Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Workbook Unit-7
Workbook Unit-7
Unit 7
Medical Issues
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d. What happens next in the video? Read the scriptwriter’s note. Then write the continuation
of the video script.
Woman: _______________________________________________________
Ron/Freddy: _______________________________________________________
Woman: _______________________________________________________
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Woman: _______________________________________________________
Ron/Freddy: _______________________________________________________
Woman: _______________________________________________________
Ron/Freddy: _______________________________________________________
1. What attitude does the writer express toward the medicaI profession in the first paragraph?
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The writer feels that people should not have blind faith and should do some
research before agreeing to a treatment
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2. How does the writer expIain the probIem of modern Western medicine in the second
paragraph? _____________________________________________________________
The writer explains that patients in the West often don’t get medical treatment
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quickly enough.
3. Which two reasons does the writer give to expIain why peopIe in the West are attracted
to aIternative medicine in the third paragraph? __________________________________
One reason given is the fear of surgery and of strong medication, and the second reason is that many people turn to alternative medicine when faced with a hopeless
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situation.
4. Which third reason does the writer add in the fourth paragraph?
The third reason that the writer gives is that alternative treatments seem to be
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less harmful or dangerous than surgery.
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5. Which reason does the writer give to expIain why aII medicaI treatment can be risky in
the finaI paragraph? ______________________________________________________
The reason the writer gives is that all of us can make mistakes, including doctors
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and healers
6. With which message does the writer finish the articIe?
The writer reminds the readers that there are millions of patients who are healthy
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today because of conventional Western medicine.
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b. Match the words in column B to the most appropriate word in column A to complete the
expression.
A B
1. a second a. faith
2. bedside b. heaIers
3. bIind c. manner
4. common d. opinion
5. dangerous e. sense
6. naturaI f. treatments
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. E 5. F 6. B
c. Read a debate between Dr. Robert, a conventional Western doctor, and, Tony Lee, a
natural healer. Complete the dialogue with words and expressions from activity b.
Dr. Robert: Mr. Lee, you and your feIIow (1) ______________________
natural
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healers cannot possibIy offer aII the medicaI treatments that we can.
Tony Lee: Dr. Robert, some of those are considered to be (2) ______________________,
dangerous
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treatments such as surgery and cancer treatment.
Dr. Robert: Mr. Lee, l beIieve that whereas we have scientific evidence to support our
treatments, you reIy more on peopIe having (3) __________________
blind faith in yours.
Mr. Lee: ActuaIIy, Dr. Robert, l prefer to think that my patients are using their
(4) ______________________
common sense when they choose a treatment of massage and
a change of diet over a treatment of drugs with bad side-effects.
Dr. Robert: lf one of my patients has any doubts about a treatment l have recommended,
he or she can aIways ask another doctor for a (5)________________________.
second opinion
Mr. Lee: That is true with us, too, but l beIieve we are better than conventionaI doctors in
one important aspect.
Dr. Robert: l can’t imagine what that couId be.
Mr. Lee: According to research, 7 out of 10 sick peopIe prefer to be visited by a naturaI
heaIer to a doctor. We have a much better (6) __________________________.
bedside manner
Additional Reading
Global Reading
1. Read the titIe of the additional reading. What information do you expect to find in the articIe?
information about complementary and alternative medicine
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2. Read the first sentence of the first paragraph. What is the writer’s purpose?
The writer’s purpose in this sentence is to give the readers a definition of complementary and alternative medicine.
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3. Read the first sentence of the second paragraph. What is the purpose of asking a question?
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The writer’s purpose in asking this question is to establish the context and to get the readers interested. I would expect the writer to answer this question because the article contains everything you wanted to know about complementary and alternative medicine.
4. Read the first sentence of the third paragraph. What wiII the writer discuss in this paragraph?
The writer will discuss the major types of complementary and alternative medicine
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5. The text continues by referring to four generaI types of aIternative medicine. What are they?
They are: mind-body medicine, biologically-based therapies, manipulative and
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body-based methods, and energy therapies.
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Close Reading
1. The marker While in Iine 3 signaIs that the writer wants to emphasize the difference between
two situations. What are the two things the writer contrasts?
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The writer contrasts the difference between CAM therapies for which we have some scientific evidence to the fact that scientific studies are not complete.
3. ln Iine 5, the writer uses the expression such as to give exampIes. What does the writer
give exampIes of?__________________________________________________________
While complementary medicine is used together with conventional medicine, alternative medicine is used instead of conventional medicine
4. The writer uses the expression in place of in Iine 10. What other expression in the
paragraph means the same thing? _____________________________________________ . Examples of CAM therapies that have become mainstream are patient support groups and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Examples of CAM therapies that have not become mainstream are med
5. The writer uses the words apart from and earlier than in Iines 14 and 15 to compare two
separate things. What does the writer compare?___________________________________ Four types of mind-body techniques are patient support groups, meditation, prayer, and mental healing
6. ln the fourth paragraph, the writer uses commas to provide a Iist. What does the writer Iist?
The writer lists mind-body techniques that are still considered CAM.
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7. ln Iine 30, the writer uses the word purportedly to express doubt. What does he express
doubt about?______________________________________________________________
The writer expresses doubt about the existence of energy fields that surround and penetrate the human body.
Comprehension Questions
2. How much scientific evidence exists regarding compIementary and aIternative medicine?
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For most CAM therapies, not enough scientific evidence exists
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Barbeque Burns
a. Do you remember the dialogue “Barbeque Burns”. Whice phrases are used:
If I were you, I’d be more careful in the future. I think you should avoid having barbeques for a while.
to give advice: _________________________________________________________
I’m usually very careful. This has never happened before.
to give an excuse: _________________________________________________________
b. Read the sentences about medical advice and the patient’s response. Decide which each
person is expressing. Mark the correct column.
c. Write a dialogue in which you give an excuse after an accident and a hospital doctor gives
you advice. Use the phrases from activity b. to help you.
Hospital doctor: You’II be pIeased to hear that you wiII recover quickIy.
You: ___________________________________________________________
This has never happened to me before.
You: ___________________________________________________________
I can’t believe it happened to me.
Hospital doctor: ___________________________________________________________
Wouldn’t it be a good idea to take it easy?
You: Yes, doctor, yes l wiII.
a. _______
3
b. _______
4
2
d. _______
c. _______
1
A B
1. The patient seems to be angry about... a. given presents by gratefuI patients.
1. C 2. E 3. A 4. F 5. B 6. D
c. Read the following situations. Complete the sentences using the infinitive constructions
from activity b.
They ________________
seem/appear to have reached
reached this decision because the medicine has an awfuI taste.
2. The nurses in the maternity ward aIways Iook more tired than the others.
They ______________________________
appear/are considered to be the hardest working nurses in the hospitaI.
4. Patients who are recovering from surgery respond weII to a good bedside manner.
They _______________________
love to be toId everything about the operation and how soon
they wiII be abIe to Ieave the hospitaI.