5 March 2012

Health videos



a) Spiritual healing:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-11440106
b) Homeopathy vaccinations:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11280578
c) Health apps:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9699535.stm

a) blissful kind of state, anticipate, startling, body of evidence, living proof of, healing session, a load of hocus pocus, I can well imagine, was being applied for

MATCHING
healing imagine
around healers
blissful is startling
come up to at the evidence
a load of state
I can well the country
have a look hocus-pocus
the evidence evidence
lottery that level
absolutely proof of
body of session
living grant
natural thrilled

KEY:
healing session
around the country
blissful state
come up to that level
a load of hocus-pocus
I can well imagine
have a look at the evidence
the evidence is startling
lottery grant
absolutely thrilled
body of evidence
living proof of
natural healers

b) might offer an alternative to, remedy, efficacy, worrying, uncovered evidence, replacement

WORD BUILDING
Doctors have condemned the practice of ____________ (offer) homeopathic vaccinations instead of conventional ones, warning it could leave patients vulnerable to _______________ (potential) fatal diseases.
A BBC Scotland _________________ (investigate) has found alternative practitioners who admit to giving patients a ______________ (homeopathy) medicine designed to replace the MMR vaccine. One also claimed she could protect against other diseases ______________ (include) Polio, Tetanus and Diptheria.
Samantha Poling reports.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
Who’s Katie Jarvis?

How is a homeopathic vaccine made?

Does she persuade her patients to use her vaccines?

What are the worries of doctors?

How is the practice in Scotland different from England?


c) seem innocuous, whilst, bloode glucose, would(n't) have been able to, one of a handful of websites, existing conditions, wearable, you're willing to, get yourself sorted, feel under the weather, only to convince ourselves, How are you feeling today?, I do get a bit shivery., essential
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