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health santé
doctor docteur
well bien
What is your general health like ? Quel est votre état de santé en général ?
illness maladie
disease maladie
sickness maladie
meaning sens
sleeping sickness maladie du sommeil
vomiting vomissement
nausea nausée
nauseous nauséeux
to vomit vomir
diarrhoea diarrhée
recovered rétabli
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to improve améliorer
improving de mieux en mieux, amélioration
improvement amélioration
deteriorating déterioration
to recover se rétablir
to deteriorate se déteriorer
relapsed rechuté
sick malade
remission (for a cancer because there are rémission (pour un cancer parce qu’il y a des
recurring conditions) conditions récurrentes)
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jaw mâchoire
mandible mandibule
neck cou
shoulder l'épaule
armpit aisselle
elbow coude
back dos
buttock fesse
wrist poignet
thigh cuisse
calf mollet
leg jambe
chest thorax
stomach estomac
groin aine
knee genou
shin tibia
limb membre
head tête
trunk (body excluding the head and limbs) tronc (corps excluant la tête et les membres)
I’m having trouble with my hip/shoulder/knee J’ai des problèmes avec ma hanche/mon
épaule/ mon genou
Do you get any pain in your chest/back ? Avez-vous mal au thorax/dos ?
Ressentez-vous une douleur dans votre thorax/
dos ?
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pancreas pancreas
duodenum duodenum
bladder vessie
liver foie
stomach estomac
spleen rate
anus anus
rectum rectum
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heart coeur
airways voies respiratoires
left lung is divided into two lobes and the right poumon gauche est divisé en 2 lobes et le droit
into three en 3
larynx larynx
bronchioles bronchioles
abdomen abdomen
diaphragm diaphragme
pelvis bassin
ureter uretère
urethra urètre
urine urine
to empty vider
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smell odeur
appetite appétit
saliva salive
to bite mordre
to chew mâcher
to swallow avaler
to taste goûter
vomiting vomissement
disagreed désaccord
sight or vision vue ou vision
touch/sensation/feeling toucher/sensation
numbness engourdissement
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to speak parler
speech parole
to walk marcher
breath souffle
to urinate uriner
to micturate uriner
urine urine
to defecate déféquer
menstruation menstruation
faeces fèces
stools selles
Unit 5
qualified qualifié
registered enregistré
register registre
to practise pratiquer
practice pratique
specialist spécialiste
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paediatrician pédiatre
private health care soin de santé privé
surgery chirurgie
surgeon chirurgien
cardiologist cardiologue
cardiology cardiologie
geriatrician gériatre
anaesthetist anesthésiste
anaesthetics anesthésie
physiotherapy kinésithérapie
Unit 6
staff personnel
pre-registration house officer (PRHO) médecin qui est nouvellement gradué, dans sa
première année de formation post-doctorale
house officer médecin qui est nouvellement gradué, dans sa
première année de formation post-doctorale
postgraduate training formation post-doctorale
still encore
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associate specialist (senior doctor who do not associé-spécialiste, càd un docteur dans sa
wish to become consultant) deuxième année de formation post-doctorale
qui ne veut pas devenir un consultant
medical/clinical director (who is responsible for directeur médical/clinique qui est responsable
all of the medical staff) de tout le personnel médical
team équipe
clerks them - takes their medical history il prend leurs antécédents médicaux
investigation enquête
tests tests
diagnosis diagnostic
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duties fonctions
midwife sage-femme
procedures procédures
to cut patient waiting times pour réduire le temps d’attente des patients
the removal of small lesions le fait de recoudre, soigner des petites lésions
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heading titre
massage massage
deafness surdité
chiropodist pédicure
podiatrist podologue
technicians techniciens
orthotist orthésiste
prosthesis prothèse
orthosis orthèse
rehabilitation réhabilitation
amputation amputation
to provide offrir
range of splints gamme d’attelles
devices dispositifs
deformity difformité
glasses lunettes
spectacles lunettes
retina rétine
ophthalmologist ophtalmologue
Unit 9
department département
treatment traitement
wards services
accident and emergency department (A&E) département des accidents et des urgences
appointment rendez-vous
admission admission
on duty en service
assessed évalué
Unit 10
practices pratique
surgery chirurgie
influenza grippe
to perform minor surgery effectuer une intervention chirurgicale mineure
appointment rendez-vous
locum remplaçant(e)
receptionist réceptioniste
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supervise superviser
one-to-one univoque
poverty pauvreté
immunization immunisation
physiotherapist kinésithérapeute
town ville
ahead devant
request demande
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to show montrer
The number of … in 2000 was triple/three times Le nombre de … en 2000 a triplé par rapport à/
that in 1990. est trois fois plus important qu’en 1990.
