List of vocabulary.
Tormented genius
Divine madness
Mental disturbance
Mood disorders
A harrowing picture
Manic depression
A destructive condition
Wild euphoria
Deep despair
To fall into a come
Mental torments
Conducive
Eminent
Hypomania
Afflicted with manic depression
Immune to mental problems
Cyanide
To hang oneself
Mental abnormalities
Human genome
Unravel
Insanity
Translate into Ukrainian.
1. Other things being equal, visual improvements are conducive to survival and reproduction.
2. Shes an eminent psychiatrist at the Harvard Medical School.
3. The book is a harrowing account of his stepfathers abuse.
4. Scientists have not yet unraveled every detail of how genes work.
5. Billions of dollars will have been poured into the human genome project.
6. Arsenic and cyanide are completely natural, and they will kill you.
7. He went into a coma and died soon afterwards.
8. Almost all medicines, with the exception of simple over-the counter products, need a doctors prescription before the pharmacist will supply them.
9. Muscle cells and fat cells are completely different kinds of tissue.
10. The pharmacy displayed flyblown proprietary medicines.
11. Smoking-related problems cost the Health Service huge sums annually.
12. Hospitals are appealing to donors to come forward and give blood.
13. I am allergic to pollen
14. The vaccination is given to those groups of society who are particularly susceptible to flu.
15. The doctors later told her how her life had hung by a thread during the operation.
16. Here you cannot buy tranquillizers over the counter; you can only get them on prescription.
17. He was admitted to hospital after complaining of pains in his chest.
18. I am on antibiotics and they make me feel a bit sleepy.
19. Youll feel much better when the painkiller takes effect.
20. We cant put it in plaster yet. We have to reduce the swelling first.
21. He regained consciousness in the hospital ward.
22. Working down the mines for so many years had taken its toll on his health.
23. I have just got a touch of flu. Its nothing, a little paracetamol wont fix.
24. I keep getting shooting pains like needles in my back.
25. Give me some aspirin, Ive got that thumping headache again.
LISTENING TEN
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.
List of vocabulary.
Hypnotherapy
Acupuncture
Acupressure
Herbalism
Insomnia
Session
To go under
To clear up
Razor sharp
Urge (n)
Dissolve
Stage fright
To inhale
To pass out
To gulp in some fresh air
Mould
A strain
Prudent
Translate into Ukrainian.
1. If you cannot practice every day, treating yourself to acupressure two or three times a week can still be effective.
2. She had regular treatment sessions for the next two years, and was still making progress.
3. More than 7000 businesses have gone under in the last three months.
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4. If an illness or an infection clears up, it disappears.
5. I felt a sudden urge to tell him all my problems.
6. Den suffered terribly from stage fright.
7. Every time he inhaled, his lungs made an awful wheezing sound.
8. I nearly passed out when I saw all the blood.
9. It might be prudent to get a virus detector for the network.
10. What does a typical first-aid kit usually contain?
MODULE 2.
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.
WORD LIST
Statute law
Common law
International law
Criminal law
Civil law (private law)
Administrative law
Constitutional law
Commercial law
Corporate law
Labour law
Family law
Tort
Jurisprudence
Attorney
Solicitor
Barrister
Advocate
Notary
Counsel
Paralegal
The bar
Lawsuit (civil action)
Class action
Litigation
Case
Custody
Hearing
Trial
Bail
Allege
Charge
Charge
Writ
Court order
Injunction
Summons
Arraign
Adjourn
Evidence
Testimony
Testify
Contempt of court
Perjury
Cross-examine
Prove beyond reasonable doubt
The burden of proof
Summing-up
Verdict
Acquit
Convict
Sentence
Court order
Appeal
Damages
Magistrate
Jury
Juror
Plaintiff
Defendant
The accused
Witness
The prosecution
The defence
Prosecutor
Defence lawyer
Drink-driving
Joyriding
Hit-and-run
LISTENING ONE
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
Before you listen.
What makes people commit crimes?
Should all police officers carry guns? Why/Why not?
Would you enjoy serving on a jury? Why?/Why not?
