Listening Practice 2

Pain
Some patients choose to use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat their pain.
Match the description.

Hypnotherapy Hydrotherapy Aromatherapy

Herbal therapy Music therapy Chiropractic therapy

1. The therapist uses sound to help relax the muscles and improve the patient’s mental well-being.
2. This therapy uses natural oils to help control pain, sometimes through massage.
3. The therapist gives advice on underwater exercise to help treat pain and injury.
4. This therapy uses herbs and plants to help treat medical problems including muscle ache and pain.
5. The therapist manipulates the bones in the spine to help treat patient.
6. The therapist talks to the patient when he/she is ‘asleep’ to influence their feelings about pain.

Track 17. Listen to Angie and Carlos talking about their experiences using CAM. Are these
sentences true or false?
1. Angie only takes medication when the pain is really strong.
2. Carlos knows that ginger can be used for pain relief.
3. Angie agrees that swimming is a good way to relieve pain.
4. Angie wants to try chiropractic therapy.
5. Carlos believes CAM is only effective for chronic pain.

Track 32. These patients have common sports injuries. Listen and complete the dialogues with the
nurse treating them in ER.
Conversation 1
Nurse : Can you tell me __________1?
Ahmed : I don’t know. I was playing really well and then __________2.
Nurse : How many times __________3.
Ahmed : This is the first time.
Nurse : Does it hurt when __________4?
Ahmed : Arrgghh, yes, it’s __________5.
Nurse : On a scale __________6?
Ahmed : __________7.

Conversation 2
Nurse : Ooo, that looks painful. Tell me __________8.
Vicky : __________9.
Nurse : Do you have any other symptoms?
Vicky : I’m not sure. What do you mean?
Nurse : __________10, for example.
Vicky : __________11.

Track 33. Kyle Jenkins is attending an asthma clinic run by Nina, a practice nurse. Listen to the
dialogue, are these sentences true or false?
1. The patient has suffered two asthma attacks this week.
2. The patient was playing tennis with his cousin when he had the last attack.
3. The patient’s attack lasted about 10 minutes.
4. The patient’s best friend is also asthmatic.
5. The patient is going to practice how to use his inhaler correctly.