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approximation approximation
about autour de
around autour de
approximately approximativement
over au-dessus de
Unit 56
to rise monter
to increase augmenter
to go up monter
to fall tomber
to go down descendre
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whole entier
segment segment
to represent représenter
Unit 57
main principal
introduction introduction
methods méthodes
results résultats
discussion discussion
to remind rappeler
to investigate enquêter
statement déclaration
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to contain contenir
intervention intervention
medication médicament
advice conseil
operation opération
findings conclusions
discussion discussion
explanation explication
conclusion conclusion
references références
to assess évaluer
to determine déterminer
to evaluate évaluer
to show montrer
to confirm confirmer
Unit 58
contributor collaborateur/trice
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subjects sujets
results résultats
conclusion conclusion
Unit 59
conference conférence
Now, … Maintenant, …
Moving on to … Passons à …
signal signal
How did we investigate this problem ? (to Comment avons-nous étudié ce problème ?
introduce Method) (pour introduire la méthode)
What did we find ? (to introduce Results) Qu’avons-nous trouvé ? (pour introduire les
résultats)
How does this compare with previous studies ? Comment comparer cela avec les études
(to introduce Discussion) précédentes ? (pour introduire la discussion)
I’d like to present to you the results of our J’aimerais vous présentez les résultats de notre
research into … recherche dans ..
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When we first began to look into the question of Quand nous avons commencé à nous pencher
… , we thought … sur la question de …, nous pensions …
to share partager
knowledge connaissance
Many studies have shown that … Beaucoup d’études ont montré que …
However … Toutefois …
So, … Donc, …
In conclusion, … En conclusion …
Finally, … Finalement, …
Unit 60
to complain of se plaindre de
on examination à l’examen
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tutor tuteur
breathlessness essoufflement
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Vocabulaire d’anglais bordel :
Français Anglais
Etat général General Health
En bonne santé In good health
Bien Well
Maladie Illness/Disease
En forme Fit
En mauvaise santé Unhealthy
Unfit
Unwell
Poorly
In poor health
Maladie Sickness
Maladie du sommeil Sleeping sickness
Mal des transports Travel sickness
Vomir To vomit
Nauséeux Nauseous
Diarrhée Diarrhoea
Guérir To recover
To get over
Le patient a entièrement guéri The patient made good/full/complete
recovery
Améliorer To improve
To get better
Se détériorer To deteriorate
To get worse
Rechuter To relapse
Faible Poor
Mandibule Jaw
Mandible
Nuque Neck
Epaule Shoulder
Aisselle Armpit
Axilla
Haut du bras Upper arm
Coude Elbow
Dos Back
Fesse Buttock (Jcrois ils kiffent pas dire ass..)
