Work in pairs. Before you listen guess the meanings of the following word-combinations. Discuss your ideas in class.

· a case of HIV/AIDS

· to fight HIV/AIDS

· high-risk groups

· to have regular medical check-ups

· a sexually transmitted disease

· to extend the system of testing and treatment to HIV/AIDS

· to test all the donated blood in blood banks

· infected blood transfusions

· to cause the spread of the virus

· a strain of the AIDS virus

· to be infected with the virus

2. Listen to the article written by Linda Baxter about the way Senegal fought HIV / AIDS and complete the sentences below.

1. Many nations in the world have strong _________ and ______ values, but the Senegalese government decided early on that the subject of HIV/AIDS must be discussed openly.

2. The National Plan to _____ HIV/AIDS was already in operation in 1987, less than a year after the first cases ____ _________ in Senegal.

3. Its aim was ___________, _________ and __________ and it was the first such campaign in Africa.

4. Sex workers were registered and had to have regular _______ _________.

5. Anyone who was suffering from a sexually transmitted _______ was treated free of charge.

6. … it wasn't too difficult to extend the system of _______ and _________ to HIV/AIDS.

7. So, unlike many Western countries, _______ _____ transfusions never caused the spread of the virus.

8. Professor Souleymane Mboup … is most famous for his work on documenting HIV2, a strain of the AIDS _____ which is common in West Africa.

9. Many experts are afraid that this initial success will spread a false sense of ________ and people will become less careful.

Listen again and answer the following questions.

1. What 'success' does the United Nations recognise in Senegal?

______________________________________________________________

2. Which of these sentences is true about the Senegalese way of life?

______________________________________________________________

3. What did the religious leaders do?

______________________________________________________________

4. When did the National Plan to Fight HIV/AIDS start?

______________________________________________________________

5. Why do women need more social and economic power?

______________________________________________________________

6. How did the registration of sex workers help in the fight against HIV/AIDS?

______________________________________________________________

7. Who is Professor Mboup?

______________________________________________________________

8. What is the biggest danger in Senegal for the future?

______________________________________________________________

BACK PAIN

(01:08/01:01/01:38/00:56/00:37)

1. Listen to the conversations 1-5. Who is Bob talking to each time?

a) a friend b) a group of friends c) a doctor’s receptionist d) his colleague e) his wife

Answer the questions.

1. What did they suggest? 2. Whose advice does he decide to take? Why?

FEELING UNWELL

(00:27)

1. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the missing words. What’s wrong with Betty?

A: Are you okay, Betty? You look a bit 1) _____ .

B: Actually, I feel 2) _____ .

A: Oh! What’s wrong?

B: I’m burning up and my whole body 3) _____ , too.

A: Sounds to me like 4) _____ . If I were you, I would go to bed.

Use the prompts to act out similar dialogues.

· burning feeling in my chest – heartburn –take an antacid tablet.

· can’t stop yawning – you’re overtired –get an early night

3. When was the last time you felt unwell? What were the symptoms?

ACUPUNCTURE

(06:52)

1. How much do you know about alternative medicine? What health problems does homeopathy / osteopathy / acupuncture work for? Are you all for conventional medicine?

2. Listen to the article written by Mike Rayner about alternative medicine, particularly acupuncture and complete the sentences below.