III. Vocabulary and Speech Exercises

L Explain the meaning of the following words and word-combinations. Use them in the situations of your own.

Healthy person; experiment; cinchona; highly toxic substances; contemporaries; natural healing system; remedy; clue; acute condition; chronic condition; plants;

minerals; balance; non-addictive remedy; side effect; conventional medicine; pregnant woman; slight worsening of symptoms; improvement.

II. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements to make them true.

1. Homeopathic medicine is based on the principle of "like cures like" and uses significantly small doses of natural substances to stimulate the self healing power of the body.

2. Homeopathy, as it is practiced today, was developed in the fourth century B.C., when it was discovered by Hippocrates.

3. Almost all homeopathic remedies are energy based remedies that are produced synthetically at the laboratories.

4. Homeopathy is a completely safe system of medicine; it is by its very nature unable to be anything but of benefit to the patient.

5. Homeopathic remedies are diluted to such an extent that there can be no possible side effects from even the most toxic substances.

6. The only disadvantage of homeopathic remedies is that they become addictive.

7. People usually experience a slight worsening of symptoms for a short time after taking the remedy.

III. Insert the missing words from the list given below. Entitle the text.

Some critics of ________________ believe that there is so little active

__ in a solution that any benefits from treatment are likely not

because of the substance but because you are thinking it is effective (placebo

effect). '_______________ of homeopathy believe that although homeopathic

solutions are highly diluted, they contain a "memory" of the substance in water.

The body_______________ the substance and reacts to it. Studies have tried to

determine whether effects from homeopathic treatments are_____________ or

whether some other action occurs. Although these studies could not identify how homeopathic solutions work, there was evidence that homeopathic dilutions

__ from placebos. It is important to tell your medical doctor if you

decide to use________________. He or she should have full knowledge of your

__ to help you make wise decisions about where to purchase

homeopathic dilutions and what homeopathic practitioner to see. Homeopathic

remedies should not replace___________________ for serious health concerns.

(,Supporters, placebo, healthy differ, recognizes, conventional treatments, homeopathic remedies, homeopathy, substance)

IV Translate the following into English.

1. Незважаючи на відносно молодий вік, гомеопатія має багато послідовників.

2. Головний принцип гомеопатії - "подібне лікується подібним".

3. Гомеопатія базується на прийомі в дуже малій кількості хворим речовин, які викликають хворобу.

4. Гомеопатія має цілий ряд переваг в порівнянні з традиційним лікуванням і не потребує прийому штучних хімічних речовин.

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