Poignet Wrist
Doigt
Cuisse Thigh
Mollet Calf
Jambe Leg
Lower Limb
Torse Chest
Thorax
Poitrine Breast
Ventre Tummy
Stomach
Nombril Navel
Hanche Hip
Entrejambe Groin
Genou Knee
Tibia Shin
Membre Limb
Bras Arm
Upper Limb
Tronc Trunk
Douleur Pain
Organes Organs
Foie Liver
Hepatic Disease
Pancréas Pancreas
Estomac Stomach
Rate Spleen
Rein Kidney
Vésicule biliaire Gall Bladder
Duodénum Duodenum
Intestin Bowel
Intestine
Intestin grêle Small Intestine
Small Bowel
Colon Large intestine
Large Bowel
Rectum et Anus Back Passage
Cœur Heart
Voies respiratoires Airways
Poumons Lungs
Larynx Larynx
Trachée Trachea
Windpipe
Bronche Bronchus
Bronchioles Bronchioles
Diaphragme Diaphragm
Bassin Pelvis
Vessie Bladder
Uretère Ureter
Urètre Urethra
Faim Hungry
Appétit Appetite
Avaler To Swallow
Gout Taste
Vue Sight
Ouïe Hearing
Touché Touch
Odorat Smell
Engourdissement Numbness
Parole Speech
Respirer To breath
Inspirer BreathE in
Expirer BreathE out
Pisser To Pass Water/Urinate
Faire caca Pass Stools
Avoir ses règles Have a period
Règles (Mensual) Period
Trembler To Shake
Médecin Medical Practitioners
Physician
Consultant
Pratiquer To Practice
Praticien Clinician
Généraliste General practitioner
Centre médical Health Center
Spécialiste Specialist doctor
Soins de santé privés Private health care
Cabiné Consulting room
Chirurgie Surgery
Médecine interne Internal Medecine
Chirurgien Surgeon
Cardiologue Cardiologist
Gériatre Geriatrician
Anesthésiste Anaesthetist
Les noms de spécialités finissent par -ology, ceux des spécialistes par -ologist
Si le nom de la spécialité fini par -ics, le nom du spécialiste finira par -ician
Attention aux exceptions comme anesthésie Anaesthetics pour Anaesthetist
Se spécialiser To specialize
Neurochirurgien Neurosurgery
Spécialités chirurgicales Surgical specialities
Etre doué avec… To be good with…
Etre doué pour… To be good at…
Personnel médical Medical staff
Médecin nouvellement diplômé Pre registration house officer
Equipe pluridisciplinaire Multidisciplinary team
Etre admis à To be admitted to
Salle Ward
Antécédents médicaux Medical history
Diagnostique Diagnosis
Nouvelle admission New admission
Visite Ward round
Etre libéré To be discharged
Planning Rota
Bipeur radio Radio pager
Etudiante infi Student nurse
Infirmière (Staff) nurse
Infi en chef Chagre nurse
Nurse manager
Aide-soignante Nursing auxiliary
Sage-femme Midwife
MidwiVES (pluriel)
Infirmière visiteuse District nurse
Health visitors
Soins aux patients Patient care
Mesurer la température Checking temperature
Pulsation cardiaque Pulse rates
Pression artérielle Blood pressure
Changer les vêtements Changing dressings
Faire une injection Giving injection
Refaire une suture Removing suture
Prescrire des médocs Prescribing drugs
Donner l’ordre de faire des tests au labo Ordering laboratory tests
Effectuer Perform
Carry out
Paramédicaux Allied Health
Physiothérapeute Physiotherapist
Massage Massage
Ergothérapeute Occupational therapist
Invalidité (handicap) Disability
Assistante sociale Social worker
Podologue Podiatrist
Technicien en rayon X X-Ray technician
Secouriste/Ambulancier Paramedic
Prothésiste Prothetist
Orthésiste Orthotist
Prothèse Artificial limb
Réadaptation Rehabilitation
Amputation Amputation
Attelle Splints
Difformité Deformity
Pied-bot Club foot
Opticien Optician
Vision Eyesight
Lunettes Glasses
Lentilles de contact Contact lenses
Tension intraoculaire Intraocular pressure
Ophtalmologue Ophtalmologist
Hôpital universitaire University hospital
Hôpital de spécialiste Specialist hospital
Service Departement
Soins intensifs Intesive care unit
Unité de haute dépendance chirugicale Surgical high dependency unit
Consultation Outpatient
Traitement Treatment
Séjour à l’hôpital Inpatients stay
Unité de chirurgie de jour Day surgery unit
Accident et service des urgences Accident and emergency department
Intensément malade Acutely ill
Service ambulatoire Outpatient department
Renvoyé Referred
Lettre de référence Referral letter
Etre mis sur liste d’attente To be putted on a waiting mist
