Questionnaire

Unit 2 – B2
Listening

Listen to the conversation. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

ABP4_U2_L2_audio.mp3

1. Dr. Meredith says that...

a. most alternative therapies haven't been scientifically tested.

b. alternative therapies are dangerous for doctors.
c. there is no evidence that alternative therapies work.

2. Judith Holmes thinks that ... should be available to patients.

a. only drugs that have been fully tested

b. all therapies that help people feel better
c. all conventional therapies

3. Judith Holmes says that...

a. acupuncture is now a conventional therapy that is used globally.

b. acupuncture is much better than other forms of medicine because it is 5,000 years old.
c. therapies that are alternative in one country are normal and conventional in others.

4. Dr. Meredith says that...

a. people who provide alternative therapies are honest and ethical.

b. alternative therapy is just a way to make money for some people.
c. it is impossible to make money from alternative therapies.

5. The presenter says that alternative medicine is ... in France and Germany.

a. prohibited by the state

b. recommended by conventional medical doctors
c. not regulated by the state
GRAMMAR

The present (1)

Read the sentences. Select True if grammatically correct and False if grammatically incorrect.

T F
1. Don't worry. I am believing you.

2. He's always playing computer games. It's so annoying!

3. I always have an acupuncture session at 3 p.m. on Mondays.

4. I go to a tennis club every week. I want to learn how to play properly.

5. My daughter trains to be a midwife.

The present (2)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

gets
1. On the weekend, my son usually ___________________ up
at lunchtime. (get)

are playing
2. We ___________________ poker. Do you want to join in? (play)

3. Your baby ___________________

has grown a lot this year! (grow)

love
4. I ___________________ watching old movies. (love)

whishes
5. He ___________________ he were an acupuncturist. (wish)

used to do and used to doing (1)

Complete the sentences with used to or a form of be used to.

used to
1. I didn't ___________________ want to be a nurse, but now I do.

used to
2. They ___________________ work for the same organization.

are used to
3. We ___________________ getting up early.

use to
4. Did you ___________________ go to Richmond College?
 am used to
5. I ___________________ eating spicy food.

used to do and used to doing (2)

Match the parts of the sentences.

1. He is getting a. a. used to being the manager.

2. He e. b. use to get up early.

3. I didn't b. c. used to living with my new

roommate yet.

4. Did you d. d. use to get up at 5 a.m.?

5. I'm not c. e. used to be the manager.

VOCABULARY

Medical experts

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. ...is someone who practices an ancient Chinese form of medicine.

a. A specialist
b. A shaman
c. An acupuncturist

2. A ... is someone who helps women give birth.

a. midwife
b. herbalist
c. pharmacist
 3. A ... normally works in a hospital.

a. nurse
b. shaman
c. chiropractor

4. A ... dispenses medicine in a drugstore or a hospital.

a. surgeon
b. pharmacist
c. midwife

5. ...uses plants to help people to get better when they are sick.

a. An acupuncturist
b. An herbalist
c. A chiropractor

Collocations

Match the parts of the collocations.

1. take d. a. a prescription

2. make e. b. symptoms

3. get c. c. a vaccination

4. treat b. d. medicine

5. write a. e. an appointment
Medicine

Read the sentences. Select True or False.

T F
1. A surgeon works in an operating theater.

2. A pediatrician works with old people.

3. There are wards in a hospital.

4. Patients can write their own prescriptions.

5. A midwife helps women to have babies.

...ever

Complete each sentence with a word that ends in ever.

Whenever
1. ___________________ I go to the movies, I take my own snacks.

whatever
2. Some people believe ___________________ the newspapers say about
an issue.

3. On the Internet, information can be obtained by

___________________
whoever wants it.

4. ___________________
However much he wants to be a surgeon, he won't make it
without a lot of hard work.

whichever
5. I'll read ___________________ magazine you give me!