| Level: | Topic: | Speakers: | Length: |
| intermediate | medical diagnosis and care | man – woman | 02:14 |
Pre-Listening Exercise
What are some of the major illnesses and diseases that affect people your age in your country? Who do you consult for information on these illnesses? How reliable is this information?
Idioms
“pull through” = recover from an illness
“Grandma had a serious accident in her car, but the doctors think that she’s going to pull through.”
“run in the family” = to be common in the family
“The doctors said that this disorder might run in the family.”
Listening Exercise
A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
Vocabulary Practice
Do the vocabulary quizzes with the words from the conversation for more practice:
Post-Listening Exercise
Describe a time when you used the Internet to find information about a medical problem you had. What was your illness? How many Web sites did you look at to find information? Did you consult with a doctor about the problem or did you rely on the information on the Web sites?
Online Investigation
Choose one of these illnesses (the flu, a sore throat, diarrhea, or an ear infection) and then use the Internet to find the answers to some of these questions:
- What are the common symptoms of this illness?
- Are there any home remedies to deal with this illness? If so, what are they?
- What medications can be helpful to treat the illness?
- How long can it take to get over the illness?