En service On duty
Service d’évaluation Assessment unit
Evaluer Assess
Libéré/Acquitté Discharged back (to the GP’S)
Service national de la santé National health sevice
Equipement (attelle, etc) Appliance
Médecin de famille Family doctor
Méthodes Practices
Gérer des cliniques To run clinics
Rendez-vous Appointment
Confiné chez soi Housebound
Hors des heures d’ouverture Out-of-hours
Remplaçant Locum
Secrétaire Receptionist
Archiver To fill
Directeur de cabinet Practice manager
Contrôler To Supervise
Infi de cabinet Practice nurse
Bilan Check-up
Symptômes Symptoms
Signes Signs
Recherche Finding
Plaintes Complaints
Se plaindre de… To complain of
Présentant des symptômes Presenting symptoms
La fatigue Tiredness
Lethargy
Fatigue
Lassitude
Je me sens fatigué I feel worn out/exhausted
Malaise Malaise
Se sentir patraque (Tqt jdis jamais ça) Feel off-colour
Anorexie Anorexia
Pas dans mon assiette Out of sorts
Prendre du poids Put on wheight
Constipation Constipation
Constipé Constipated
Vertige Dizzy
Bilan sanguin Full blood count
Globule rouge Red blood cells
Globule blanc White blood cells
Plaquettes Platelets
Saigner Bleed
Déficience en Deficient in
Diagnostique le plus probable Most likely diagnosis
Perte de sang chronique Chronic blood loss
Contre Against
Anémie Anaemia
Anémie aplastique Aplastic anaemia
Déficience en fer Iron deficiency
Pernicieux Pernicious
Exclure Exclude
Début Onset
Sournois Insidious
Pâleur Palor
Léger Mild
Jaunisse Jaundice
Rupture Breakdown
Moelle épinière Bone marrow
Palpable Palpable
Habilité à sentir les vibrations Vibration sense
Crâne Skull/Cranium
Mandibule (os de mâchoire) Jaw bone/Mandible
Colonne vertébrale Spine/Vertebral column
Sternum Breastbone/Sternum
Côte Rib/Costa
Clavicule Collarbone/Clavicle
Omoplate Shoulder blade/Scapula
Fémur Thigh bone/Femur
Rotule Kneecap/Patella
Tibia Shinbone/Tibia
Incomplète Greenstick
Déplacée Displaced
Morcelé Comminuted
Impacté Impacted
Ouverte Open
Fracture pathologique Pathological fracture
Fracture de stress Stress fracture
Unir Unite
Favoriser Promote
Broche Pin
Plaquette et vis Plate and screw
Déformé In malunion
Enfance Childhood
Puberté Puberty
Nourrisson Infant
Petite enfance Infancy
Etapes Milestones
S’assoir Sitting
Ramper Crawling
Premier mots First words
Marcher Walking
Parler Talking
Rubéole (German) Measles
Varicelle Chickenpox
Oreillons Mumps
Coqueluche Whooping cough
Laryngite Croup
Scarlatine Scarlet fever
Tétanos Lockjaw
Rhumatisme articulaire Rheumatic fever
Polio Polio
Allergique à Sensitivity to
Sevrage Weaning
Signes cliniques Clinical features
Mal nutrition Malnutrition
Se développer To thrive
Distendu Distension
Retardé Delayed
Insuffisance Failure
Taille Stature
Excès Excess
Hormone Hormone
Hyperthyroïdie Hyperthyroidism
Inhibe Inhibits
Traitement de substitution Replacement therapy
Secrété Secreted
Trigger Déclencheur
Stimuler To Stimulate
Synthèse Synthesis
Libérer To release
Rétroaction Feed back
Sécrétion Secretion
Diffus Diffuse
Solitaire Solitary
Frisson Thrill
Bruit Noise
Hypersensibilité à la calor Heat intolerance
Trop fertile Overactive
Palpitation Palpitation
Tremblement Tremor
Sourcils Eyebrow
Paupière Eyelid
Cils Eyelashes
Pupille Pupil
Iris Iris
Dilaté Dilated
Contracté Constricted
Asynergie oculo-palpérable (wtf) Lid lag
Strabisme Squint
Retombante Drooping
Cataracte Cataract
Distendu Distended
Palper Palpate
Sensibilité Tenderness
Selles Stools
Consistance Consistency
Goudronneux Tarry
Sang occulte dans les selles Faccal occult blood
Volumineux Bulky
Nauséabond Fool
Utérus Womb
Trompe de Fallope Fallopian tube
Ovaire Ovary
Col de l’utérus Neck of womb
Vagin Vagina
Ménopause Menopause/Climacteric
Bouffée de chaleur Hot flushes
Règles instenses Heavy periods
Sang coagulé Clots
Règles douloureuses Period pain
Sueurs nocturnes Night sweats
Préservatifs Condoms
Stérilet Intrauterine device
Feuille de cuivre Copper coil
Pilule contraceptive Contraceptive pill
Essoufflement Breathlessness
Effort Exertion
Souffle court Shortness of breath
