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Date: Jun 14, 2005
Level: Easier (Try the harder lesson.) Downloads: Word Doc | PDF Doc | Listening Audio: (1:43 - 202.3 KB - 16kbps) THE ARTICLEBritish doctors and nurses have an alcohol and drug problem. This is according to research carried out by reporters for a BBC television documentary. The programme said that one in 15 doctors and nurses, about 13,000 in total, has an addiction. The BBC found that in the past decade, 750 medical staff have been disciplined for being drunk while on duty. Medical bosses in the UK said doctors and nurses must start seeking help if they have a problem with alcohol. Reporters also discovered that the British medical profession has no clear rules about doctors drinking alcohol. Guidelines are necessary so doctors know how much they are allowed to drink before going to work. The British Medical Association’s Dr. Vivienne Nathanson warned that doctors who drink or take drugs seriously affect levels of patient care. She added: “Doctors work in very stressful environments in a culture where it is difficult to seek help.” WARM-UPS1. DRUNK ON DUTY: Have you ever gone to school or work while you were drunk? Have you ever drunk alcohol at school or work? Have you ever come across someone drunk in his/her job? Talk with your partner(s) about alcohol and drugs in the workplace / school. What would you do if you found these people drunk?
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently. 3. DOCTOR: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with doctors. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. 4. DRUNK DOCTORS OPINIONS: Talk with your partner(s) about these opinions. Do you agree or disagree with them?
5. STRESS: Which of these jobs do you think are stressful? What are the stresses in each job?
BEFORE READING / LISTENING1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):
WHILE READING / LISTENINGGAP FILL: Put the words in the column on the right into the correct spaces. UK doctors’ drink/drug problem
AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘medical’ and ‘profession’.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the gap fill. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…? 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. STUDENT DOCTORS SURVEY: In pairs / groups write down questions about doctors and nurses.
6. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:
DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.
SPEAKINGSTRESS COUNSELOR: You are a stress counselor for people in stressful jobs. It is your job to (1) write down the stresses involved in two jobs, (2) give a score from 1 to 10 for each type of stress (10 = most stressful) and (3) recommend ways of reducing stress. Discuss your ideas with the other counselors in your group and write them in the table. Students A talk together about doctors and English teachers, Students B talk about the US President and artists.
Change partners so that Students A talk to Students B. Explain what you discussed with your previous partner(s). Give each other feedback on your counseling ideas. Are they good or bad? Will the ways of reducing stress work well? Return to your original partners and talk about any changes you made. LISTENINGListen and fill in the spaces. UK doctors’ drink/drug problemBritish doctors and nurses have an _______ ___ _____ problem. This is according to research _______ ____ ___ reporters for a BBC television documentary. The programme said that one in 15 doctors and nurses, about _______ __ _____, has an addiction. The BBC found that in ___ ____ ______, 750 medical staff have been disciplined for being drunk while on duty. Medical bosses in the UK said doctors and nurses must _____ ________ ______ if they have a problem with alcohol. Reporters also ___________ ______ the British medical profession has __ ______ ______ about doctors drinking alcohol. Guidelines are necessary so doctors know how much they are ________ ___ ______ before going to work. The British Medical Association’s Dr. Vivienne Nathanson _______ _____ doctors who drink or take drugs seriously affect levels of patient care. She added: “Doctors work in very stressful environments in a culture where it is _________ __ _____ _____.” HOMEWORK1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information on the BBC documentary and its report on British doctors. Share your findings with your class in the next lesson. 3. STRESS: Write about the stresses involved in your job. What do you do to cope with or alleviate the stress? Explain to your classmates what you wrote in your next lesson. Do you have similar stresses and ways of coping? 4. A LETTER: Write a letter to the British Medical Association. Tell it what you think of the situation in which one in 15 of its medical staff has drink and drug problems. Read your letter to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all write about similar things? ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: UK doctors’ drink/drug problemBritish doctors and nurses have an alcohol and drug problem. This is according to research carried out by reporters for a BBC television documentary. The programme said that one in 15 doctors and nurses, about 13,000 in total, has an addiction. The BBC found that in the past decade, 750 medical staff have been disciplined for being drunk while on duty. Medical bosses in the UK said doctors and nurses must start seeking help if they have a problem with alcohol. Reporters also discovered that the British medical profession has no clear rules about doctors drinking alcohol. Guidelines are necessary so doctors know how much they are allowed to drink before going to work. The British Medical Association’s Dr. Vivienne Nathanson warned that doctors who drink or take drugs seriously affect levels of patient care. She added: “Doctors work in very stressful environments in a culture where it is difficult to seek help.”
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