Mental illness and creativity

List of vocabulary.

Tormented genius

Divine madness

Mental disturbance

Mood disorders

A harrowing picture

Manic depression

A destructive condition

Wild euphoria

Deep despair

To fall into a come

Mental torments

Conducive

Eminent

Hypomania

Afflicted with manic depression

Immune to mental problems

Cyanide

To hang oneself

Mental abnormalities

Human genome

Unravel

Insanity

Translate into Ukrainian.

1. Other things being equal, visual improvements are conducive to survival and reproduction.

2. She’s an eminent psychiatrist at the Harvard Medical School.

3. The book is a harrowing account of his stepfather’s abuse.

4. Scientists have not yet unraveled every detail of how genes work.

5. Billions of dollars will have been poured into the human genome project.

6. Arsenic and cyanide are completely natural, and they will kill you.

7. He went into a coma and died soon afterwards.

8. Almost all medicines, with the exception of simple over-the counter products, need a doctor’s prescription before the pharmacist will supply them.

9. Muscle cells and fat cells are completely different kinds of tissue.

10. The pharmacy displayed flyblown proprietary medicines.

11. Smoking-related problems cost the Health Service huge sums annually.

12. Hospitals are appealing to donors to come forward and give blood.

13. I am allergic to pollen

14. The vaccination is given to those groups of society who are particularly susceptible to flu.

15. The doctors later told her how her life had hung by a thread during the operation.

16. Here you cannot buy tranquillizers over the counter; you can only get them on prescription.

17. He was admitted to hospital after complaining of pains in his chest.

18. I am on antibiotics and they make me feel a bit sleepy.

19. You’ll feel much better when the painkiller takes effect.

20. We can’t put it in plaster yet. We have to reduce the swelling first.

21. He regained consciousness in the hospital ward.

22. Working down the mines for so many years had taken its toll on his health.

23. I have just got a touch of flu. It’s nothing, a little paracetamol won’t fix.

24. I keep getting shooting pains like needles in my back.

25. Give me some aspirin, I’ve got that thumping headache again.

LISTENING TEN

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.

List of vocabulary.

Hypnotherapy

Acupuncture

Acupressure

Herbalism

Insomnia

Session

To go under

To clear up

Razor sharp

Urge (n)

Dissolve

Stage fright

To inhale

To pass out

To gulp in some fresh air

Mould

A strain

Prudent

Translate into Ukrainian.

1. If you cannot practice every day, treating yourself to acupressure two or three times a week can still be effective.

2. She had regular treatment sessions for the next two years, and was still making progress.

3. More than 7000 businesses have gone under in the last three months.

4. If an illness or an infection clears up, it disappears.

5. I felt a sudden urge to tell him all my problems.

6. Den suffered terribly from stage fright.

7. Every time he inhaled, his lungs made an awful wheezing sound.

8. I nearly passed out when I saw all the blood.

9. It might be prudent to get a virus detector for the network.

10. What does a typical first-aid kit usually contain?

MODULE 2.

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.

WORD LIST

Statute law

Common law

International law

Criminal law

Civil law (private law)

Administrative law

Constitutional law

Commercial law

Corporate law

Labour law

Family law

Tort

Jurisprudence

Attorney

Solicitor

Barrister

Advocate

Notary

Counsel

Paralegal

The bar

Lawsuit (civil action)

Class action

Litigation

Case

Custody

Hearing

Trial

Bail

Allege

Charge

Charge

Writ

Court order

Injunction

Summons

Arraign

Adjourn

Evidence

Testimony

Testify

Contempt of court

Perjury

Cross-examine

Prove beyond reasonable doubt

The burden of proof

Summing-up

Verdict

Acquit

Convict

Sentence

Court order

Appeal

Damages

Magistrate

Jury

Juror

Plaintiff

Defendant

The accused

Witness

The prosecution

The defence

Prosecutor

Defence lawyer

Drink-driving

Joyriding

Hit-and-run

LISTENING ONE

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

Before you listen.

What makes people commit crimes?

Should all police officers carry guns? Why/Why not?

Would you enjoy serving on a jury? Why?/Why not?