the pictures. What things do charity shops sell?
- •2. Listen to the person talking about charity shops and match the following.
- •3. Listen to the person talking about charity shops and complete the sentences.
- •4. Answer the questions using the word and word-combinations given in brackets.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •3. What words and expressions used in the recording have a meaning similar to “very intelligent students”, “deep learning”?
- •3. Listen again and find the words and expressions that mean the following.
- •3. How do you like the idea of such a university? Do you agree that ‘it’s never late to learn’?
- •4. Speak on what you have learnt from the presentation. Give your own opinion about the Bologna process and the changes it has involved. Going to secondary school (05:43)
- •1. You are going to listen to the man talking about secondary schools in Great Britain. Before listening complete the sentences using the words in the box below.
- •2. Listen and decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •Lifelong learning (02:36)
- •1. You are going to listen to a radio advertisement for university courses. Listen and choose the best answer.
- •2. Listen again and answer the questions.
- •Student money (04:46)
- •1. Before you listen do the vocabulary activity below. Match the words and phrases to the definitions.
- •2. Listen and put the experiences and tips about student money in the order you hear them.
- •3. Discussion.
- •2. Listen to the article and complete the information according to the listening.
- •3. Answer the questions using the words and word-combinations in brackets.
- •What’s a university education worth? (04:23)
- •1. Before you listen do the vocabulary activity below. Match the words and phrases to the definitions.
- •2. Listen and decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •3. Listen again and complete the sentences.
- •4. Discussion.
- •The changing of the guard
- •On the road with the chief beefeater at the tower of london (video 26:25)
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •Uk parliament tour
- •2. Enumerate the reasons for football violence.
- •2. Listen again and discuss the following questions.
- •Water sports (06:11)
- •1. Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.
- •2. Listen to the article and discuss the following questions.
- •Surfing (04:45)
- •1. Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words in this summary.
- •2. Find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •Child athletes
- •The olympic games (05:54)
- •1. Listen to the article “The Olympic Games: then and now” written by Craig Duncan. Answer the questions about the text according to the listening.
- •2. Listen again and complete the sentences according to the listening.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •The two ronnies
- •What hands do you have? (03:35)
- •1. Match the adjectives with the underlined phrases in the sentences.
- •2. Listen to two friends, Helen and Daniel, talking about the connection between your hands and your personality. Which sentences from above are true for Daniel?
3. Listen again and answer the following questions.
What 'success' does the United Nations recognise in Senegal?
______________________________________________________________
Which of these sentences is true about the Senegalese way of life?
______________________________________________________________
What did the religious leaders do?
______________________________________________________________
When did the National Plan to Fight HIV/AIDS start?
______________________________________________________________
Why do women need more social and economic power?
______________________________________________________________
How did the registration of sex workers help in the fight against HIV/AIDS?
______________________________________________________________
Who is Professor Mboup?
______________________________________________________________
What is the biggest danger in Senegal for the future?
______________________________________________________________
Back pain
(01:08/01:01/01:38/00:56/00:37)
1. Listen to the conversations 1-5. Who is Bob talking to each time?
a) a friend b) a group of friends c) a doctor’s receptionist d) his colleague e) his wife
2. Answer the questions.
1. What did they suggest? 2. Whose advice does he decide to take? Why?
FEELING UNWELL
(00:27)
1. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the missing words. What’s wrong with Betty?
A: Are you okay, Betty? You look a bit 1) _____ .
B: Actually, I feel 2) _____ .
A: Oh! What’s wrong?
B: I’m burning up and my whole body 3) _____ , too.
A: Sounds to me like 4) _____ . If I were you, I would go to bed.
2. Use the prompts to act out similar dialogues.
burning feeling in my chest – heartburn –take an antacid tablet.
can’t stop yawning – you’re overtired –get an early night
3. When was the last time you felt unwell? What were the symptoms?
ACUPUNCTURE
(06:52)
1. How much do you know about alternative medicine? What health problems does homeopathy / osteopathy / acupuncture work for? Are you all for conventional medicine?
2. Listen to the article written by Mike Rayner about alternative medicine, particularly acupuncture and complete the sentences below.
What is acupuncture?
Acupuncture is based on the idea that ______ flows through the _____ ____ along 12 lines or meridians. These meridians end up at ______ in the body, and _______ is the result of a blockage of the energy flow to these organs. To ______ the blockage, an acupuncturist inserts very fine _______ into the body at points along the meridians. This __________ the flow of energy, and restores the patient’s ______.
What can acupuncture be used to treat?
In the Far East acupuncture is used to _____ a wide range of ___________, and is also used as a preventative ________, since it is thought to increase the body’s resistance to _________. In the West, the __________ is often used to relieve _________, ______ ____, ____ ____, and arthritis, and to treat _________, ______, ______, ____ _____ ________ and _______.
What are the risks?
Finally, if you do decide to visit an acupuncturist, it is important that you check that they are _________ and ___________ to practise acupuncture. In the past some people have experienced ________ _________, ______ needles and even _________ _____ while being _______, although this is very uncommon.