Battement par minute Beats per minute
Battement prématuré Premature beats
Crises Episodes
Remplacement de la valve mitrale Mitral valve replacement
Fibrillation auriculaire Atrial fibrillation
Débit cardiaque Cardiac output
Insuffisance cardiaque Heart failure
Œdème périphérique Peripheral oedema
Gonflement Swelling
Examen médical Medical examination
Contrôle Inspection
Palpation Palpation
Battement Percussion
Auscultation Auscultation
Cyanose Cyanosis
Pouls radial Radial pulse
Vitesse Rate
Pression de la jugulaire Jugular venous pressure
Choc systolique Apex beat
Espace intercostal Intercostale space
Ligne mi- claviculaire Midclavicular line
Friction Friction rubs
Région mitrale Mitral area
Sévère Harsh
Valve pulmonaire Pulmonary valve
Valve aortique Aortic valve
Valvule auriculo ventriculaire droit Triscupid valve
Cardiopathie valvulaire Valvular heart disease
Fièvre Fever
Pyrecia
Frissons Rigors
Fièvre glandulaire Glandular fever
Transpiration Sweating
Micro-organisme Microorganisms
Curable Curable
Epidémie Outbreak
Parasite Parasite
Microbes Microbes
Bugs
Germes Germs
Endogène Endogenous
Transporteur Carriers
Maladie du légionnaire Legionnaire’s disease
Période d’incubation Incubation period
Période d’infection Period of infectivity
Démence Dementia
Alcoolisme Alcoholisme
Humeur Mood
Affecter To affect
Retard Retardation
Agitation psychomotrice Psychomotor agitation
Trouble du sommeil Sleep disturbance
Trouble obsessionnel compulsif Obsessive compulsive disorder
Crise d’angoisse Panic attack
Syndromes comportementaux Behavioural syndromes
Trouble de la personnalité Personality disorder
Retard mental Mental retardation
Hallucination Delusion
Sens Sensory
Fonctions moteur Motor fuctions
Surdité Deafness
Bourdonnement Buzzing
Aveugle Blindness
Diplopie Double vision
Flou Blurring
Engourdissement Numbness
Fourmillement Tingling
Pins and needles
Instabilité Unsteadiness
Vertige Dizziness
Paralysie Paralysis
Tremblement Tremor
Démarche Gait
S’évanouir To pass out
Have blackout
Faint
Tissus musculaire Muscle bulk
Tonus musculaire Muscle tone
Atrophiement Wasting
Hypertonie Spasticity
Flaccidité Flaccidity
Puissance musculaire Muscle power
Réflexes tendineux Tendon reflexes
Réflexes rotuliens Knee jerks
Marteau de tendon Tendon hammer
Réduit Diminished
Vif Brisk
Réflexes plantaires Plantar reflexes
Descendant Downgoing
Montant Upgoing
Comateux Comatose
Tumeur Néoplasme
Croissance Growth
Bosse Lump
Gonflement Swelling
Envahir Invade
Caractère invasif Invasiveness
Métastase Metastasis
Obstruer Obstruct
Excisé Excised
Soins palliatif Palliative treatment
Date présumée de l’accouchement Expected date of delivery
Naissance Childbirth
Accouchement par voie vaginal spontané Spontaneous vaginal delivery
Césarienne Caesarean section
Grossesse à terme Full-term pregnancy
Prématuré Premature
Cordon ombilicale Umbilical cord
Fausse couche Miscarriage
Avortement provoqué Induced abortion
Fausse alerte False labour
Fœtal Fetal
Fait que le bébé présente ses fesses et non sa Breech presentation
tête à l’accouchement
Pince Forceps
Toux Cough
Infection des voies respiratoires supérieures Upper respiratory tract infection
Crachat Sputum
Mucus Mucoid
Phlegm
Tâche de sang Blood-stained
Crépitement Crackles
Sifflement Wheezes
Point Spot
Ampoule Blister
Croûte Scab
Ecailles Scales
Cicatrice Scar
Tâche de naissance Birthmark
Grain de beauté Mole
Verrue Wart
Furoncle Boil
Pus Pus
Eruption Rash
Répandu Widespread
Dispersé Scattered
En petit groupe Clusters
Traumatisme Blunt force
Objet tranchant Sharp force
Abrasion Abrasion
Eraflure Graze/Scratch
Blessure Wound
Coup de couteau Stab wound
Coup Blow
Escarre Bedsore
Mal de gorge Sore throat
Flux Stream
Vessie Bladder
Fuite Leaking
Tomber goute à goute Dribbling
Brûlant Scalding
Difficulté de commencer à pisser bordel Hesitancy
Incontinence urinaire Urinary incontinence
ANALyse d’urine Urinalysis
Bande de réactif Reagent strip
Signature : BLEU
MAY 2012
l. Receptive Vocabulary questions (1) on the book "Check Your English Vocabulary for Medicine".
Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence.
1. Ev ry morning I wake up with a(n) pain.
a throbbing b) bleeding c) feeding d) improving
2. My doctor is me to a dermatologist.
a) undergoing b) overcoming c) eferring d) progressing
3. It was several months before John had fully from his heart attack.
a)soothed b) swallowed c recovered d) strained
. A more accurate analysis of ulcer can be derived using life table analysis.
a) threshold b) relief c)graft d) recurrence
. Clean the area thoroughly before ... ... .... the wound.
a) biting b) dressing c) weighing d) aching
9. The doctor asked the patient to hold the liquid in his bladder for as long as he could before ... ... .... it.
a) converging »xpelling c)sneezing d) catching
ll. Receptive Vocabulay questions (2) on the texts and videos. Fill in the blank with the right word
from the list below (a-t):
a) ankles cm—RDA k) kicked off p) put forth
b) breath g) gloves
eh-breathe- m) occur r) schemes
d) claim n) picked up s)---tourniquet—
e concern j intake o •oneering—
11. Consider a(n) ... only if you cannot stop serious bleeding by any other methods.
12. Louis Pasteur s
D work in the field of vaccination will be remembered.
13. Nine ..EL.... died throughout the course of the experiment which consisted in depriving them of water.
14. Eating sensibly and taking regularexercise is a fairly methodof losing weight.
15.. should fully cover the nose and mouth and prevent fluid penetration in order to provide optimal protection.
16. Check that you are in a square position with your hands directly under your shoulders and your knees under your
The current mainstream awareness of the importance of good nutritionbegan in the 1960s, a decade when
macrobiotic and vegetarian diets -21-. The nutritionmovement gained momentum with the notion that nutrients,
-22-, could not only prevent deficiency diseases but also actually optimize health. At that time, publicity about the
supposed benefits of vitamin C kicked off a vitamin-taking frenzy that continues today to expand sales of nutrition
supplements.
Public awareness of nutrition'simportance received a significant boost in the 1980s -23-. At that time the media
turned their spotlight on a large, long term study -24-, that linked heart disease to increased blood cholesterol
levels. The message was clear: many Americans have a diet that raises cholesterol and the risk of heart disease.
This study end other similar research firmly demonstrated the relationship -25-, demolishing the argüment that
nutrition's health effects were mere speculation.
IV. Reading Comprehension (unseen text). For each paragraph, select the sentence that best
corresponds to the meaning of the text.
A placebo is a fake medical treatment—a pharmacologically inert sugar pill, perhaps, or a piece of pretend (soi-disant)
surgery. Its main scientific use at the moment is in clinical trials as a baseline for comparison with another treatment.
But just because the medicine is fake does not mean it doesn't work. That is precisely the point of using it in trials:
researchers have known for years that comparing treatmentagainst no treatmentat all will give a misleading result.
Giving pretend painkillers can reduce the amount of pain a patient experiences. A study carried out in 2002 suggested
that fake surgery for arthritis in the knee provides similar benefits to the real thing. And the effects can be harmfules
well as helpful. Patients taking fake opiates (opiacé, narcotic) after having been prescribed the real thing may
experience the superficial breathing that is a side-effect of the real drugs.
One conclusion emerging from the research is that the effect is strongest for those disorders that are predominantly
mental and subjective. In the case of depression, giving patients placebo pills can produce very nearly the same effect
as dosing them with the latest antidepressant medicines.
