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4. Choose the correct answers to the questions

  1. William Osler is a medical doctor. T/F

  2. He thinks drugs are the best way to treat illness. T/F

  3. The author is scared of needles. T/F

  4. The author's experience of acupuncture was a good one. T/F

  5. An acupuncturist inserts needles in body organs. T/F

  6. Henry Kissinger had his appendix removed in China T/F

  7. A lot of doctors believed that acupuncture doesn't work. T/F

  8. Acupuncture does work for some medical problems. T/F

  9. Acupuncture is only used to treat people who are ill. T/F

  10. Tony Blair uses acupuncture to relieve stress. T/F

  11. The Queen of England uses alternative medicine. T/F

  12. Acupuncture can be dangerous. T/F

5. Summarize the article using the words from the glossary

6. You are going to listen about “Alternative medicine”. What do you think alternative medicine?

(http://www.funkyenglish.com/page/quiz-reading-alternative-medicine)

  1. Explain the meaning of the following words.

alternative ( ) - adj - not the normal or established way of doing something

evidence () - noun - the facts or information that show if something is true or valid

acupuncture () - noun - a system of alternative medicine that involves inserting needles into the skin

inserting () - verb - to place or push something into something else

nausea () - noun - a feeling of sickness

chiropractic () - noun - the system of treating joint or spinal column pain

skeleton () - noun - the bones (and other material) that support the body (human, animal or plant)

spine () - noun - the backbone of the body - the column of vertebrae from the skull to the bottom of the back

homoeopathy () - noun - a system of treatment that involves giving the patient very small amounts of natural substances

diluted () - adj - a liquid made weaker or thinner by adding water (or another liquid) to it

symptoms () - noun - a physical or mental sign that indicates an illness or disease

remedy ( ) - noun - the treatment or medicines for an illness or injury

hypnotherapy ( ) - noun - the use of hypnosis as a type of treatment

hypnosis ( ) - noun - a state of consciousness when a person loses control and becomes highly suggestive

trance () - noun - a semi-conscious state that can be induced by hypnosis

massage () - noun - the rubbing or kneading of parts of the body

therapy () - noun - treatment or healing of an illness or disability

heal () - verb - to cure or restore to full health

reflexology () - noun - treatment by applying pressure to the feet, ears or hands

pressure () - noun - to press on or touch something continually

  1. Summarize the text using the words from the glossary

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