TOPICS REVIEW

FIRST TERM TOPICS.
SECOND TERM TOPICS.

HEALTH

Alternative medicine describes practices used in place of conventional (mainstream) medical treatments.

Complementary medicine describes alternative medicine used in conjunction with conventional medicine.
The term complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is an umbrella term for both branches.
Integrative Medicine involves bringing conventional and complementary approaches together in a coordinated way, addressing the whole person-mind, body and spirit-in order to achieve optimal health and wellness.


 

Click here to ckeck the pronunciation of some alternative therapies.
Click here to get a definition of those words.

And this is the video you watched in class today about INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, which goes with the activity above.


You can check you answers here.

 Look at some useful language to use when talking about CAM:

Why people turn to alternative medicine:

·        It doesn’t have nasty side effects.

·        It works for them./ It has a placebo effect.

·        Interaction between alternative practitioners and patients is more positive.

·        The media promotes alternative medicines.

·        Their friends recommend it.

·        They don’t realise that is has no scientific basis.

·        People are prone to magical thinking.

·        Alternative medicines may be cheaper.

In favour ...

·          My mum swears by homeopathic remedies.

·      There are things that science can’t explain like love or spirituality, psychics, auras, the afterlife, and the power of prayer.

·        There’s something to be said for Reiki.

·        I’m a great believer in alternative medicine.

·        I highly recommend it. / I can’t recommend it enough.

Against ...

·          By definition, alternative medicine, has either not been proved to work, or been proved, not to work.

·          If you ask me it’s absolute nonsense/ vacuous rubbish/ bunkum/ quackery/ poppycock/ dumb.

·          They’re snake oil salesmen.

·          A fool and his money are easily parted.

·          I find the very idea of it absolutely ridiculous.

·          It’s based on theories which are highly questionable.

·          There’s no such thing as chakra.

No clear opinion ...

·           I try to keep an open mind.

·           I’m on the fence.

·           I haven’t decided one way or the other.

·           It’s hard to know.

·           No-one knows for sure.

·           I’m in two minds about it.

Differences between alternative and conventional medicine:

ALTERNATIVEMEDICINE	CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE
Based on anecdotal evidence, belief or magical thinking. Administered by practitioners. Not recognised by the medical profession . Not scientifically proven. Many date back longer than conventional medicine.	Based on scientific knowledge and evidence. Administered by doctors and nurses. Recognised by the medical profession and taught in medical school. Scientifically proven to work.

In this link you can get more information about Integrative Medicine.

NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND YOU

These are the speaking cards you worked on in class today.

PRONUNCIATION: THOUGHT GROUPS.

GROUPING WORDS PRACTICE.

Audio 1.
Audio 2.
Audio 3.

MONEY TALKS

Money and Finance Worksheet.
Listening Task.

SOME HELP WITH YOUR PRONUNCIATION

SPEAKING PLUS 1E ANSWERS.

ANSWERS.
LISTENING 1.
LISTENING 2.

HOUSING VOCABULARY

Houses copia from torrepacheco

Typical houses in the UK.


Talking about the Place you Live in.
Homes and Houses.
Buying a House.
House and Garden Vocabulary.

HOME SWEET HOME

TRAVELLING BROADENS THE MIND

TRANSPORT, TRAVELLING AND TOURISM POWERPOINT.



Types of Holidays Listening Activity with Colloquial Vocabulary.


 Travelling Stories.

TRAVELLING VOCABULARY

TRAVEL, JOURNEY, TRIP AND VOYAGE.
CONFUSING WORDS RELATED TO TRAVELLING.
TRAVEL AND HOLIDAY VOCABULARY.
TYPES OF TRAVELLING AND HOLIDAYS.

REPORTED VERBS AND REPORTING VERBS BOARD GAME

Thanks to Ana Mena for devicing  the board game to practise reporting verbs which  you have played today. The idea was that you had to read different lines taken from famous songs, and first guess the song and the artist, and then choose a reporting verb to report the line.

Click here to see the board game.

Here you can find the answers:

1. The Beatles, "Hey Jude": He reminded him to let her into his heart..
2. Lady Gaga & Beyoncé, "Telephone": She insisted that he didn't call her anymore because she didn't wanna think...
3. Tony Brixton, "Un-break my heart": She begged him to unbreak her heart and love her again.
4. He threatened to file for divorce if she didn't stop wasting their money.
5. Bruno Mars, "When I was your man": He regretted not having bought flowers / buying flowores and not holding / having held her hands
6. Katy Perry, "I kissed a girl": She admitted kissing /having kissed a girl and liking/ having liked it.
7. Abba, "The winner takes it all": She refused to talk about things they had gone through.
8. Bruno Mars, "Count on me": He promised to be there.
9. Peter congratulated them on their engagement.
10. Mikka, "Relax": He advised him to relax and take it easy for there was nothing they could do.
11. Mary warned them to stop shouting each other.
12. Rihanna, "Umbrella": She invited him to stay under her umbrella.
13. Brian Adams, "Forgive me": He apologised because he didn't know what he did.
14. Abba, "Mamma Mia": She accused him of cheating her"
15. The priest explained that marriage was a sacred symbol
16. Adele, "Hello": She admitted calling / having called him a thousand times to tell him she was sorry...
17. They both agreed to stop seeing each other for a while.
18. Gottye, "Somebody that I used to know": He complained that she had treated him like a stranger.
19. REM, "Everybody hurts": He encouraged her not to throw her hand.
20. The counsellor recommended not arguing in front of the children.
21. Whitney Houston, "I will always love you" She encouraged/ advised /begged him not to cry.

There may be more options!

Thanks to Ana Mena for linking all the songs in this entertaining activity.

WHEN A RELATIONSHIP SINKS....

 
Ending a Relationship Worksheet.





 




"When I was you Man" Song Worksheet.

RELATIONSHIPS

Now listen to some people talking about what makes a relationship work.

And here you can listen to a couple who have been married for over 50 years and learn some tips for a long-lasting relationship.

SPEAKING EXAM TIPS

Oral Presentation.
 Tips to prepare your Speaking Exam.

THE WISHMAKER

"If I Had My Life Over- I'd Pick More Daisies".

LIFE STAGES

LIFE EVENTS WORKSHEET.

 

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH.

DESIGNED BY ELENA GARCÍA MORENO.

ORAL SKILLS

Expressions for Conversation and Personal Comment.

General Conversation Gambits.

LINKING WORDS AND PHRASES

Linking words & phrases from englishfun2011