Pain is another nerve-related symptom susceptible to treatment by placebo. Here, patients' expectations influence the
power of the effect. Tetiing someone that you are giving them morphine provides more pain relief than saying you are
dosing them with aspirin —even when both pills actually contain nothing more than sugar. Neuro-imaging shows that
this deception stimulates the production of naturally occurring painkilling chemicals in the brain.
Research shows that the more positive a doctor is when telling a patient about the piacebo he is prescribing, the more
likely it is to do that patient good.
Despite the alleged power of placebos, many conventional doctors are suspicious of prescribing them. They worry that
to do so is to deceive their patients.
Alternative Medicine and the Placebo Effect, May 2011, from the Economist (adapted)
V. Productive vocabulary questions on the texts and videos. Complete the sentences with the right
word.
... (=a large organ in your body that produces bile and cleans
31. The surgeons are operating on the patient's I.Ü.IQ:I:..
your blood).
32. The FARM and SBIM students were all e-JJ)mvLå (= extremely tired ) fromtheir 3 weeks' session.
33. If your L.P... .. (= abbreviation, synonym of physician) can't help, he will refer you to a specialist.
you do too much of something),
34. Some anorexics combine fasting occasional bo.Q:k... (=short periods when
followed by self-induced purging or vomiting.
35. Michelle felt absolutely d every ill).
36. Hundreds of children have lost ! (=arms and legs ) after stepping on mines.
37. The p (=aim, objective) of the experiment is to find betterways of treating battlefieldwounds.
38. Certain forms of mental illness can be tos»u:. ... (= can start) by food allergies.
39. Scientists are claiming a major b (= discovery) in the treatmentof AIDS.
(=experiments).
40. Until now, the drug was only available to people taking part in clinical tw.O.... ...
VI. Grammar. Fill in the blanks with the right answer. Follow the instructions.
41. In a case-control study, a group of people suffering from a disease (always, compare) with a group who do
not have the disease.
42. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is (safe, comparative) X-rays because it doesn't use radiation.
43. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) (use, not, modal auxiliary) with patients with metallic foreign bodies
end patients with pacemakers,
45. Osteopaths (be used to + treat) patients for conditions acquired at work.
48. If they (to rush, not) Dan to hospital, he would have died.
49. You (modal auxiliary + call) him, he already knows about the meeting.
52. My roommates .... . (sing) when I went into their student's room.
Vll. Listening comprehension (unseen text): Listen to the text and answer the questions in English.
The text will be read twice. (see below)
53. Where will large shops and supermarkets have to keep cigarettes?
57. Which country is shown as an example that this ban can work?
59. According to the British American Tobacco, what will this ban encourage?
VIN. Dictation practice. Fill in the blanks according to what you have heard. The sentences will be
read twice.
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61. The relapse rate in adults has risen
64. The temperature had increased but it was still very cold.
66. I think I'm getting a cold or flu —I've been and sneezing all day.
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57. A fifth of adults smoke - a figure which has remainedsteady in recent years after decades of rapid falls. Public
health minister Anne Milton cited evidence from Ireland which suggested the measure could play an importantrole in
discouraging young people in particular from smoking.
58. Jean King, of charity Cancer Research UK, said the ban would help stop children who are attractedto (brightly)
coloured tobacco packaging from taking up smoking but further action was still needed. "Of course we want to see
the pack branding taken away as well. This is not a normal consumer product, it kills people. We want to protect the
next generation of children," she said.
59. However, the move has upset the tobacco industry.Moves by Scotland to introducesuch a ban have been
delayed by legal action taken by ImperialTobacco.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for British American Tobacco said: "We do not believe that hiding products under the
counter or behind curtains or screens will discourage people, including the young, from taking up smoking. There's no
sound evidence to prove display bans are justified."
He added if anything it could encourage the illegal trade of tobacco products.
60. Andrew Opie, from the British Retail Consortium, said it was wrong to believe the legislation would have a major
effect on young people and it was supermarkets and other shops which were bearing the brunt of the costs needed to
comply with the ban.
He said the organisation had calculated that it cost more than El 5m to ensure everything was sorted out before the
ban came into place.
Vill. Dictation practice. Fill in the blanks according to what you have heard. The sentences will be
read twice.
64. The temperaturehad increased slightly, but it was still very cold.
66. I think I'm getting a cold or flu —I've been coughing and sneezing all day.
70. in the past 10 years, health care has become increasingly profit-driven.