II. Find in the text English equivalents to the following:

доисторические времена, злые духи, вызывать болезни, каменные инструменты, великие цивилизации, прогресс в медицине, египетские врачи. болезни глаз и зубов, древние китайцы, профилактика и лечение заболеваний, многие виды операций, естественные причины, наука и искусство, древние греки, важный вклад в медицину, научные эксперименты, по этой причине, точно описать менингит, влиять на медицинское образование

III. Make the sentences complete:

1. The first known surgical treatment was …

2. Egyptian physicians began …

3. Some physicians treated only …

4. Others specialized in …

5. The ancient Chinese developed …

6. Indian surgeons successfully performed …

7. The great physician Hippocrates began …

8. The Greek physician Galen performed …

9. He is considered the founder …

10. The Arab physician Avicenna produced …

IV. Express your agreement or disagreement with the following statements:

1. The first known surgical treatment was an operation called appendectomy.

2. It involved use of a stone instrument to cut a hole in a patient’s skull.

3. Some physicians treated diseases of eyes and teeth.

4. Other physicians treated only heart diseases.

5. The ancient Chinese developed the practice of acupuncture.

6. In ancient India the practice of medicine stressed the prevention only.

7. Egyptians became the first physicians considering medicine a science and art

separate from religion.

8. The Hippocratic oath reflects Hippocrates’ high ideals.

9. The Romans got most of their medical knowledge from Egypt and Greece.

10. Galen performed experiments on healthy people.

V. Change the sentences using the predicate into the Past Simple and the markers: yesterday, years ago, much time ago, in prehistoric times, etc. Translate the sentences:

1. People believe that angry gods or evil spirits cause diseases.

2. The first known surgical treatment is an operation called trepanation.

3. Egyptian physicians begin to specialize.

4. They treat only diseases of eyes and teeth.

5. The ancient Chinese develop medical practices.

6. Indian surgeons successfully perform many kinds of operations.

7. The civilization of ancient Greece is at its peak.

8. He becomes the first physician known to consider medicine a science and art.

9. His work is popular in Europe.

VI. Answer the following questions:

1. What did people believe in prehistoric times?

2. What was the first known surgical instrument?

3. How did they perform operations?

4. What did the Egyptians begin doing by about 3000 B.C.?

5. How did other ancient Middle Eastern civilizations also contribute to medical

progress?

6. Who developed the practice of acupuncture?

7. When was the civilization of ancient Greece at its peak?

8. What is Hippocratates famous for?

9. Where and when did the Greek physician Galen practice medicine?

10. What did Avicenna produce?

VII. Make up the plan to the text:

VIII. Retell the text using your plan: