mainunit12U12-1LearningObjectivesCommunicationSkillsListeningStrategyTheme-relatedActivitiesHomeListening&WatchingFunTimeLearning1Inthisunit,you’regoingtolearnhowtoseeadoctor;howtodrawinferences;moreaboutmedicine.LearningObjectivesCommunication-1.1CommunicationSkillsUsefulExpressionsIdidn’tsleepawinklastnight.Ifeelawful.I’munderalotofpressure.Isitserious?Youmean…?Whatbringsyouhere?Howlonghaveyouhadthisproblem?Howoftendoyou…?Doyoufeelyourheartpounding?Myadviceis…ExpressionsUsedbyPatientsExpressionsUsedbyDoctorsCommunication-task1.1CommunicationSkillsWatching&SpeakingYou’regoingtowatchavideoclip,“KeepRegularHours”(2'05").Watchitcarefullyandthendecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.UseTfortrueandFforfalse.Task1Communication-task1.2CommunicationSkills.5.Intheclinic,Shelleycomplainsofhersleepproblem.Shelleyhastotakepillstoeasethenervoustensioncausedbyherwork.Shelleyispresentingobviouslystress-relatedsignsandsymptoms.Accordingtothedoctor,themostimportantthingforShelleytodoistogetalongwithhersupervisor.ThedoctoradvisesShelleytogiveupherbadhabitssoastomanagestressbetter.T___T___F___F___T___Communication-task_script1Followingisthescriptofthevideoclip:Whatbringsyouhere?Ifeelawful.Ididn’tsleepawinklastnight.AndIamalwaysdrowsyduringtheday.Ican’tseemtostayawakeatwork.Howlonghaveyouhadthisproblem?Umm,foraboutthreeweeks.Youlookpale.Doyoudrinkorsmoke?Oh,yes.Iamunderalotofpressure.Youknow,mysupervisorisverydemanding.Ijustcan’thelpbutdrinkandsmokeafteraday’swork.Howoftendoyoustayuplateforextrawork?Moreoftenthannot.Hmm,letmetakeyourbloodpressure.Relax.It’s130over90.Alittlebithighforyourage.Whenwasyourlastphysical?Sixmonthsago.Thedoctorgavemeacleanbillofhealth.Doctor:Shelley:Doctor:Shelley:Doctor:Shelley:Doctor:Shelley:Doctor:Shelley:Communication-task_script2Isee.Doyouoftenfeelyourheartpounding,yourmouthdryormaybehavebutterfliesinthestomach?Yes,Ido.OK,Icantellyouthatit’smostlikelyastress-relatedcondition.Isitserious?Nothingtoworryabout.Butprolonged,chronicstresscanproduceseriouseffectsonyourhealth.Soyou’dbetterlearnhowtomanagestress.Youmeantoavoidstress?No,it’snotstress.Thatisnottheproblem.It’syourresponsetostress.Youhavetotakeitandintegrateit.Igotit.Myadviceisthatyougiveupsmoking.Anddon’tdrinkalcohol.Paceyourself,andstayawake.Doctor:Shelley:Doctor:Shelley:Doctor:Shelley:Doctor:Shelley:Doctor:Communication-task_script3MaybeIshouldresumemyhabitofjogging.That’safineidea.NowI’mgoingtowriteyouaprescriptiontorelieveyouofsymptomsjustabit,untilyoumanagethingsbetter.Shelley:Doctor:Communication-task2.1CommunicationSkillsWatchthevideoagain,andcompletethefollowingthird-personaccountoftheconversation.Task2Communication-

task2.2Shelleygoestoseethedoctorabouthersleepproblem.Intheclinic,shecomplainsofhaving1)Shetellsthedoctorthatshehasbeenunder2)inherUnit12Medicine169job.She3)afteraday’swork.Moreoftenthannot,shehastostayuplate4)Asaresult,shefeelsherheartpounding,hermouthdryoreven5)Thedoctordiagnosesastress-relatedsyndrome,andadvisesShelleytogiveupsmoking,stop6)paceherselfand7)ThemostimportantthingforShelleytodo,accordingtothedoctor,istolearnto8)andbufferherselfbetterfrom9)sleeplessnightsanddrowsydays___________________________.alotofpressure_____________can’thelpbutsmokeanddrink_________________________forextrawork____________.hasbutterfliesinthestomach________________________.drinkingalcohol_____________,keepregularhours________________.managestress____________everydaystress_____________.Communication-task3Watchthevideoforathirdtime,workinpairsandrole-playShelleyandthedoctorforthewholeconversation.Task3LS

ListeningStrategy

Theabilitytodrawcorrectinferencesfromwhatwehaveheardisanimportantskillinlisteningcomprehension,becauseaspeakerdoesn’talwaysstatedirectlywhathe/sheintendstosaybutimpliesitinstead.Asaresult,aspeaker’sopiniononwhathe/shediscussesoftenhastobeinferredfromthehintshe/shehasdropped.Inthiscase,wemustsynthesizeallthesesoastogetawholepictureofwhatisbeingdiscussed.DrawingInferences(1)LS-task1Youaregoingtolistentoaspeech,“VitaminA”(1'12").Listentoitcarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswertothefollowingquestionsfromthefourchoicesgiven.Task1ListeningStrategy1.Whichofthefollowingisimpliedbythespeaker?Carrotsdon’tcontainvitaminA.B)EggyolksandliverarerichinvitaminA.C)Carrotshelppeopleseeinthedark.D)Beta-caroteneisadirectsourceofvitaminA.√LS–task2Task1ListeningStrategy2.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthespeech?VitaminAcankeepskinmoist.B)Freeradicalsinthebodyareharmful.C)MenneedmorevitaminAthanwomen.D)VitaminAisstoredinliver.√LStask1.1_script1Followingisthescriptoftheaudioclip:You’vealwayshearditsaidthatcarrotshelpyouseeinthedark.Butisittrue?Theshortansweris“yes”.VitaminAorretinolhelpsyoureyesadjusttolightchanges.Butthelonganswerismorecomplicated,becausecarrotsdon’tcontainvitaminA.Carrotsandotherplant-basedfoodslikesweetpotatoesandcantaloupe(香瓜)containbeta-carotene(胡蘿卜素).Whenconsumed,beta-caroteneisconvertedtovitaminA,explainingwhythesefoodsprovidevitaminAbenefits.Ifyou’recarnivorous(食肉類的),youmaygetvitaminAdirectlyfromeggyolksandliver.Asidefrompromotingeyehealth,vitaminAkeepsskinandmucous(粘液的)membranes(隔膜)moist.Thisvitaminalsohasanti-oxidantpowers,neutralizingharmfulfreeradicalsinthebody.VitaminAisafat-solublevitamin,whichmeansitisstoredbytheliver.Therefore,youdonotneedtoeatmucheachday.Womenshouldconsume800micrograms,whilemenneed1,000microgramsdaily.Nowthatyouknowcarrotsreallycanhelpyousee,makelikeabunnyandenjoysome.Man:Woman:LS–task2.1Youaregoingtolistentoaclip,“HumanEmbryonicStemCell”(2'15").Listencarefallyandthentrytodetecttheimpliedmeaningsofthefollowingsentencesandparaphrasethem.Task2ListeningStrategy1.…nowanewtechniquedevelopedbyMassachusettsCompanymaymaketheargumentnolongervalid….MassachusettsCompanydevelopedanewtechniquetoharvesthumanembryonicstemcellswithoutdestroyingafertilizedembryo,andthistechniquemayinvalidatethestiffoppositionfromconservatives,whoholdthatstemcellresearchisinhuman.LS–task2.2Task2ListeningStrategy2.IteffectivelyremovestheethicalstumblingblockthathasplaguedsomeconservativesincludingPresidentBush.Thepresidentandotherconservativeshavebeenagainstdestroyinglifeinordertosavelife,butthistechniquesetstheirheartsatrest.LS–task2_script1Followingisthescriptoftheaudioclip:Well,Christi,it’sveryinterestingnewsforthebetterpartofadecade,humanembryonicstemcellresearchhasfacedstiffoppositionfromalotofpeoplewhenthecellswereharvested,ofcourse.Theembryosweredestroyed.ThatsparkedadebateamongPro-Lifeconservatives,andthePresidenthasagreed.ButnowanewtechniquedevelopedbyaMassachusettsCompanymaymaketheargumentnolongervalid.ScotYount(Anchor):Thenewproceduremanagestoharvesthumanembryonicstemcellswithoutdestroyingafertilizedembryo.IteffectivelyremovestheethicalstumblingblockthathasplaguedsomeconservativesincludingPresidentBush.LS–task2_script2ThePresidenthasrepeatedlysaidthatheisagainstdestroyinglifeinordertosavelife.Soherewe’veclearlygeneratedstemcellsforthefirsttime,wheretheembryowasnotdestroyed.Dr.RobertLanza:Thenewtechniquegeneratesstemcellsbyextractingandculturingasingleembryoniccell,leavingtheremainingembryotodevelopnormally.Andthenitcanthenbeimplantedwithnoilleffects.ACTwasdealtasetbackin2006whenthenGovernorMickRomney’sadministrationessentiallychangedlanguageinabillthatputlimitsonthecurrentresearch.ACTmovedthebulkofitsoperationstoCalifornia.Butlastyearduringthebio-techconferenceinBoston,GovernorDuvalPatrickintroducedaonebilliondollarprogramdesignedtofosterlifesciencesgrowthintheBayState,whichinpart,broughtACTbacktoWorchester.LS–task2_script3Massachusettshasalwaysbeenaprettyfriendlyplaceforthis.FormerGovernorMickRomneyputsomelimitationsinplacethatmadeitalotharderforyou.Anchor:Absolutely,butwithGovernorDupatrick,he’sbeenfantastic.He’sbeenextremelysupportiveofthisresearch.Infact,evensincehe’sbecomegovernor,we’veincreasedourstaffinghereatACT.Dr.RobertLanza:SinceBush’sclampdownin2001,only22celllineshavebeenavailableforusebyUSgovernmentfundedresearchersandmosthavebeenofpoorquality,butACTisconfidentthatitsnewtechniquewillchangeallofthatforgood.Theme-mainTheme-relatedActivitiesPart1Lead-inPart2Watching&ListeningPart3Watching&SpeakingTheme-P1Part1Lead-inDiscussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartnerandthenshareyouranswerswiththerestoftheclass.1.2.3.Howisbasicmedicalknowledgeimportanttoyourdailylife?Ifoneofyourfriendsformsthehabitoftakingsleepingpills,whatwarningswillyougivehim/her?Whyisitgenerallyacknowledgedthatsmokingisoneofthemajorthreatstopeople’shealth?Theme-relatedActivitiesTheme–P2_A1.1Part2Watching&ListeningYouaregoingtowatchavideoclip,“SleepingPillWarning”(2'57").Readthefollowingwordsbeforewatchingandthenfinishthefollowingtasks.SectionAWordBankallergic/ldZIk/a.過敏的prescribe/prIskraIb/v.開藥方drowsy/draUzI/a.昏昏欲睡的sedative/sedtIv/n.鎮(zhèn)靜劑supervision/sjupvIZn/n.指導(dǎo)complication/kmplIkeISn/n.并發(fā)癥Theme-relatedActivitiesTheme–P2_A1.2Task1Watchthevideoclipcarefullyandthenfillintheblanksofthesummarywithproperwordsorphrases.Theme-relatedActivitiesTheme–P2_A1.3Theme-relatedActivitiesThefirstsideeffectofsleepingpillsis1)reaction.Sometimespeople’sfacecan2).Thesecondoneiscalled3)sleep-relatedbehaviors,themostfamousofwhichissleep-driving.Therearenoclearstatisticsexactlyonhowbigtheproblemofsleepingpillis.Butmillionsofpeoplearetakingthese4)Alotofpeopletakethem,theydon’tfeelanything,sotheytakeanotherone.Don’taddtothe5)dose.You’vegottobeawareofdrug6)particularlyifyou’retakinganothermedication.Somepeople7)thesemedicationswithalcohol.That’sabigmistake.Sousingthemcorrectlycould8)theriskofalltheseraresideeffects.Usethemcorrectlyunderthe9)ofadoctor.Beingawareaboutthe10)connectedwithalcoholorothermedicationsisveryimportant.allergic______swell____complex_______medications__________.prescribed_________interactions__________,combine_______reduce______supervision_________complications___________Theme–P2_A1.2_script1Followingisthescriptoftheaudioclip:Harry:Emily:Harry:Emily:ThismorninginHealthWatch:prescriptionsleepingpillrisks.TheFoodandDrugAdministrationreportsthatAmbien,Halcion,Lunesta,andtenothermedicationshavesideeffectsthatcanbeverydangerous.AndourdoctorEmilySenayisherewiththedetails.Goodmorning.Goodmorning,Harry.Whatkindofsideeffectsarewetalkingabout?Right.Well,theFDAwantsthemanufacturerstobeefup(增強(qiáng)，改善)thewarninglabelonthepackagingandalsotocreatepatienteducationinformationthatwillbegiventopatientsabouttwomajorsideeffects.Thefirstisallergicreaction.Now,thisisrare.Butthiswouldbeanallergicreaction:sometimespeople’sfacecanswell.Itcanbeverydangerous,evenfatal.Itcanhappenthefirsttimethatsomeonetakesthesemedicationsoranytimethereafter.Butagain,thisisrare.Theme–P2_A1.2_script2Harry:Emily:Harry:Emily:It’scertainlysomethingtobeawareofbothfacts.Absolutely.Thesecondoneistheonethathasgottensomuchattention.Thisiscalledcomplexsleep-relatedbehaviors,themostfamousofwhich,ofcourse,issleep-driving.Peoplewhotakethesemedicationsdrivetheircarsandoftenhavenomemorysurroundingthat.Butit’snotonlysleep-driving,lessdangerousbehaviors:somepeoplehavepainteddoorsatnight,notrealizingwhattheyweredoing,wakingupthenextmorning,findingoutthatthere’swrappersallroundtheirbed,havingeatenfoodandagainhavingnomemorysurroundingdoingthat.Right,right,right.Howwidespreadisthisthough?Youknow,that’soneoftheproblems.Therearenoclearstatisticsexactlyonhowbigofaproblemthisis.Butwhatyouhavetokeepinmindisthatmillionsofpeoplearetakingthesemedicationsandevenraresideeffects,whenitstartstobeusedinmillionsofpeople,canactuallybecome,youknow,youstarttohearaboutthemevenmore.Theme–P2_A1.2_script3Harry:Emily:Harry:Emily:Harry:Well,thisisthiswholething:useonlyasdirected.Absolutely.Andthatseemstobearealsourceoftheproblem.Let’stalkaboutthat.Youhavetosetaside7to8hoursofsleep.Takingthesemedicationsandnotgivingyourselftimeforthemedicationstopassthroughthebodyisahugeproblem.Alotofpeopletakethem.Theydon’tfeelanything,sotheytakeanotherone.Don’taddtotheprescribeddose.Ifit’snotworking,tellyourdoctor.(It)maymeanthatyouwanttoswitchtoadifferentmedicationratherthanincreasingthedosethatyouareon.You’vegottobeawareofdruginteractions,particularlyifyou’retakinganothermedication.Thatmightmakeyoudrowsyormightactasasedative.Andsomeofthemdon’tinteractparticularlywell,either.Theme–P2_A1.2_script4Emily:Harry:Emily:Harry:Theydon’tactwell,andthere’sonemorethingthatalotofpeoplearedoing.Infactthey’resayingthatsomeofthesecasesareprobablytheresultofthis,whichiscombiningthesemedicationswithalcohol.(Oh)That’sabigno-no.Theyalreadylistthatonthepackaginginsert;however,theyaregoingtobeefupwarningsaboutthat.Sousingthemcorrectlycouldreducetheriskofalltheseraresideeffects.NowistheFDAsaying‘stayawayfromthesethings’,orjustwhat…?Right.They’renotsaying,“stayawayfromthesemedications”.Usedcorrectlyunderthesupervisionofadoctor.Beingawareaboutthecomplicationsthatcanoccurwithalcoholandothermedicationsisveryimportant.Veryoften,peopleseemorethanonedoctor.Ifyou’reseeingmorethanonedoctor,makesureallyourdoctorsknowthemedicationsthatyouareon.Onsamepage,that’sright.AndIwonderwhyIhadabluedoor.Allright,DoctorEmilySenay.Thankyousomuch.Theme_P2_A2.1Task2Watchthevideoagainfocusingonthespecificinformation,andthendecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.UseTfortrueandFforfalse..5.Theme-relatedActivitiesWarninglabelsshouldbehighlightedonthepackagingofsleepingpills.Allergicreactionsrarelyoccurandtheyarenotverydangerous.Sleepingpillscanleadtopermanentlossofmemory.Peopleshouldbeawareofalcohol-connectedcomplicationsanddruginteractions.Increasingthedoseofsleepingpillsisbetterthantakingcombinedmedications.T___T___F___F___F___Theme-P2_A2.2Theme-relatedActivitiesTheme-P2_A3.1Task3Inthispart,you’regoingtohearthreesentencestwice.Listentoeachofthemcarefullyandrepeatthemafteryouhearthesoundofabell.1.2.3.Youhavetosetaside7to8hoursofsleep___________________________________.Thatmightmakeyoudrowsyormightactasasedative_____________________________________________.Theyarenotsayingstayawayfromthesemedications_____________________________________________.Theme-relatedActivitiesTheme-P2_B1Directions:Youaregoingtolistentoareport,“PatrickSwayzeDiagnosedwithCancer”(3'00").Readthefollowingwordsbeforelisteningandthenfinishthefollowingtasks.SectionBTheme-relatedActivitiesWordBankpancreatic/pQNkrIQtIk/a.胰臟的expectancy/IkspQktnsI/n.壽命insulin/InsUlIn/n.胰島素enzymes/enzaIm/n.酶glucose/gluks/n.葡萄糖symptom/sImptm/n.癥狀chemotherapy/kemUTerpI/n.

化學(xué)療法demographic/demgrQfIk/n.特定群體Theme–P2_B1.1Listentothereportcarefully.Whilelistening,readthefollowingquestionsandthenanswerthembrieflywiththeinformationfromthereport.Task1Theme-relatedActivities1.Whyispancreaticcanceroneofthemostdifficultcancers?Becausebythetimeanyonehasanysortofsymptoms,oftenthecancerisadvanced.2.Howlongcanpeoplediagnosedwithpancreaticcancergenerallysurvive?Threetosixmonths.Onlyaboutfivepercentsurvivemorethanfiveyears.3.Inwhatwayscanpancreaticcancerbetreatedorcured?Surgery,radiationandchemotherapy.Theme–P2_B1.1_script1Followingisthescriptoftheaudioclip:Sanjay,whenyouhearpancreaticcancer,itusuallymeansprettylongoddsofsurvival.WhataboutinthecaseofPatrickSwayze?Well,youknow,whatwe’rehearingisthathisdiseaseislimited.That’swhatthefolksinhiscamparetellingus.Itisoneofthosedifficultcancersbecausebythetimeanyonehasanysortofsymptomsatall,oftentimesthecancerisadvanced.Bythetimesomeonestartstohavepainorsignificantweightloss,ithasalreadybecomeamuchmoreseriouscancer.Wehaveheardaboutpancreaticcancerinthepast.Asyouknow,Kiran,Pavarotti,forexample,diedofit;MichaelLandondiedofit.Thisisoneofthosecancersthatonceyou’rediagnosedwithit,asyousaid,theoddsareverymuchnotinyourfavor.Peopleoftentimesdon’tliveverylong.Takealookatsomeofthenumbers