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3 Read
a Read the text quickly. Is this:
1 a newspaper article?
2 an advertisement?
3 a blog?
There IS an alternative
You probably have a basic understanding of how
modern medicine works: people have a yearly
check-up, take medicine when they’re sick, are
operated on if they have certain diseases, and so on.
But in recent years other approaches to healing
have grown in popularity. There are many
‘alternative’ techniques which come from all
over the globe and which have been around for
thousands of years.
The term ‘alternative medicine’ is used to describe
healing treatments that are not part of conventional
medical training — like acupuncture, massage
therapy or herbal medicine.
Eastern countries have a long-standing tradition of
using alternative medicine. And now, patients in
Western countries are becoming more interested in
alternative techniques and have been asking about
them. As a result, many Western medical schools
are starting to teach these medical techniques
and theories.
If you have a problem and conventional medicine
isn’t helping – get in touch with us. We can help.
There IS an alternative.
The Alternative Medicine Centre:
0801 732 732
b Read the text again and answer the
questions.
1 Where does ‘alternative medicine’ come
from?
2 What examples are given of medical training
that is different from what most doctors
learn?
3 Why are many Western medical schools now
teaching these techniques?
4 Vocabulary
Health and medicine
a
CD3 T19 Match definitions 1–10 with
expressions a–j. Then listen and check.
1 to cut someone’s body open to repair,
remove or replace a damaged part
2 a medicine or drug that stops you from
feeling pain
3 to become well again
4 a drug that makes you (or a bit of you)
sleep during an operation
5 a special room in which people are
operated on in a hospital
6 a doctor’s judgement about what
problem or illness a patient has
7 to experience physical or mental pain
8 a doctor who has special training to
carry out operations
9 a sign of illness in the body
10 a medical examination to test your state
of health
a a surgeon
b an operating
theatre
c to operate on
(someone)
d a check-up
e a symptom
f a diagnosis
g an anaesthetic
h a painkiller
i to suffer (from)
j to recover (from)
b Read the sentences and complete them
with the correct form of the words from
Exercise 4a.
1 If she is worried about her health, she should
see a doctor and get a thorough check-up .
2 My father was his leg a week ago,
but he’s already in great shape again.
3 Claire’s father will be operated on by a
who specialises in knee joints.
4 A: Will he have to have when they
operate on his toe?
B: No, I don’t think so. The doctor said
will do!
5 She had very bad flu. It took her almost three
weeks to from it.
6 The doctor hasn’t given her the yet,
but she doesn’t think she’s seriously ill.
7 Sandra from terrible headaches at
the moment.
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