2. Match the following words and word-combinations and use them in the sentences of your own.

1)in short order 2) to come of age 3) looking back 4) party mood 5) to do harm 6) side effects 7) needless 8) nutritional 9) diet improvement 10) to recover from trauma 11) to prevent the return of disease 12) to be for naught 13) overdoctoring 14) in effect 15) to rely on herbs 16) untested diets 17) to take advantage of both approaches 18) good sense

побочные явления непроверенные диеты злоупотребление применением лекарственных препаратов воспользоваться преимуществами обоих методов предотвратить рецидив достичь совершеннолетия улучшение диеты фактически, в действительности здравый смысл оглядываясь назад наносить вред полагаться на лекарственные травы свестись к нулю 14) бесполезный, излишний, ненужный 15) восстановиться после травмы 16 настроение в обществе 17) питательный, пищевой 18) в скором времени

3. Translate the following questions into English, then answer them.

1. Почему лет 40 тому назад считали, что научная медицина сумеет вылечить все болезни?

2. Все ли лекарства безвредны? Почему?

3. Какие другие методы лечения рассматриваются в тексте?

4. Некоторые люди полностью отказываются от научной медицины. Какое лечение они предпочитают?

5. Какой метод (методы) лечения вы думаете является наиболее эффективным?

4. Find statements in the text you agree with

Find statements in the text you disagree with

5. Speak for or against: a) scientific medicine; b) natural healing; c) physical therapies

6. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to self-care

7. Discuss the problem of self-care with a friend. Work in pair

Vocabulary to Text 2.

to refer to – относиться к

effort – усилие, старание

to increase – увеличивать(ся)

consumption – потребление

lungs – легкие

to be forced – быть вынужденным

host – множество

to pump – накачивать

tissues – ткани

to nourish – питать

to gain – достигать

resting state – исходное состояние (покоя)

benefit – преимущество, польза

capacity – способность

to discharge – выдыхать

to improve – улучшать(ся)

to engage in – заниматься

strenuous – энергичный, напряженный

fatigue – утомление, усталость

confusion – путаница, беспорядок

to constitute – составлять

definitely – точно, определенно

as well as – а также

vigorous – сильный, энергичный

to sustain – поддерживать, выдерживать

Text 2.

1. Read and translate the text. Do the tasks following it

Aerobic dancing

There's nothing mysterious about aerobic exercise. It simply refers to the kind and level of physical effort that increases the body's consumption of oxygen. In fact, aerobic means "needing oxygen in order to live".

When we exercise enough to need more oxygen, our heart and lungs are forced to work harder to provide it. When they work harder, a host of good things happen. The heart is conditioned to beat more strongly. As a result, it pumps more oxygenated blood to all our tissues, nourishing them better. Though we gain a faster heart rate during the exercise, the heart returns to its resting state quickly. In other words, it works much more efficiently. (These benefits translate into more protection against heart attacks.) Our capacity to take in oxygen and discharge carbon dioxide also improves; our lungs become better conditioned. As we gain in physical fitness, we become able to engage in more strenuous activity over a greater length of time with less fatigue.

There's confusion in some people's minds about what constitutes an aerobic exercise and what does not. Jogging is definitely aerobic. So are swimming, brisk walking and bicycling, as well as aerobic dancing. Tennis is not always an aerobic exercise because it isn't continuous. In order for an activity to qualify as aerobic, it has to be somewhat vigorous and sustained, maybe 15 minutes or a half hour, at least 3 or 4 times a week. Improvement in fitness comes over time, not overnight.