.ItisnotaveryKiranChetry:Sanjay:Theme–P2_B1.1_script2commoncancernecessarily,about37,000cases.Ofthose37,000,33,000oftendie.Sotakealookthereattheoddsforsurvival,andwiththatlifeexpectancy,threetosixmonths.Onlyaboutfivepercentsurvivemorethanfiveyears.Kiran,thepancreasisanorgan.It’sintheabdomenandobviouslyisresponsibleforproducinginsulinwhichhelpscontrolyourbloodsugar.Italsoproducescertaindigestiveenzymes.Whenpeoplestarttodevelopsymptomswithbloodglucoseproblems,orthey’renotdigestingtheirfoodaswell,thatcanbeasignsometimesofpancreaticcancer.Butasyoupointout,thereareoftenveryfewsymptomsintheinitialstages,whichmakesthiscancersoincrediblydifficulttotreat.Also,apparently,there’snotreallyalotofearlyscreeningmeasuresinplaceeitherforthissituation.Whatisthetypicaltreatment,though?Becauseasyousaid,theysaidit’sinalimitedarea,orit’salimitedamountofthedisease,cantheydosurgery?Kiran:Theme–P2_B1.1_script3Yeah,youknow,theycan.AndIdon’tknowwhatlimitedmeansnecessarilyinhiscase.Butifthecancerisinaparticularareaofthepancreas,surgerycanbeperformed.Andthat’sreallytheonlybetatactuallycuringsomeoneofpancreaticcancer.It’snotverylikely,butthat’stheonlychance,really,ofdoingit.There’salsothepossibilityofradiation.There’salsothepossibilityofchemotherapydependingonwhetherornot,howfaralongthecanceris.Ijustwanttotellyoureallyquickthepeoplewhoareatmostriskforpancreaticcancer,again,yousawthenumbers,thepeoplewhoaresmokers,forexample.Menseemtogetthiscancermorelikelythanwomenandoverage45.WehearthatPatrickSwayzeis55yearsold.So,yes,hefitsintothatdemographicaswell.Allright,Sanjay.Andyoutalkaboutsomeoftheriskfactorsaswell.Peoplewantedtoknowiftheycanpreventpancreaticcancer.Canyou?Sanjay:Kiran:Theme–P2_B1.1_script4Well,it’shardto.There’sbeenacoupleofstudiestalking,forexample,aboutvitaminD…andhowusingvitaminD—justanormaldoseisabout400internationalunitsaday—canactuallyreduceyourpancreaticcancersignificantly.Somestudiessaybyuptohalf.Butthesearehardstudiestodo,becauseoftentimesitrequiresgoingback…andlookingatsomeone’slifestyleoveraperiodoftimetodeterminewhatmadethemmoreatriskforitorlessatriskforit.Weknowthatsmoking,aspointedoutinthatgraphic,iscertainlyariskfactor.Sonotsmokingdecreasesyourrisk.Sanjay:Theme–P2_B2.1Nowlistentothereportagainfocusingonthespecificinformation,andthencompletethefollowingsentences.Task2Part2Watching&Listening1.2.3.areatmostriskforpancreaticcancer.overtheageofaremorelikelytogetpancreaticcancer.canpreventpancreaticcancer.Smokers_______Men____45___VitaminD________Theme–P2_B3.1Inthispart,threesentenceswillbereadtoyoutwice.Nowlistentothemcarefullyandthenrepeatthemafteryouhearthesoundofabell.Task3Part2Watching&Listening1.2.3.Wehaveheardaboutpancreaticcancerinthepast___________________________________________.Italsoproducescertaindigestiveenzymes___________________________________.There’salsothepossibilityofradiation_________________________________.Theme–P3Directions:You’regoingtowatchavideoclip,“FeldenkraisAchievesWhatMedicineCouldNot”(3'20").Readthefollowingwordsbeforewatchingandthenfinishthefollowingtasks.Part3Watching&SpeakingWordBankpediatric/pidIQtrIk/a.小兒科的neurologist/njUrldZIst/n.

