Alternative Medicine

Listening Practice on Alternative Medicine Name: …………………………………………………………… Date:……………….. You are going to hear four people talk about different forms of alternative medicine. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear. Extract 1 i. How did the woman feel before her first sessions of hypnotherapy? a. Distrustful. b. Enthusiastic. c. Fearful. ii. The man’s first session of hypnotherapy left him feeling a. relaxed and happy. b. clear-headed and strong. c. calm but skeptical. Extract 2 iii. People’s attempts to give up smoking often fail because of a. the lack of encouragement from friends. b. the desire to retain the freedom of choice. c. their own lack of motivation. iv.

Hypnotherapy can also enable you to a. help others to deal with stress. b. put yourself in a totally hypnotic state. c. cope with your own anxieties.

Extract 3 v. The speaker points out that in general people are a. apprehensive about long-distance travel. b. terrified of needing medical help when travelling. c. prudent enough to take a first-aid kit on holiday.

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On one airline, passengers can be reassured by the fact that a. there is always at least one qualified doctor on board. b. all flight attendants are undergoing medical training. c. their health can be monitored by doctors elsewhere.

Extract 4 vii. The speaker mentions the cellar where the party was held to illustrate a. the coziness of the venue. b. the unsuitability of the surroundings. c. the uniqueness of London houses. viii.

She eventually discovered that she a. had an incurable disease.

b. had a reaction to a common growth. c. was suffering from stress.