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9 THE

FACE

BEHIND

THE

MASK

	SPEAKING
	Talking on your		own				for
	Work in pairs as Student A and B. Try to speak
	about one minute			.
	Student A:	Describe and compare what the people
		are wearing in both pictures. Say				why
		you think they are dressed like			this.
	Student B:	Describe and compare what the people
		are doing and say how you think they
		might be feeling in both pictures				.

READING

A Read the following story, which appeared

in a

British newspaper

.

York, a 23-year-old

For almost two months Dominic

hairdresser, wandered about hospitals

at night,

wearing a white coat and pretending

he was a doctor.

Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his

complete lack of medical experience

or qualifications,

even been

he had saved

several people's lives. He had

allowed to assist a surgeon during

an emergency

operation on a patient who was choking to death on

something she had swallowed

.

'I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital

and suddenly

I felt like playing one of the roles

myself. So I put

on a white jacket and a stethoscope

and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in

London. At first I just watched. Once you learn

how

doctors talk to

patients, nurses and other

doctors, it's

easy to take people in,' he said.

Laura Kennan.

One of the patients he treated was

She had almost been run over by a car and passed

out.

When she came to in hospital, York was standing

over

her.

He told me his

name

'He looked very professional.

was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort

of

injection,' she said. Although

he left a very nasty

bruise on her arm, and then suddenly cleared

off

when a nurse asked who he was,

she didn't think

there was anything wrong.

'I would

never have

realized he was a fake if a policewoman

hadn't

showed me his photograph a week later. When the

policewoman

toldme who he really was,

I could

hardly believe my ears.'

Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was

'shocked and horrified' that he got away with

his

deception for so long, and then sentenced him to

with

eighteen months in a special prison for criminals

mental disorders

.

'I can only hope that this will not lead to further

problems. After all,

you will have considerable

opportunity

to study the behaviour of the

who will look after you while you are

psychiatrists

there. If you try to persuade people that you

yourself

are a psychiatrist after your release, I shall make

sure

that you are given a much

longer sentence,' Judge

Adams warned

York.

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UNIT

9

FOCUS ONE

B

Choose the best answer.

1

York was proud of the fact that

doctor.

A

people thought he was a real

.

B

a surgeon let him watch an operation

C

he had performed a doctor's duties

successfully.

D

he had pretended for so long to be a doctor.

2

York learned

how to behave like a doctor

by

A

getting some training and

experience.

to be one.

B

watching doctors while he pretended

e

observing doctors while he was a patient

.

drama.

D

acting the part of a doctor in a television

3

Why was Laura Kennan in hospital?

A

She had swallowed something and almost died.

B

She had to have an emergency

operation.

e

She had been

involved in a road accident.

D

She had lost

consciousness

while driving

.

she

4

When York

gave Laura Kennan an injection,

A

had no idea he was not a proper

doctor.

B

realized he was not her usual

doctor.

e

told a policewoman about him.

D

asked a nurse who he was.

York

5

The judge at his trial was shocked because

A

felt he had done nothing

wrong.

.

B

had had no proper medical training

e

seemed so proud of what he had

done.

D

had not been detected earlier

.

6

The judge was

worried that

York would

A

be in prison for only eighteen

months.

B

not get the treatment he needed

.

.

e

learn to act just like a psychiatrist

.

D

persuade himself that he was a psychiatrist

us of

7

What general

impression does

the article give

Dominic York?

.

A

He wanted to train to be a doctor

B

He was good

at pretending

to be a doctor.

e

He wanted to cause other

people suffering.

D

He actually

believed he was

a doctor.

e

Find the phrasal verbs in 1-3 below and answer

the questions

.

What will

Dominic York have to give up doing if

he doesn't want to spend more time in prison?

2

Do people

look up to doctors in your country?

you

3

If

you don't understand a word here, where can

look it up?

LANGUAGE

STUDY

although and despite

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6.4

A

Which sentences suggest something

unusual?

a)

He was able to do such things because of his

medical qualifications

.

lack

of

b)

He was able to do such things despite his

medical qualifications

.

c)

He saved the patient's life although he had no

medical qualifications

.

had

medical

d) He saved

the patient's life because he

qualifications.

B

In which

of the above

sentences can

you take

one word out and use these words instead?

1

in spite of

2

even though

C

Rewrite the second sentence in each pair.

Use

no more than five words including the word in

bold. Do NOT change this

word.

1

The weather was good but

we stayed indoors.

despite

We

stayed indoors

_____ weather

.

2

Cars cause pollution but people still want

them.

_

although

People still want cars

_____ pollution

.

a bad doctor.

3

He has a pleasant manner but he's

despite

He isn't a good doctor

_

_____ manner

.

4

In spite of her illness, my mother

never

complained.

complained

although

My mother never

_________

il1.

5

The weather is terrible but tourists come

here.

despite

Tourists come here

.

_____ weather

.

6

Dan never talks to

Mary but she still loves

him.

_

although

Mary still loves

Dan

_____ her.

7

I don't like this job although

the salary is good.

despite

I don't like this job

_

______ salary.

boring.

8

This exercise is very long but I hope it

isn't

although

I hope this exercise isn't

_

_____

very long.

FOCUS ONE

UNIT

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LISTENING

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n

Youare going to hear a short

news report

from a

local radio station in England.

Listen at least

once and then choose the best

answer, A, B or C.

This is a story about a man

who

A

was attacked

by a gorilla.

B

pretended

to be a gorilla.

C

saw a gorilla attack someone in a park.

2

When the man's mother was alive, she

A

didn't want him to meet

other people.

B

introduced him to other

people.

C

used to disturb him at night.

3

After his mother

died, he

.

A

began having more contact with women

B

attacked a gorilla in a zoo.

television.

C

got a strange idea from watching

4

One evening he frightened some people in a park

by

pretending to be a wild animal

.

A

noises.

B

hiding in a tree and making loud

C

shouting that there was a gorilla in the trees.

5

Three months later, the man

dog.

A

took away an old woman's

.

B

was caught after running away from a woman

C

helped a policeman to arrest a man.

6

The woman didn't think he was

dangerous

because

.

A

his movements were so strange

B

his skin was so white under his hair.

C

his feet did

not look like

a gorilla's.

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VOCABULARY

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A

In pairs or groups, find the phrasal verb in each

question (a-i).

Then

match the phrasal

verb with

its meaning (1-9).

park)

a)

What did

Rodney Bunting

(the man in the

start doing after his mother passed

away?

b)

What did he put on before he went into the park?

c]

What happened after he tried to get away from

the

old woman and

her dog?

d]

What gave him away?

who

e)

How long did Dominic York (the man

his

pretended to be a doctor) get away with

deception?

f)

Was Laura Kennan taken in by him?

passed

g)

What had happened to her just before she

out?

over?

h)

Does the article say who almost ran her

her

i]

Why did

York

suddenly clear off after he gave

an injection?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

do something bad and
lose consciousness
show the truth	about
die
leave suddenly
get dressed in
escape from
hit with a car
be deceived

not

be

caught

B	Now answer questions a-i in A.

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UNIT 9

FOCUS

TWO