神經(jīng)學(xué)家prognosis/prUgnUsIs/n.預(yù)后nightmarish/naItmerIS/a.惡夢似的rehabilitate/rihbIlIteIt/vt.恢復(fù)pioneer/paInI(r)/vt.開創(chuàng)Theme-relatedActivitiesTheme–P3_task1.1Readthefollowingquestionsbeforewatchingandthendiscussthemwithyourpartner.Task1Theme-relatedActivitiesTheme–P3_task1.2Task1Theme-relatedActivities1.WhatdidDoctorMosheFeldenkraisestablish?Heestablishedawaytoaccessthebraintohelpitgainnewskills,newpatternsofmovement,andpatternsofthoughts.2.WhyandhowdidDoctorFeldenkraisstarttodevelopandestablishhishealingmethods?Tofindacureforhimself,heembarkedonhisownhealingquestbylearninganatomy,physiologyandcombiningthemwithhisknowledgeofphysics,mechanics,andmartialarts,graduallyforminghisownhealingmethods.Theme–P3_task1.1_script1Followingisthescriptofthevideoclip:AthemeweexploreagainandagainhereonHealingQuestisthemind’spowertohealthebody.Butcanthedamagedbodysometimesteachthemindwhatitneedstoknowtoheal?WomanBroadcaster:

Twentyyearsago,someofthemostrespecteddoctorsintheUnitedStatessaidthesceneyouarewatchingissomethingthatcouldneverhappen.Nottoday,notever.Theyweretalkingaboutthistwenty-year-oldwomanwhowe’lljustcallElizabeth,today,walkingintoanofficewithherfather.Theyweretalkingaboutsimpleactslikewalking,andtalkingand,communicating,thingstheysaidlongagothatElizabethwouldhavetolivewithout.Theme–P3_task1.1_script2Whenshewasaninfant,wenoticedthatshewasn’tdoingthethingsthatchildrenshouldbedoing.WewentofftoBoston,toMass(achusetts)GeneralandthenwerereferredtotheUniversityofChicagoandthenwhenshewassixmonthsold,theyessentiallywroteheroff.Elizabeth’sFather:

ThenightmarishnewscameonlymonthsafterElizabeth’sbirth.Thedoctorswerefollowingtheconventionalwisdomofthetime,buttheyfailedtoaccountforthedeterminationofElizabethandherfamily,thededicationofthiswomanAnnachBanialandamannamedMosheFeldenkrais.ElizabethwasdiagnosedbytwotoppediatricneurologistsintheUnitedStatesashavingglobalbraindamage.Sheprettymuchhadnovoluntarymotion,shehadnocontroloverhereyes,sopeopledidnotevenknowifshecouldseeornot.Andshehadaterriblygrimprognosisaccordingtothemedicalprofession.AnatBaniel:Theme–P3_task1.1_script3ImetDoctorFeldenkraisasaveryyoungchildthroughmyfather.MyfatherisascientistandwhenhemetDoctorFeldenkrais,hebelievedandstillbelievesthatheisincrediblegenius.AnatBaniel:

AnnachbecameastudentandeventuallyacolleagueofthemanwhoinventedtheFeldenkraisMethod.Feldenkraisactuallyunderstoodandassumedthatthemindandbodyareone.Heestablishedawaytoaccessthebraintohelpitgainnewskills,newpatternsofmovement,andpatternsofthought.AnatBaniel:

DoctorMosheFeldenkraistrainedasanuclearphysicistuntilasoccerinjurythreatenedtorenderhimaparaplegic(截癱的),ifheriskedsurgery.Heembarkedonhisownhealingquestbylearninganatomyandphysiology,andcombiningthemwithhisknowledgeofphysics,mechanics,andthemartialarts.Henotonlyrehabilitatedhisknee,healsopioneerednewtheoriesofhumandevelopmentandfunctionthatbecamethefoundationoftheFeldenkraisMethod.Theme–P3_task2.1Task2Discusswithyourpartner,summarizeElizabeth’scasebyfillingintheblankswiththemissinginformation,andthenreportyoursummarytothewholeclass.Theme-relatedActivities.5.WhenElizabethwasaninfant,Whenshewassixmonths,ElizabethwasdiagnosedHersymptomsin